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Book Review: The Challenger Sale | Sales Motivation and Sales.

The Sales Hunter

I recently read The Challenger Sale: Taking Control of the Customer Conversation by Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson. In the book, the authors reveal the findings from their extensive studies regarding the sales process. More importantly, they blow up several of the myths most people have come to believe regarding sales.

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Recalling the Service Profit Chain

Sales and Marketing Management

Their research has been validated with a longitudinal study of the city of Framingham, Massachusetts. If there is one thing that is nearly universally loved by sales managers, it’s stack ranking (or rank ordering as it’s sometimes called). Large Stakes and Big Mistakes,” The Review of Economic Studies, No. 76, 2009. .

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A Conversation With Julian Lumpkin: Leveraging Case Studies as a Fundamental Part of the Sales Process

Costello

Like many college grads in 2009, Julian Lumpkin started in an entry-level role in B2B sales and quickly realized that sales was the right place for his talents. As a sales manager at Axial, I realized how important case studies are in the sales process. We help teams make every rep the best rep.

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6 Tips to Jump Start 2012 Sales Now | Sales Motivation and Sales.

The Sales Hunter

Want to know the best way to get your 2012 sales off to a great start? Too many sales managers and even C-Suite officers hold off on visiting customers until it’s time to close the sale. phone sales tips. sales goals. sales manager. sales motivation. sales negotiation.

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9 Sales Motivation Ideas You Can Use NOW | Sales Motivation and.

The Sales Hunter

Studies have shown people who are thankful and complimentary of others have a much better outlook of their own situations. phone sales tips. sales goals. sales manager. sales motivation. sales negotiation. sales success. sales tips. sales training. sales training tip.

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The Pipeline ? Not Different ? Sales eXchange ? 132

The Pipeline

December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009. Random Walk Down Sales Street. Sales Bloggers Union. Sales Compensation. Sales Cycle. Sales eXchange. Sales Force Alignment.

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The Pipeline ? Mine the Gap!

The Pipeline

December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009. For example, if the line of questioning were around the quality and abilities of their front line sales managers. Random Walk Down Sales Street.

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