It’s the 3rd month of the calendar year. We’re less than 90 days into 2014 and it’s already clear who’s going to have a great year. (If you’re on a… read more →
Having already conducted multiple company Sales Kickoff Events this month, the 2014 trend is becoming clear: Reps are getting better, yet it’s getting harder to sell. It’s like climbing a… read more →
If you don’t have it forecasted by now, then it’s not going to materialize and close in the next few weeks. The writing’s on the wall, so to speak, when… 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 →
It’s November and we’re deep into the fall sales quarter, football games and we’re fast-facing the holiday season. Just this past weekend we witnessed the game of century (LSU vs… read more →
CSO Insight’s recent Sales Optimization Report reveals that when rating their “Ability to Accurately Forecast Business,” 46% of salespeople rate Needs Improvement. This is down from 60% five years ago,… read more →
It’s an age old question: Do I spend more time researching companies before I call them or do I make more “cold” phone calls? This topic is too much debated.… read more →
Mention sales systems and one typically thinks of IT, CRM and/or processes. Mention sales leadership and one may think of strong, effective salesmanship and/or heroic management overseeing the sales troops… read more →