Wanted! Large Sales Volume Every Week

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 half? The end of a fiscal year is its own animal. This is where company...
Characteristics of Winning Sales Managers

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, I interface with thousands of people on a monthly basis. This occurs...
Selling to achieve dollar quotas by leveraging units

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 follow a calendar fiscal year. The month is March, the end of the 1st...
Selling successfully by Not assuming

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 conditioners cool homes, cameras take pictures, and cars get you from one...