Traits of Top Salespeople

"Top salespeople are resilient: they face rejection and still carry on undeterred."

Flying private v. flying commercial

Flying private v. flying commercial

I realize that most of my readers cannot afford a private jet but we can always dream! I found this infographic on BuddyLoans. They make a pretty good case for flying private if you are traveling with a group of fellow employees. This might be most relevant for flying to a conference.  

How often you should post to social media?

How often you should post to social media?

Recent studies have shown that there are optimal posting frequencies for different social media platforms. And the good news is, it’s probably not as often as you may have heard! That Facebook Page posting hourly, or Twitter account posting every 15 minutes? Forgetaboutit. Maybe it works for accounts with hundreds of thousands of followers, but …

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Be involved in your prospect’s community

Be involved in your prospect’s community

Breathe the same air that your prospects breathe. Be involved in their community so that you can meet them. When my children went to college, they were excited and frankly a little nervous. There was the prospect of freedom from daily parent supervision. The excitement of new friends. Maybe even the ability to break away …

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Make your sales force automation project increase productivity

Make your sales force automation project increase productivity

Yesterday, I explained that your sales force automation project was probably not increasing the productivity of your sales force. Today, let’s discuss ways to improve your project so that your SFA system is not an albatross around the neck of your salespeople. Obviously, we are not going to go back to the age of administrative …

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Sales force automation should not punish salespeople

Sales force automation should not punish salespeople

Nearly every sales force of size has implemented a tool (or tools) that are designed to “automate” the sales force. Unfortunately, the implementation of these tools rarely automates anything. In fact, it regularly slows down the people that it is supposed to help. Let’s do some simple math. Assume the average salesperson at your company …

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