While there are multiple ways of getting into Sales, the key to a successful career is the joy and happiness you still experience after twenty or thirty years. And that takes the right person.
Read MoreIn a recent conversation with a founder, she shared that it was important to her that certain positions like her VP of Sales be W2's employees, given the confidential business info they would know and have access to. Are W2 employees better at keeping proprietary business information confidential than 1099 contractors?
Read MoreWhile your website can share all the rational reasons for why your product is the best, no one will buy unless they feel they get to know you, have a likable online experience and develop the trust that the product or services delivered actually meet the description provided.
Read MoreHybrid virtual-selling best practices are now based on building new strategic sales systems to achieve remote sales results going forward. Recent customer behavior and interaction with remote salespeople has changed and will continue to remain this way into the future.
Read MoreGood salespeople know how to focus completely on one thing at a time. When working with a client, focus only on them – the fear that they may not sign and you will miss your quota is a distraction.
Read MoreRemote work is the new normal for many professionals, and salespeople are being tasked with achieving and exceeding their sales business while making a swift transition to working from home. Stellar sales work is possible outside of a traditional company office. As a sales manager, it is important to lead your remote team with the intention of helping them reach their goals while adjusting to a new way to work.
Read MoreAnd here is a list of alternatives to the just-checking-in-email, if you do not have a good reason but want to find one. For all these, there is one overriding principle: make sure that what you send is relevant to the prospect. Otherwise, they will - rightfully so - consider it spam, and it will devalue every future interaction you have with them.
Read MoreBecause “global” is the epitome of a disconnected team, not only are they geographically dispersed, but they are also separated by language, culture, experiences, political systems, and so much more.
Read MoreHybrid working is simply another way of describing flexible working arrangements. Its prevalence has been accelerated by COVID-19. The pandemic has presented an unprecedented opportunity for employers to re-examine their approach to flexible working. And for many, it's not a case of making a simple switch.
Read MoreI realized that if I treated my internal customers with the same care as my external customers, just like I got more money from my clients, I would get more help from others in the building.
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