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Inc Magazine Gets it Wrong on Consultative Selling

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Inc. Why Consultative Doesn''t Work is irresponsible writing. Forget for a minute that those of us in the sales development space (he calls us pundits) have been trying to help companies and their sales teams transition from a transactional to a consultative approach for years.

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Found! The Caliper vs OMG Comparison: Which Sales Candidate Assessment is More Predictive?

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Yesterday, I received two assessments for the same candidate: one from Objective Management Group (OMG) and one from Caliper. Caliper's is a personality test adapted for sales. Caliper's is a personality test adapted for sales. The candidate scored 60% on Caliper and 92 on OMG.

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"Gone Fishing" for Sales Prospects

Anthony Cole Training

I’m sure the majority of people have heard the Chinese proverb “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.”.

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Door-to-Door Sales: The Complete Guide

Hubspot Sales

The art of door-to-door sales is timeless — even during the rise of modern sales strategies. There’s no two ways about it: D2D sales can be tricky. So, if you can master the art of door-to-door sales, the juice is worth the squeeze on the income front. Table of Contents What is door-to-door sales?

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Why Prospects are Like Fruit and Why You Need to Pick the Right Ones

Anthony Cole Training

In this blog post, we discuss the idea that prospects are like fruit and vegetables in the produce section of your local grocery – they are all perishable!

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Caliper versus OMG - Which Sales Candidate Assessment Wins?

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan. First, it's important to know that OMG's assessment is sales specific - built for sales. Then modify the names of the findings to make them sound more like sales findings. OMG looks at the specific skills necessary for selling consultatively and scored the candidate at 22%).

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Make the Business-to-People Sale

Anthony Cole Training

Most Sales Managers would agree that completing prospecting activities and hitting sales goals are critical to success.

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