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Is a Lost Sale Better for Salespeople Than a Win?

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan In the past decade Boston's sports teams have won a number of championships. The two that excited me the most were the Red Sox' 2004 World Series victory and the Patriots' 2001 Super Bowl win. There were no celebrations, champagne, ice cream or pats on my own back. So which is better?

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How Sales Jobs Will Change in the Future

Janek Performance Group

So why do so many sales reps continue to sell like they were in 2001? The changing dynamics of sales have not been an overnight revolution. Imagine a job posting describing the sales function like this…. Candidates that have experience annoying prospects with unwelcomed follow-up preferred.

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SMS sales: How B2B sellers can close more deals with text messages

Nutshell

Cold calling is great—if your prospects actually pick up the phone. Learn to leverage this underrated communication channel, and SMS sales just might become the secret weapon in your selling arsenal. What Is SMS Sales? Both of these scenarios are examples of SMS sales, and it can easily be used in a B2B context as well. (We

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Sales role plays: Let the experts take the stage

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

Any experienced sales manager has probably resorted to the time-honored tradition of the role-play in their sales meetings. Switch it up. The German researchers set up an experiment where 200 medical students learned doctor-patient communication skills through role-playing, and, separately, from watching a role-play.

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How to use the marketing flywheel method to supercharge your business

Nutshell

Sales and marketing professionals are constantly slinging around new buzzwords, complex terms, and confusing abbreviations. No blog, video, or sales pitch is complete until the phrase “boost ROI” or “improve your net promoter score” is used. It’s what we do. The marketing flywheel builds on this concept.

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The Importance of Branding in Today's B2B Customer Acquisition

SBI Growth

The following are three reasons branding is crucial to customer acquisition: 1. For an emerging brand, marketers must provide air cover for sales reps to gain traction. If you’ve ever worked for a start-up company with a developing or poor brand, you know what an uphill battle is faced when you have an unknown brand.

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Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!

Braveheart Sales

It was already tough to do this in some large cities due to security measures that were enacted in 2001, such as guards, visitor monitoring, etc. Sales teams must face whatever comes next head-on. As a sales leader, you are going to have to lead your team, motivate your team and expect your team to continue to adapt.