They say that nice guys finish last. Really? In sales, nice guys can finish first and win the deal. Of course, turkey salespeople can win deals sometimes too. But more… read more →
No, not really. They could become outmoded if one’s not careful. But it won’t be because they’re not needed to proactively initiate and drive well-executed sales cycles. In truth, it… read more →
There were five vendors competing for the business of a billion dollar organization. The solutions were similar but one vendor stuck out like a sore thumb and won the business.… read more →
Everyone sells and for the most part everybody knows how to sell, whether intuitively or from professional experience or training. The key today is in truly optimizing how you sell… read more →
It’s that time again. Another month, another quarter start, another second half of the year, in some cases a final close of the fiscal year. It’s either going well, going… read more →
The worldwide #1 sales rep sat in his office in early January and wondered how he was ever going to repeat his record breaking $1.1M sales result from the previous… read more →
In Rule 13 one of the three components of PAR Time was to spend 15 minutes daily reading industry publications and/or inspirational material on sales and motivation. Indeed the cumulative… read more →
You want a high performing sales organization? Focus on account penetration, customer retention, specific sales call planning, drive internal feedback, and focus training in teaching product, market, customer and competitor… read more →
Check out this answer to the question ‘What is Sales Messaging‘ featuring Tanner Mezel of DSG. The right sales messaging tools and training can bridge the divide between high level… read more →
There’s a current debate in some sales circles around the popular Challenger Sale book and a recent Rain Group report entitled “What Sales Winners do Differently.” The issues are over… read more →