SalesReformSchool

Next Steps? Take the Easy Route Down Easy Street

Everyone wants a shorter sales cycle, yet too many sellers find themselves stuck in time pot holes or getting lost in a confusing route.  Isn’t it time to steer sales communications – yes, oral and written – around… Read More

Asking and Listening Even Through Email

I am often asked, “So, what are your sales conversations like?” My response is that I ask questions and share successes around two related themes: 1) How are you doing with getting new hires, new partners, new investors,… Read More

Valentine’s Day and Prospecting

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, it seems appropriate to take a fresh look at prospecting.  After all, isn’t it sales and marketing’s constant function to ask others, “Will you be my Valentine?” The Valentine’s Day-Prospecting love… Read More

Establishing a Sales Manager as Coach Culture

In a recent LinkedIN discussion, Michael Gerard asked:  How do you establish a culture in a direct sales organization that encourages first and second line sales managers to be better coaches versus simply "super reps"?What specific steps has… Read More

On Stories – From Presentation Zen: We learn from stories and experience

Are you using your success stories and plausible emergencies to build emotional connections in with your prospects and referral partners? On the Blog Presentation Zen, Garr Reynolds relates, “When it comes to learning and genuinely retaining something, nothing… Read More

So, How’s it Going?

A year after helping a client of mine with their sales process implementation, the Sales Operations Manager (SOM) asked me to spend a half day facilitating a review and refresh of the sales process with the sales team. Our… Read More