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Are You a Salesperson or a Customer Service Person?

The Sales Hunter

.” Your job description says “sales” and you’re part of the sales team. If that’s the case, then why are you acting like a customer service person? I’m not bashing customer service people. Sales managers, what behavior are you rewarding?

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Using Sales Managers and Executives to Close More 4th Quarter Sales

The Sales Hunter

One of the easiest things sales managers and senior management can do is to call every person they know at a client company. First is to get the name of your company back in front of the customer/prospect, even though the person might not be our buyer. Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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9 Secrets to Make Senior Management’s Meeting with a Customer Effective

The Sales Hunter

Brief overview of the customer’s performance in the marketplace. Invite the customer’s counterpart to the meeting. If you’re bringing senior management, then use it as an opportunity to have a meeting with the customer’s senior management. ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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Why Selling During the Holidays is an Absolute Must | Sales.

The Sales Hunter

Now ask yourself a MORE IMPORTANT question: “Do all of the customers I don’t sell to — but would like to — do the same thing?” If you close or cut your hours or simply coast during the holidays, what kind of customer service are you truly providing and how many sales are you truly missing?!

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When The Going Gets Tough

Partners in Excellence

In our own organizations, we have to do with much less, many marketing and sales programs are being stopped or eliminated, all spending is being reassessed. And then the layoffs–we see reductions in marketing, sales enablement, sales ops, customer service headcount.

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Take Stock: Gain A Realistic View Of What You Have Achieved.

Jeffrey Gitomer

Yes, we’re in the crapper, but it’s way better to focus on what’s the opportunity, your opportunity, that this downturn presents? Customer Loyalty. Sales Management. Sales Videos. Tweet Share I have written that turmoil is the best time to make change, and accept change. I have them hanging on my wall.

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[Message to Management]: The Plea of a Struggling Sales Rep

No More Cold Calling

Sales has always been a “sink or swim” profession, so it’s not surprising how many reps end up drowning. Why Sales Leaders Aren’t Leading One could argue that sales managers don’t know how to coach. They’ve never had any training to build those skills. But that’s not building sales acumen.

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