Dave has presented in 47 states and eleven countries. He holds both a Bachelor of Education degree and a Master’s of Arts in Teaching, and has a reputation for creating and delivering practical, insightful strategies, principles, processes, practices and tools. The Sales Resource Center is the ultimate expression of his unique combination of gifts.
Best Practices for Sales People #6: Plans every sales call
It continues to amaze me that so many sales people shuffle into most of their sales calls with very little, if any, prior planning. I suppose that is why this is one of the practices of the best. Most surveys of how field sales people really spend their time conclude...
Building a Professional Reputation with Your Customers
I just fired my accountants. They really hadn’t done anything wrong. They were responsive when I called. They appeared to keep up with the latest information in their profession. Their work was neat, accurate and timely. Their prices were fair. They conducted...
Creating a Powerful Sales Plan
Field salespeople have a unique aspect to their jobs – they have the ability to decide what to do every moment of every day. The need to make this decision – where to go, who to see, who to call, what to do – distinguishes the sales profession from most others. I’ve...
Sales Time Management Tip
Does this sound familiar? You have more customers to take care of, more variety of products and services to sell, more information to manage, and more meetings to go to today than you did a year or so ago. Welcome to the compressed, chaotic job that is the life of...
Best Practices for Sales People # 51: Is consistently able to get customers to voice their concerns
It’s the natural, predictable step along the way to a sale. You have met with the right people, helped them achieve a degree of comfort with you, uncovered the opportunity, presented your solution and asked for their commitment. But wait, they are hesitating! Is...
Best Practices for Sales People: #35 — Invests in improving his sales skills
Having spent most of my adult life in Michigan, I have naturally grown to be a fan of the Detroit professional sports teams. Basketball is my favorite sport, and I’ve been a Pistons fan since before the Bad Boys. As you know, the Bad Boys were world champions for a...

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