Remove blog on-hiring-a-salesperson
article thumbnail

Few Want to Go Into Sales

Iannarino

The Gist: The decades-old stereotype of a high-pressure salesperson is no longer accurate. So I asked my class one more question: other than your parents, what direct, personal experience have you had with a salesperson? While some sales organizations still use legacy approaches, none of them are based on high-pressure sales.

Intrinsic 338
article thumbnail

How to Double Your Selling Time & Crush Quota (5 Steps)

Veloxy

Click below to listen to the blog post. That’s why we’re writing this blog post to give you the 5 step roadmap to doubling your selling time and absolutely crushing your quota. Don’t forget to read our hottest Q4 blog post: Sales Leaders Under Pressure to Deliver During Economic Uncertainty . What do you think happened?

Quota 246
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

The Only Three Choices for a Leader

Iannarino

One of the ways we get staffing wrong is by hiring fast and firing slow. You improve your results—and your team—by hiring slow and firing fast. You improve your results—and your team—by hiring slow and firing fast. The Gist: Some leaders struggle with how to deal with poor performers, especially those with a bad attitude.

Clients 304
article thumbnail

How Many Authors Does it Take to Screw in a LightBulb Highlighting Selling Skills?

Understanding the Sales Force

If you haven't been reading the Blog for the last sixteen years you may have missed my previous fourteen take downs. More Junk Sales Science in HBR Blog Now That You Have a Sales Process, Never Mind I s SELLING an Afterthought in Today's Sales Model? Why Do You Think Harvard Business Review Does This When it Comes to Sales?

Sell 103
article thumbnail

“Why I’m So Interested In Selling,” G. Page Singletary

Partners in Excellence

Like several who have answered Dave’s question, I thought back to when I first became interested in sales, which led me to a blog series I wrote in April of 2011 called ELU Squared: The Champion Sales Professional. Poppy would say, “ A good salesperson always has a pen listen more than you talk and remember son.

Sell 73
article thumbnail

A Serious Misunderstanding of the Word Consultative

Iannarino

They may also need to hire people. Both commenters missed the point: what makes a salesperson consultative is that they provide advice about the business decisions their clients make. While questions and diagnoses are significant, they are only consultative in the hands of someone who can offer counsel, advice, and recommendations.

Consult 322
article thumbnail

Trade Value, Not Intrigue: A Better Approach to Sales Competition

Iannarino

This move is supposed to imply that the competitor has a hidden advantage, motivating the prospective client to hire the salesperson to find out more. The Gist: Some salespeople try to acquire a meeting by mentioning their prospective client’s direct competiton. The Problem with the Competitor Gambit.