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.
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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Things don’t always go your way when you’re trying to convert prospective customers. Rejection, failure, difficult conditions…they’re all in a day’s work when you have a sales role. In fact, resilience is as important a skill for sales motivation, if not more important, as prospecting, 5 Communication Tips for Making the Best First Impression and […]
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