Gaining An Edge Through Economic Advantage Selling by Jack Harms

Gaining an Edge through Economic Advantage Selling   INTRODUCTION   To begin the seminar, Harms has the members write down the answers to a number of questions listed on the worksheet. The answers are essential to understanding how to move from the...

Sell VDP to decision makers

Sell VDP to decision makers To sell variable data printing you must convince executives—not print buyers—that VDP will improve marketing results. To do that you must speak the language of business. By Brad Lena LET ME be blunt: The people who buy variable data...

Sales Effectiveness Planning Guide for Sales Managers

SALES EFFECTIVENESS PLANNING GUIDE FOR SALES MANAGERS “It’s not the people…it’s the process!”   17 COMPONENTS OF SALES EFFECTIVENESS   For a sales force to operate at optimum levels, each facet of the sales process must be improved. This guide will show you how...

For sales success ask salespeople by Jeffery Gitomer

For sales success, ask salespeople by Jeffrey Gitomer Published: November 16th, 2009 In a recent survey conducted by a BIG benefits management company (a management and human resource consulting firm), they asked 365 chief executives and sales management executives,...

How to Become a Rainmaker by Jeffrey J. Fox

How to Become a Rainmaker   The Big Idea   Inspired by Native American tradition, the Rainmaker is one who uses his power to bring rain to nourish crops that feed the tribe. In sales, a rainmaker is the revenue-bringer to a company. She brings the very...

Cold calls- Nail the first 20 seconds and you’re in by Art Sohczak

VOLUE ADDED SELLING 21 Business intelligence for 21st-century sales professionals. Cold calls: Nail the first 20 seconds and you’re in by Art Sohczak How do people react when they take your prospecting calls? Do they drop everything they're doing to listen to you,...

Challenges Faced by Salespeople

Challenges Faced by Salespeople   Sales person Time Too busy to prospect Too busy to inform management of their activities Doing too much farming and not enough hunting Don’t know how to best allocate their time   Salesperson Effectiveness Don’t know when to...

Challenges Faced by Sales Management

Challenges Faced by Sales Management   Measurement & Reporting Salespeople drop a prospect right after the forecast comes out, we don’t know about it until the next forecast Can’t tell if we will meet our sales goals during the period Don’t know the true sales...

4 Highly Effective Selling Tactics

4 Highly Effective Selling Tactics Many businesses overlook these 4 simple but highly effective selling tactics. How many are you using? 1. Avoid "What To Buy" Choices Promote only one product or service at a time. It limits your prospect's buying decision to a simple...