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Consultative Selling, Commitment and Training - Like Oil & Water

Understanding the Sales Force

We recently evaluated a sales force where the salespeople had, on average, only 18% of the attributes of a consultative seller. asked the Director of Sales. Achieve Global has come in 3 times in 3 years to teach consultative selling!". So why didn''t the training on consultative selling stick?

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The Top 3 Reasons Why Salespeople Fail at Consultative Selling?

Understanding the Sales Force

There are three reasons: In the previous paragraph I wrote that the consultative approach is difficult for some salespeople to implement. Consultative selling requires that salespeople ask an awful lot of questions. The only thing more detrimental to sales success than Need for Approval is #1, their ego.

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How Sales Managers Undermine Price

The Sales Hunter

Sales managers without even trying are very good at taking profit right out of their company. Sales managers place inordinate pressure on salespeople to close the sale immediately, and in so doing, they are telling the salesperson to cut the price as a way of getting the order now. ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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New Movie Has 3 Great Lessons for Salespeople and Sales Managers

Understanding the Sales Force

As good as this movie is, it comes with a bonus because it also provides three exceptional lessons for salespeople and sales managers. This article is not a review of the movie but it was a terrific film and worth the time to watch it. Let's take a look!

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Two Words a Sales Manager NEVER Wants to Hear

The Sales Hunter

If and Then : The two words no sales manager ever wants to hear. ” The reasoning goes like this: “ If we could cut our price, then I know I could close more sales.” ” This is nothing more than the typical blame game played by salespeople when they can’t sell.

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5 Reasons You Don’t Want to be a Sales Manager

The Sales Hunter

It is time to get it out on the table and say once and for all that if you are a sales manager, you are in a dead-end position. If you are a salesperson and you want to be promoted to a sales manager position, it’s time to change your thinking. Sales managers manage processes.

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The Best Top 10 Lists for Sales and Sales Management

Understanding the Sales Force

In no particular order they are: Top 10 Sales Competencies. Top 10 Sales Management Functions. Top 10 Indicators That You Have a Trustworthy Sales Prospect. Top 10 Ways Salespeople are Selling in the Dark. Top 10 Tips for Hiring Salespeople for Your Sales Force. 10 Sales Coaching Examples.

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