Weekly Sales Thoughts

Archive for the 'Managing Sales Process' Category

Entering Rapport (Issue 552)

Sunday, January 8th, 2012

In which we are reminded to “slide into the water” when we greet our clients and prospects rather than arriving in our meetings like a “cannonball.”

Save Room for Dessert (Issue 548)

Monday, November 28th, 2011

In which we are reminded, again, to maintain capacity for the accounts and clients that are most important.

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It Should Have Been Easy (Issue 547)

Sunday, November 20th, 2011

In which we are reminded to plan ahead…and confirm…before our sales calls.

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Gut Check (Issue 545)

Monday, November 7th, 2011

In which we pause for a moment to consider whether we’re balancing well.

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Planning to Maintain Momentum (Issue 543)

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

In which we are reminded to plan ahead to maintain our momentum to finish this year strong and prepare for 2012.

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A Plan to Finish (Issue 541)

Sunday, October 9th, 2011

In which we are reminded to prepare a plan to finish our sales processes.

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Home Ice (Issue 538)

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

In which we are reminded that, to win in a competitive situation, we need to build our fan base inside our prospects’ organizations well before we make our move to sell.

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Simple, Neat, and Incomplete (Issue 535)

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

In which we are reminded to step back and look for the broader picture before we pitch solution for the problem we’ve just heard.

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Old Habits (Issue 534)

Sunday, August 21st, 2011

In which we are encouraged to ask others to help us identify and correct old habits that hold us back.

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Counterintuitive (Issue 533)

Sunday, August 14th, 2011

In which we are reminded that the fastest path to our objectives isn’t always the familiar one.

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