Focus, focus, focus. That’s the phrase that I find myself repeating constantly in every sales seminar that I present. I believe focus is the greatest challenge for sales people today, and the greatest single solution to their challenges. There are so many demands...
The propensity to take risks. What sets the exceptional professional apart from the average? Regardless of what the profession, from sales to psychiatry, the exceptional professionals share certain characteristics. Here’s one: The propensity to take risks. Now,...
Question: Any advice for a sales person in this economy? It seems like almost every customer is saying that they are cutting back and delaying spending. How can I get them to loosen the purse strings and buy? Answer: Great question. I’m sure this change in the...
The following scenario plays over and over again in every one of your sales territories every day. And it costs you hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. It is the largest single unacknowledged cost in the world of sales. I was working with one of my client’s...
Q. I direct a sales force of 15 reps. My pain of getting them to do what I ask has been something that no human being should go through. First of all, we converted them from commission only to base plus commission. In doing so, you can imagine my challenges in...
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