Many companies, struggle with underperforming sales teams with a high turnover-rate. A very expensive problem. As a sales recruiter, I see many businesses that overcomplicate the hiring process. Solid candidates are often lost with long, drawn out, multi-stage...
As with many traditional interview questions, I am not sure if this question is truly relevant. I mean, wouldn’t this question better be asked of ex-managers? After all, do many of us really have an objective view of ourselves? Nonetheless, interviewers love this...
Successful business growth used to be about hiring the top graduates from top schools and plugging them in like a cog in a machine. Tasks were well defined as were key performance indicators. Individuality and creativity were not even on the table so understanding how...
If you own or manage a business or, if you are a salesperson working in any industry you have probably asked yourself: ‘What trait is most important in winning new business and building a company?’ Of course, many large organizations have studied and analyzed the best...
Whether you are selling B2B or B2C, a small business or a large corporation, a simple or complex sale the prospect’s buying journey will always include important buying signals. Miss the buying signals and the salesperson can make the fatal mistake of talking...
Most salespeople and most sales teams rarely hit, let alone exceed, sales targets. In rare cases the reason might be the economy or changes in technology that result in a shrinking opportunity. Most of the time, however, failure is because salespeople and sales...
Most sales organizations do not regularly hit sales targets and before you leap to the factors outside your business the real answer is inside your business. The more I study selling the more I know that selling and business development is an exact science. It is an...
Time sales 1. If you follow-up with website leads within 5 minutes, you are 9 times more likely to convert. 2. The best times to email prospects are 8:00am and 3:00pm. 3. The best time to cold call is 4:00-5:00pm. The second best time is 8:00-10:00am. The worst times...
As a recruiter, I recruit hundreds of salespeople every year. Although we do place advertisements on our website and one or two job boards over 90% of the salespeople I place are headhunted. Meaning that they are not looking for work – I regularly poach the best...
Living in London I benefit from one of the most polite cultures anywhere but one of the drawbacks is that many people will not initiate a conversation. This is fine when you’re stuck on the tube, tired and sweaty and want to be left alone but it is often not helpful –...
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