by Kahle Wisdom | Nov 9, 2017 | Leadership-Entrepreneurs & Executives, Leadership-Sales Force
I recently came across some research that confirmed what many of us in the profession of educating sales people have known for years: That purchasers would be “much more likely” to buy from a sales person if that sales person would just “listen” to the...
by Kahle Wisdom | Nov 8, 2017 | Leadership-Entrepreneurs & Executives, Leadership-Sales Force
Focus, focus, focus. That’s the phrase that I find myself repeating constantly in every sales seminar that I present. I believe focus is the greatest challenge for sales people today, and the greatest single solution to their challenges. There are so many demands...
by Kahle Wisdom | Oct 25, 2017 | Leadership-Sales Force
Question: What is your opinion of call reports? Answer: It depends on what you mean by call reports. If, for example, you mean a requirement in your company that you note down somewhere – on a laptop, tablet, smart phone or piece of paper, who you called on, what...
by Kahle Wisdom | Oct 18, 2017 | Leadership-Entrepreneurs & Executives, Leadership-Sales Force, Leadership-Sales Management
Sales management is too important to not do it better In a world where it is more and more difficult to distinguish yourself on the basis of product, service or price, the best companies excel on the basis of the quality of their sales force.Those companies...
by Kahle Wisdom | Oct 17, 2017 | Leadership-Entrepreneurs & Executives, Leadership-Sales Force
It’s the moment that many sales people dread. You’ve asked the customer to do something – give you an appointment, issue a P.O., or schedule a demonstration and, instead of saying “Yes,” the customer gives you a reason why he/she does not want to do what you’ve asked...
by Kahle Wisdom | Oct 17, 2017 | Leadership-Entrepreneurs & Executives, Leadership-Sales Force
Question: How many sales calls should a salesperson make? A: In about one out of every two seminars that I do, I hear this question. It springs from a manager’s concern for defining what constitutes a “good sales day.” And salespeople want to know so that they have...
