Those of us who are Enneagram Eights tend to be negative and angry, but we also tend to get big things done—for better or worse. A short list of Eights you might recognize includes Martin Luther King, Jr., Winston Churchill, Fidel Castro, and Saddam Hussein. Part of your ...
Whether you are a sales leader or a sales manager, you are responsible for the future, and you can’t create the future ...
A person with a title that gives them the authority to make a buying decision will receive dozens of emails, several ...
From win rates and quota attainment to prospective clients’ opinions of salespeople, all the important KPIs in B2B sales ...
One office store used the “easy button” in their promotions. They even had easy buttons available for purchase in their ...
I created the Negativity Fast for myself because I was angry and wanted to feel better. Part of my negativity stemmed from ...
Success in sales requires you to be a good communicator. Most salespeople agree that they need to speak well, but they don’t ...
It is your responsibility to create value for your contacts and stakeholders in the sales conversation. Almost everything ...
One reason to love criticism is that it means someone disagrees with you. If everyone loves what you do and how you do it, ...
Every person has an IQ, your intelligence quotient, which is misunderstood by many. We also all have an emotional ...
Your team isn’t doing the work they need to succeed in sales. You hired people who have experience in B2B sales, and you ...
Every year, usually at the sales kickoff meeting, a sales organization will provide training. If they provided negotiation ...
Some time ago, we commoditized discovery. Each salesperson would talk about their company, their clients, and their ...
We see data that suggests salespeople believe they can’t reach their quota as soon as they find out what it is. A recent ...
There are several reasons one might fall behind the changes in B2B buying and B2B selling. Just like our clients fall ...
B2B sales has always evolved to address the needs of buyers and decision makers. When the external environment is stable, ...
At a recent conference, one group shared that buyers start their buyer’s journey on the seller’s website. I’ve also heard ...
Every leader wants control of their team. They want them to do the right thing, in the right way, at the right time. Many ...
The idea of a battle card is to provide a salesperson with information that might help them beat a rival for a prospective ...
In the past few days, several people have shared content touting the idea that technology can improve sales results. A ...
Your prospective client is trying to understand their problem and what they need to change to reach their desired outcomes. ...
