In my role, I have a chance to talk to sales reps at every level, and across a wide variety of companies, daily. One of the common themes that always presents itself is still an ambiguity around social selling.
In my role, I have a chance to talk to sales reps at every level, and across a wide variety of companies, daily. One of the common themes that always presents itself is still an ambiguity around social selling.
Welcome to your weekly roundup for Aug 4 – 11. This week we’ve got advice on how salespeople can get buyers to pay attention to their outreach, where sales and sales enablement leaders should focus their training effort and 7 ways managers can spot burnout in their salespeople.
If you run a startup, you’re no stranger to facing the unknown. Bringing a new product or service to the market is always a unique endeavor full of unexpected ups and downs.
Now I would personally say that I’ve been selling since I was 8 years old. At 8 years old, I built a mini arcade in my garage and sold tickets to local kids to come and play various games. At 12 I was selling sweets and chocolates at school from my backpack and at 15 I printed customized T-Shirts for students at school.
Attn: Sales Leaders + SDRs
In sales, a lot of things can trigger a migraine. Your team didn’t make the cut this quarter. Some customers have ridiculous expectations. An account manager failed to go the extra mile for a client that took an insane amount of effort just to bring in. Prospects who seemed to have already seen the light have suddenly turned dark … just when you thought they were a mere nudge away from opting in. Even with the most effective sales pipeline management, leads can sometimes slip through the cracks.
As a sales leader, you don’t need me to tell you that the pressure of hitting your number leaves you awake in the middle of the night. Not only does your job rely on it, but your company’s livelihood depends on the revenue that comes in from your team.
Warren Buffett needs no introduction. Affectionately known as The Oracle of Omaha, he has put a noticeable spotlight on the world of investing.
In the world of sales, competition provides one of the single biggest obstacles to success. For example, a survey conducted by McKinsey & Company found that 85 percent of global executives believe their business environment has become more competitive over the course of the past five years.
I was recently on a conference call with Sauro Lamberti, Managing Director of Nuovamacut in Italy. We were talking about the digital transformation that Nuovamacut is proposing for their EMEA salesforce when Sauro said something incredibly insightful about transforming their sales team: