Maximize Your Profits by Unlocking the Power of Existing Customers
Meet Kirsten Beck, an account manager at W.B. Mason Company Inc. who year after year crushes her numbers. What’s her secret? Kirsten knows that retaining customers isn't just about one-off...
Mid-Month Metrics: The Key to Hitting Your Monthly Sales Goals
The Pressure of the End-of-Month Sales Push As a salesperson—and especially as a sales manager—I often experienced the pressure, anxiety, and excitement that comes with the final days of the month....
Handling Objections – Clues for Closing the Sale
Writing Handling Objections - Clues for Closing the Sale has been a truly transformative experience, one that I will treasure for the rest of my life. With over 40 years of experience as a...
New Sales Managers: Elevate Your Leadership Through Listening
If you are in a leadership role—whether you are a Regional Sales Manager, Vice President of Sales, or hold any other title—this message is for you. Recently, during a guest appearance on The Find...
Onboarding New Salespeople Hoping The Will Be Successful Is Just a Dream
“Hoping” this will be successful, is just a dream Businesses hire salespeople to make sales. Businesses want sales so they can generate revenue. Businesses want revenue so they can pay their bills,...
Wanted! Large Sales Volume Every Week
I have led sales organizations and divisions in multiple companies. A common question from business owners and executives is, “Why do 80% of our sales come in the last days of the quarter or the...
Characteristics of Winning Sales Managers
For the purpose of this blog, we are defining a sales manager as an individual that manages salespeople. As the founder of BeenThere Consulting Services BeenThereCS.com, a sales coaching company,...
Selling to achieve dollar quotas by leveraging units
Sarah is a salesperson working for Jupiter Products, Inc. (JPI). Kevin is a salesperson working for Galaxy Products (GP). Both Sarah and Kevin carry an annual sales quota of $2M. Both companies...
Selling successfully by Not assuming
Are your salespeople calling on all potential prospects? Your direct competitors sell products and services that fundamentally solve the same problems. For example, restaurants serve food, air...
Upselling What It Is and Is Not
Upselling is very difficult for many salespeople to execute. There are many reasons for this reality. In my opinion, the number one reason is because they are afraid of losing the entire sale,...