by Dave Kahle | Aug 23, 2021 | Professional B2B Salespeople, Sales Force Issues, Sales Principles and Practices
Q. Every one of my customers is buying less this year than last year. My sales are down. What can I do? A. You really have a choice here. The first, which, unfortunately, is the solution that most companies and salespeople currently choose is this: Do nothing...
by Kahle Wisdom | Aug 19, 2021 | Podcasts
In my previous post, I noted some of the factors that combine to create an incredibly turbulent, complex, rapidly changing and information-saturated world in which we find ourselves. Our ability to navigate these turbulent waters is the single biggest challenge...
by Kahle Wisdom | Aug 12, 2021 | Podcasts
Acquiring new customers is one of those processes that frustrates and discourages most B2B sellers. It doesn’t have to be a frustrating and discouraging process. Like almost every aspect of a sales system, acquiring a new customer is a matter of...
by Dave Kahle | Aug 5, 2021 | Professional B2B Salespeople, Sales Force Issues
It continues to amaze me that so many salespeople shuffle into most of their sales calls with very little, if any, prior planning. I suppose that is why this is one of the practices of the best. Typical Salespeople Most surveys of how field salespeople really spend...
by Kahle Wisdom | Aug 5, 2021 | Podcasts
How do I sell to an account that is firmly in the hands of a competitor – a difficult key account? How do you manage this account? What should you do? Join me to unpack this common and frustrating situation. Check out this...
by Kahle Wisdom | Jul 29, 2021 | Podcasts
The pace of change has increased, the growth in complexity has multiplied, and information has proliferated at an unprecedented pace. We are in extraordinary times. And unprecedented times call for unique and disciplined approaches if we are to survive and...
by Kahle Wisdom | Jul 22, 2021 | Podcasts
One of the top ten strategies for effective time management for salespeople is this: Nurture helpful relationships. Listen as Dave unpacks this powerful strategy and shows you how to enhance your effectiveness by implementing this concept. The Sales...
by Dave Kahle | Jul 20, 2021 | Professional B2B Salespeople, Sales Force Issues
“I have great relationships with my customers.” That is one of the most debilitating myths around – one that cripples the performance of the average corporate salesperson. Yet, it is endemic within the population of salespeople. I am not sure that there is a...
by Dave Kahle | Jul 20, 2021 | Professional B2B Salespeople, Sales Force Issues
As a sales trainer, I often confront a difficult obstacle that stands in the way of developing more effective salespeople. Too often salespeople are hindered by limiting beliefs that prevent them from implementing the best practices, principles, and processes that...
by Kahle Wisdom | Jul 15, 2021 | Podcasts
There is one tool that it so far superior to anything else, that it is in a class by itself. Asking a good question is the single-most effective thing you can do with a customer. A well-phrased, appropriately-timed question is your most powerful sales...