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An Open Letter to Social Sellers Everywhere

Tony Hughes

Where I'm going with this is that Trigger Event selling is a science irrespective of technological channel. From my lens, relying on lead-gen vaporware widgets or content strategy alone is why only 60% of sales people hit their quota. Read multiple newspapers [yes, the paper ones] every day to look for trends and trigger events.

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How to find, interview and hire great sales people [ 22 Interview questions included ]

OnePageCRM

As an added bonus, a curious sales rep also tends to be a happier , more positive person, which creates a much nicer working environment for us all. Interview questions: “How do you stay up to speed on the news and trends in your industry?”. What books or blogs have had the most impact on your sales career? Objective.

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Sales Hacker Recommends: 97 Best Sales Books for Peak Performance (2020 Update)

Sales Hacker

So what are the best sales books for helping you reach peak performance? I’ve pulled together the top 97 books from a range of sales disciplines to give you the information you need to stay relevant, lead conversations, understand the trends — and of course, improve your game. Have been recommended by sales professionals.

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Top 25 Incendiary Social Selling Secrets

Tony Hughes

Just reading Jonathan Farrington's statistic that, 'the average quota attainment in B2B sales is below 60%,' prompts me to lay out a blueprint on how to fix it. Build out a YouTube channel of customer testimonials. Inside sales hunters are constantly calling the companies that get funding.