When you think of sales, what comes to your mind? Do you imagine a motivated deal closer or a jaded salesperson trying to reach grumpy customers with cold calls or emails? Or maybe you imagine a sales guru giving young executives the “sell me this pen” spiel.
Whatever be your imagination, the reality is that we are all salespeople and the only difference is the goods we are trying to hawk. Our sales effectiveness section is designed for all of you. But particularly for growing businesses whose business demands that they not just close but exceed their targets.
Success in the B2B segment revolves around building lasting relationships with customers. Without these relationships, you run the risk of losing your customers to the competition. It may surprise you to know that, “…only 29% of B2B customers are fully engaged — that is, emotionally and psychologically attached to the companies they do business with. […]
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For the salesperson, the goal is a straight line between them and the customer. Their job is to engage prospects and guide them through the sales cycle, from nurturing to consideration and decision-making, and eventually close the sale. For sales managers, though, the goal is not a straight line. They have to invest a significant […]
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A quarterly business review (QBR) is an opportunity for sales representatives and management to analyze and discuss the sales performance of the previous quarter. This review evaluates sales performance, and areas of improvement identifies bottlenecks and helps devise actionable tactics for improving future performance. A QBR is a systematic process involving immense introspection, effort, and […]
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Outbound sales may have lost some of its popularity in recent years, but by no means is it dead – just evolved – just evolved. Not everyone has large marketing & sales departments with clearly demarcated roles and often, you’ll find, prospecting is a part of your function as a sales professional. You might be […]
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An elevator pitch is what gives a business an invitation to a second conversation. A common misconception is to create the pitch to focus solely on making sales. However, the delivery should revolve around having an empathetic, passionate, and appealing conversation about the business. Through this, there is the creation of a potential long-lasting network […]
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We’re sure you’ve heard the phrase “the art of selling”. But have you ever wondered why there’s no straightforward formula to closing a deal or converting a lead into a customer? Any field that has to do with persuasion requires a deep understanding of people and their psychology…that is why you’ll see that the best […]
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As you see the words ‘demand generation’ you’re probably thinking, “Wait a minute. Won’t the Marketing Team be helping me in this?” When it comes to demand generation, collaboration between marketing and sales is key – as a salesperson, you need to be well acquainted with the concept so you can do justice to your […]
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We definitely didn’t start this calendar year expecting to be cooped up at home, chasing vastly different sales targets and challenges than earlier. Almost every industry took a hit with COVID-19, and sales always face significantly tougher challenges in this environment. The pressure of drumming up business and chasing closures while the economy plummets is […]
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No one is exempt from Monday blues; no matter how much you love your job, sometimes that start-of-the-week feeling just brings you down. People are up to 30% less productive on a Monday and which means they only manage 3.5 hours of work throughout the day. We realized, though, that a sure-shot way to beat […]
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