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Developing Sales Goals for the New Year

Janek Performance Group

These often list things they can do to better themselves, such as joining a gym, reading more books, eating vegetables. But in a very literal sense, goals are road maps—they get you where you want to go. To set goals correctly, you must ask yourself some specific questions, such as: What are my biggest weaknesses?

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You Lost Me at “Hello”

Women Sales Pros

Ask sales managers what they look for in a salesperson and inevitably one of the top three responses is some variation of enthusiasm, passion, or energy. Enthusiasm means “to catch fire” and that is exactly what you want your client to do during your presentations: get excited about what you are offering. You Move Too Fast. Enthusiasm!

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Do You Use A Fine-Tuned Hiring Funnel?

Smooth Sale

Finding the right fit for your company takes time, effort, and money (about $4,000, to be exact.) The goal of the recruitment funne l is to narrow down the large candidate pool and make sure that you’re getting the best possible people applying. Emily Gibson, Content Market, Siege Media. Work can be fun! . __. Check For Bias.

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Personal Branding in Sales: An Introduction

Janek Performance Group

Personal branding’s ideas as applied to business and sales first emerged in Napoleon Hill’s 1937 book, Think and Grow Rich , and surfaced again in Al Ries and Jack Trout’s 1981 co-publication Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind. This is a hard concept for some people to get around. Excellence is not an act, but a habit”?

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Sales Comp 101: Using Stephen Covey’s Circle of Influence

The Spiff Blog

You can analyze the data, collaborate with key stakeholders, and create plans that align with business goals and still be left questioning what outcomes your plans will produce. The Circle of Influence is a concept coined by Stephen Covey, author of the bestselling book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

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Are You Ready to Try Something New?

Smooth Sale

Time is precious, and should we waste time doing the old tried and true without results we desire, it can signal that we may be ready to try something new. But there was one question in mind given the unusual hiring practice. With diversity and inclusion comes the question of equity.

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The One Block Away Rule

Rob Jolles

Here’s a quiz question for you: When is it time to talk to others about what you really feel about a conversation with a client? How about when you get in the elevator, and those elevator doors close? She was not to comment about the seminar, or my client, or ask me any questions whatsoever until we were in the cab.

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