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Workplace Mobilization: How CPQ Saved the Left-Behind

Cincom Smart Selling

Intense people running back and forth, phones ringing, printers clattering away, copiers running non-stop and in the background, the sound of animated conversation ebbing and flowing as deals were discussed with customers, sales managers, engineers and product managers. Sales managers felt the same.

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Feedback to millennial sales reps – more is better!

Sales Training Connection

Yet one aspect of Millennials in the sales force only tangentially touched, but which will have significant implications for sales management,is the desire for more feedback. . But what about Sales? So, how might sales managers meet the coaching and feedback expectation of the Millennial generation? .

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Is Customer-Centric Selling Dead?

SBI

Customer Centricity is an overarching philosophy that puts the focus squarely on how to have critical one-on-one conversations—and not just what to say or how to say it. It requires authentic, mutually beneficial, conversations. Conversations matter most, and the more meaningful the better. Well said Jim! The answer is—not yet.

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Rural Wisconsin and the Passion of Impact

Your Sales Management Guru

Well driving the last 7 miles on a twisting county road during a blizzard means no plowing, drifting snow and no idea actually where the road was-thankfully I had rented a 4-wheel drive Ford Escape-Rural also means no cell phone coverage or email connections unless I drove 15 miles to a McDonalds to find a wireless connection!

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Guest Post: Agile Sales – converting managers from bureaucrats to coaches

Jonathan Farrington

They know that the more efficient they can be in communicating with prospects, the more productive they will be at advancing the sales cycle. The latest generation of mobile sales tools delivers these capabilities. Ubiquitous Mobile Access. Communication Channels. Productivity Enabled Integration.

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Guest Article: Agile Field Sales Teams are the New Winners

Jonathan Farrington

Sales organizations, particularly those in Small and Medium Enterprises(SMEs) are beginning to develop sales processes that are focused on light-weight activities and transactions, highly streamlined data entry, and real-time visibility into field activities. Furthermore, agile sales teams can adapt the sales process quite rapidly.

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The Sales Association: Cold Calling Lives

The Sales Association

Sharing best practices in sales and sales management www.salesassociation.org. I know, I know, management provides you with these snazzy Web leads and purchased lists and calls it "warm calling"—whatever that means. Lead into the conversation like a pro. Join The Sales Association. Sales Jobs.