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Where Have all the Talented Salespeople Gone?

The Sales Hunter

I base this on the number of phone calls and emails I’ve received the last few months from sales managers and other senior people looking for sales talent. Mark Hunter is the author of High-Profit Selling: Win the Sale Without Compromising on Price.

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How the Right Sales Leader Can Turn Around Sales Performance

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan What jump starts sales performance? Is it: Improved Selling Skills? New Sales Talent? Here are the first 30 I thought of. Change in Attitude? More Intensity? Written Goals? Effective Targeting? Stronger Motivation. Stronger Desire? More Pride? More Determination?

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The Coming Sales Talent Crisis, Part 2

Partners in Excellence

I wrote The Coming Sales Talent Crisis , focusing on the struggles our customers face in their buying journey. Helping our customers requires new sales skills. The traditional solutions and consultative selling skills become table stakes. Related Posts: Sales People/Manager Churn Is Unacceptable!

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Do You Really Have the Best Sales Team Possible?

SBI Growth

1) Create a specific scorecard to determine which players on your team make the cut: Assess Competencies – Do your sales team members hold the attributes required to reach the 2014 performance objectives? Examples include: Selling skills, selling knowledge, intelligence, and people skills. Stay tuned.

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In the Age of AI, Training Is More Critical Than Ever

Sales and Marketing Management

And, at that point, the winners and losers will be separated by how well they combine their sales talents with skills for using AI. Selling skills still matter. The thinking is that AI will turn B-players into A-players, and A-players into unprecedented selling machines. What will it do?

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Hiring Best Practice: Test Before You Offer

SBI Growth

The tryout tests writing, presenting, thinking and selling skills. HR and Sales leaders need a steady pipeline of “A” player sales talent. Where did the candidate go to get information? How creative? How persistent? How hard did they work to win the job? All at one time. Every mis-hire is a costly step backward.

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The Pipeline ? The six elements of a perfect sales meeting

The Pipeline

Bring in outsiders to teach a skill or customer insight. Practice objection-handling or consultative selling skills. EDGE Sales Process. EDGE Selling. Gap Selling. Hiring Sales Talent. Interactive Selling. Constantly make your team better. Review the latest product features. Guest Post.