Category: Sales

Leadership, Sales

5 Traits That Separate the Best Sales Managers from Average One’s

Premise: As the profession of sales evolves, new younger employees are welcomed in the sales force, the sales managers need to evolve with the change as well. Here are some skills that set certain sales managers apart from all others. 1. Tech savvy: With more and more millennials entering the sales force, they bring with them the expectation of leveraging technology in everything that they want to do. If as a sales manager, you are not able to keep pace with them, you could potentially lose respect in their eyes. In addition, it is a fact that good sales managers […]

Sales

Become a Referrals Ninja

It is a well-known fact that one of the best ways to generate new leads for a business is by asking for referrals. However, not all referrals are created equal. Here are some tips to get the best possible referrals and get so good at it that you can become a referral ninja: Whom to ask for referrals: It is a good idea to ask for a referral only from a good customer. The definition of a good customer according to me is the following:  A customer who sees a lot of value from buying/using your products/services.  A customer who […]

Podcast, Sales

PBTO S2E2: Jill Konrath – More Sales in Less Time

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Who is on the show: In this episode, we host Jill Konrath. As a business-to-business sales expert, Jill’s ideas and insights are ubiquitous in multiple forums, both on and offline. Jill’s newsletters are read by 125,000+ sellers worldwide. Her popular blog has been syndicated on numerous business and sales websites. Why is she on the show: She was recently named one of the most influential people on sales by LinkedIn, among many other recognitions. What did i learn in this episode: As sales professionals, we are constantly busy and we are to find time on ever more busier executives so […]

Sales

Sales Kick-offs

It is the start of another new year. If you are in the profession of selling, you will be invited to yet another Sales kick-off that your company has organised. The leadership team will get on stage and share the results from the past year. If it was a good year, it will call for some celebration. If it was a tough year, it will still call for some celebrations (not many companies publicly admit that it was a tough year and so instead of introspection about what went wrong, they will still find something to celebrate). There is nothing […]

Leadership, Podcast, Sales

PBTO55: Unleashing Human Performance with Jason Forrest (@jforrestspeaker)

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Credits: Opening music credit goes to Riju Mukhopadhyay & Pavan Cherukumilli Who is on the show: In this power packed episode, we host Jason Forrest, the CEO and the Chief Culture officer at the FPG group. As a sales professional, author, speaker, and coach, Jason’s job is to empower professionals and executives to unleash their human performance and master their leadership skills in sales, management, culture and service; for the purpose of increasing profit through people. Why is he on the show: He is a salesperson first, a behavior change expert, a national speaker and a coach who pushes organisations to become highly profitable while […]