How to Stop Prospect Ghosting and Move Stalled Deals
In today’s tough economy, it’s (unfortunately) become the norm for deals to stall out—even when everything felt great on the call.
In today’s tough economy, it’s (unfortunately) become the norm for deals to stall out—even when everything felt great on the call.
Call coaching is literally THE hardest new skill for sales managers. Yes, it’s a new skill even if you’re not a new manager. Why? Because as a seller – hell, as a HUMAN – our job is to take action to get results.
Raise your hand if you’ve promoted the wrong rep to sales manager before. Yeah, no sales leader in the world can keep both (or either of?) their hands down.
Everyone loves to talk about how many calls it takes to get someone on the phone (me included), but not enough of us talk about how to KEEP them on the phone!
At 23, in my first sales management job, I was buried by everything my team needed and all the things I didn’t know how to help with. Sound familiar?
I was just talking to an enablement leader friend who was really frustrated that they spent so many months building a robust training program – rolled it out beautifully – and…
Are you thinking, “Should I leave a voicemail? Nobody ever calls back! Am I doing something wrong? Why aren’t people calling me back? Can I leave a better voicemail?”
Employee development is a critical part of attracting and retaining sales talent, so you’ve got to budget for sales training each year. Unfortunately, a fraction of leaders include an annual development line item in budgets.
The key is to stop focusing on the benefits of your solution and start thinking about what motivates human beings. Because nobody likes change for change’s sake. We NEED motivation!
IMPORTANT: Your Value Prop (aka Sales Pitch) and your Intro are very different things. If you’re using them together, take a stroll over to my post about the SWIIFT℠ Intro. You’re welcome. 😉
Don’t like closing? You’re not alone. If you feel like you’re being too pushy when you close, here’s a whole new way to think about it.
Ramping new reps to hit quota faster is every sales leader’s dream, but it doesn’t have to stay a dream.
When I first started as a sales manager, I used to think that telling my team was enough. I know what to do, so I could tell them what to do.
This one is for my sales enablement and training pros. Have you struggled to connect with your revenue leaders?
Managers/Leaders: What does it take to run a successful sales rep 1:1 meeting? Ten bucks says you and your rep have different definitions of “success” here.