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Why Doesn't Sales Methodology Get More Attention?

Understanding the Sales Force

I''ve written about Sales Methodology before. One of my favorites (at least the title) was Sales Process is to Religion as Sales Methodology is to Prayer. Another Sales Methodology article that I wrote was, Baseball''s Huge Impact on Sales Performance. This is a horribly designed sales process!

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What is the Best Sales Model for Your Sales Force?

Understanding the Sales Force

This is the 10th article in a January series on the Architecture of the Sales Force. Here are the others: Organic Sales Growth and Its Impact on Sales Architecture. Overlooked Conversation Between Sales Managers and Salespeople. Do Technical Salespeople Need Sales Training? I will be speaking at the Sales 2.0

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Now That You Have a Sales Process, Never Mind

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan It''s amazing what Harvard Business Review will print on their pages when it comes to the subject of sales. The November 2013 issue featured an article titled Dismantling the Sales Machine. c) Copyright 2013 Dave Kurlan' It was a survey! 5 Steps don''t make a process.

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Top Kurlan Articles on Sales Process:

Understanding the Sales Force

What Automotive Technology Teaches us about Sales Process. Sales Management – Most Important Functions in the Sales Process. Seth Godin Reinforces the Proper Sales Process. Sales Process – 5th of the 10 Kurlan Sales Competencies for Building a Sales Culture. Do You Have a Sales Process? (c)

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Is the "Lack of Commitment to Sales Success" Finding Predictive?

Understanding the Sales Force

One such example of this occurred last fall when after a sales force evaluation one rep''s results showed that she lacked commitment. Their sales manager spoke with her and was cautious but optimistic that she was committed. inability to embrace a new sales process. inability to embrace a new sales methodology.

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The Top 3 Reasons Why Salespeople Fail at Consultative Selling?

Understanding the Sales Force

Need for Approval takes quite some time to overcome and, that''s only when sales managers know how to recognize it and help their salespeople overcome it. The only thing more detrimental to sales success than Need for Approval is #1, their ego. In the end, it requires more than most sales managers are capable of providing.

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Sales paradox – sales reps don’t use stuff that works

Sales Training Connection

Each year companies spend a lot of time, money, and effort implementing sales training and sales coaching efforts to help their sales team learn new sales methodologies and processes. The good news is we know that adoption of a well-designed sales methodology positively impacts results.