Managing Remote Sales Reps
I get asked on a regular basis: How do I manage remote sales people? In this discussion I always point out that managing sales reps need not be different - [...]
Sales Team Issues
I recently did a Video interview with Jim Crocker at Boardroom Metrics. We talked about some of the issues CEO’s and Business owners are having with their sales teams. Video: [...]
What’s your plan to focus sales and marketing resources?
Third in a series on Sales & Marketing Integration... In many organizations sales and marketing operate unilaterally. Why is that, and how can you focus their energy towards increasing sales [...]
Maybe It’s Me … But this is Retail!
In her recent Globe and Mail article Marina Strauss did her usual great job covering the impact, real and imagined, on Canadian retail as more U.S. operators prepare to enter [...]
Why Team Selling Can Lead To Increased Customer Satisfaction
Second in a series on Sales & Marketing Integration… Whether your organization operates in a B2C or B2B environment, whether your company is large or small, or whether you sell [...]
Investing in Sales Training Blog Series #3: 6 Ways to Get Maximum ROI from your Sales Training Program
1. Play for the long run. You are trying to change behaviour and learn new skills - that takes time and means that the training needs to be on-going and [...]
Route to Market Series #5: Have your Competition changed their Route to Market?
Route to Market – is your Sales Organization Optimized? When was the last time you reviewed the structure of your Sales Organization? How has the marketplace changed since then? Many [...]
Route to Market Series #4 – Have you Expanded into New Channels of Distribution?
Route to Market – is your sales organization optimized? When was the last time you reviewed the structure of your Sales Organization? How has the marketplace changed since then? Many [...]
Route to Market Series #3 – Has your Product portfolio changed?
Route to Market – is your sales organization optimized? When was the last time you reviewed the structure of your Sales Organization? How has the marketplace changed since then? Many [...]