Understanding the Sales Force

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Keys to Improved Sales Performance - Part 1 of 4

Understanding the Sales Force

Just go to Google Images and type in social selling or click this link and you''ll see just what an industry it has become. Take it all with a grain of salt and review these articles first.

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The Craziest, Most Unusual Sales Selection Criteria and What Really Works

Understanding the Sales Force

It was just last month that I wrote this hugely popular article about the tech buyer who hated salespeople. When salespeople are hired but don't work out, executives and in some cases, entire industries, stick their head in the sand and call it normal or acceptable. Insurance industry executives say that it's perfectly normal.

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How Can Consultative Selling Already be Dead?

Understanding the Sales Force

He says that consultative sellers end up with buyers who can only make small decisions, experts end up in purchasing and only industry authorities can reach executive decision-makers. and authorities say, "Here is the pain your industry is having and how you can uniquely overcome it.". experts say, "Here is your pain.",

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Case Study - Which Sales Approach is Really More Effective?

Understanding the Sales Force

I have continued to urge readers how important it is to sell using a consultative, buyer-focused methodology and a formal, structured sales process. What if buyers should dictate the process? What if we should sell the way buyers want to buy? Well, at least that''s what I have been writing. What have I really been doing?

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Experiment - Which Sales Approach is Really More Effective?

Understanding the Sales Force

I have continued to urge readers how important it is to sell using a consultative, buyer-focused methodology and a formal, structured sales process. What if buyers should dictate the process? What if we should sell the way buyers want to buy? Well, at least that''s what I have been writing. What have I really been doing?

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Are Sales and Sales Management Candidates Getting Worse?

Understanding the Sales Force

W hen their industries were negatively impacted by the economy, m any salespeople and sales managers were laid off or left voluntarily to search for better opportunities. There are four possible explanations for this considerable drop. The first dates shown on this table - early 2009 - represent a time when the country was deep in recession.

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The Great Migration to Inside Sales - Will You Get it Right?

Understanding the Sales Force

or "We must follow because these industry leaders are doing it.". The authors listed four scenarios where a move to inside sales could be effective: By market segment, By stage of the buyer engagement process, By geography, and. By product or service.