If you have been in sales for any amount of time, you have no doubt heard about … “Hunters vs. Farmers” & “Elephant Hunters” But, in case you have not … Hunters are those salespeople who thrill in the hunt and in making the kill (sale). Next, it is off to their next hunt. Farmers,
Which pretty much makes all salespeople. However, it’s true. Nimble CRM is built for salespeople. While it will do some sales managery things, it’s really not built for managers and particularly for those who are data and report driven. “Sacrilege!” you say. “How can I manage my salespeople without my reports!?” “News flash!”, says I.
This article is a part of our Sales 101 series. On those occasions where assumptive closing techniques don’t take care of securing the order by themselves, but always used in conjunction with them, my trusty fallback has always been the order form close. It gets better. I have turned in orders with so many contingencies,
This article is a part of our Sales 101 series. When I first got started in B2B selling, I was formally trained on how to use a variety of sales closes … “either or”, “Ben Franklin”, “Columbo”, and many more. Through the years I picked up quite a few more including the “Japanese Origami Folding
You can talk about advanced selling techniques and tools all you want, but until you have a solid grasp of selling fundamentals … these exercises are meaningless. Even worse, I believe them to be hazardous. I know what SEO is. The extent of my knowledge of this practice is fairly limited. I know what the
Dave Brock is one smart guy. You should follow him and read his articles. His book, “Sales Manager Survival Guide”, is the best I have read on that subject matter. I’m a fairly voracious reader but I can’t read books. I read every word of his. His discussion of ratios is of particular interest to
