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How Successful Sales Leaders Engage Their Team

What can sales leaders do to drive engagement and lead to improved sales results? And what is Sales Engagement anyway? Sales engagement is a vital factor influencing a sales team’s success, encompassing the level of…

Jacques BossonneyNovember 13, 2023

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Selling – It’s More Personal Than You Think

No matter how much experience you have, reviewing the fundamentals of getting and keeping attention is always important. The market has changed, attention spans are shorter, and more “clutter” makes it difficult to stand out.…

Bill WallaceOctober 5, 2023

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10 Characteristics of a Sales Pirate

“There is no passion to be found playing small –in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” – Nelson Mandela Steve Jobs was well known for being…

Bill WallaceJuly 10, 2023

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How to Navigate the Complexities of Selling

I have the pleasure of coaching and working with some of the world’s most experienced and skilled sales teams, often tackling the largest of opportunities. I also see the new generation of sales professionals developing…

Kevin DoddrellMay 9, 2023

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Motivating Your Sellers to Kickstart the New Year

Welcome to 2022! As a Sales Leader, you hopefully have your business goals mapped out, your business plan completed, and are charged up for the new year. If you do not, that is an issue,…

Kevin DoddrellJanuary 18, 2022

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Are You Afraid of Success?

"Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear." I love this quote – I try to remind myself of it on a frequent basis. It jolts me a little when I realize…

Bill WallaceJanuary 11, 2022

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What Kind of Sales Leader Are You?

The pandemic has tested the capabilities of practically every leader on the planet, but perhaps none greater than Sales Leaders. With selling and working mostly virtual now, Sales Leaders have been forced to step up…

Lon CunninghisNovember 16, 2021

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Keep It Real

There is a secret to building relationships and connection with people, which lends itself to successful selling. Many do not learn it until later in their career, if at all. The secret to connect with…

Bill WallaceFebruary 9, 2021

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Four New Sales Habits for 2021

Welcome to 2021! Let us put 2020 behind us and make this year successful. Read about four simple habits you can focus on to take advantage of the challenging world of virtual sales.

Kevin DoddrellJanuary 12, 2021

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New Year, New Energy, New Approach, and New Results!

2020 is finally ending! The new year offers an abundance of opportunity if we are willing to focus on new approaches, become more daring, and refuse to accept anything less than success.

Bill WallaceDecember 8, 2020

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The Best of the Best

How do you become the best of the best in your sales career? In this article, we give you four key areas of focus which will enable you to move ahead of the pack.

Ian RamsbottomOctober 13, 2020

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Managing Today’s Sellers – A Time for Change

Half of the American workforce today is under 40 years old and are expected to change jobs far more often. What are we doing as sales leaders to retain the best talent in this group?

Ian RamsbottomAugust 18, 2020

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Mental Toughness for Success in Business and Life

The anxiety and uncertainty caused by our new reality has created a lack of personal and professional momentum. Recapture your passion, commitment, and direction with secrets used by elite military, business leaders, and top performers.

Bill WallaceAugust 11, 2020

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The Ultimate Secret of Effective Sales Leadership

There has been quite a bit written about mission statements and goal setting, and perhaps just as much being ignored or abandoned. We may think about it and write down a few items but soon…

Bill WallaceJanuary 21, 2020

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Five Easy Steps to 2020 Sales Success

Happy New Year! If you are like many sales professionals, you are thrilled to have survived the end of 2019 madness, and you are ready to jump into 2020! However, if you have growth targets…

Lon CunninghisJanuary 14, 2020

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The Importance of Sales Culture in Leadership

Prior to the rapid growth of the virtual sales organization, many of us grew up in the environment of the “sales floor” with all salespeople in close proximity. Typically, everyone could hear each other’s calls.…

Kevin DoddrellDecember 17, 2019

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Building Relationships Ain’t Like It Used to Be!

How to best build superior business sales relationships has changed markedly over the last few decades. What has not changed is the sales theory that superior relationships can overcome a number of other weaknesses. I…

Kevin DoddrellNovember 12, 2019

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Help – Where Should I Focus My Coaching Time?

Sales Leaders today are typically so busy responding to internal company requests, overall management of their team, and even selling or talking to clients that coaching their people falls into the “if I had more…

Kevin DoddrellOctober 15, 2019

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The Epidemic in Sales Leadership

I first wrote about a trend I saw in Sales Leadership in 2014, and now, five years later, its reached epidemic proportions. It’s called “Whack-a-Mole Management.” You remember the arcade game. The moles would pop…

Lon CunninghisAugust 21, 2019

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Don’t Be the Smartest Person in the Room

There is a saying, “If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re probably in the wrong room.” Unfortunately, we all fall into the trap where we rely on our experience and position to, perhaps…

Bill WallaceJuly 18, 2019

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Dare to Do Things Differently

The saying, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results” is widely attributed to Albert Einstein. Those of us in Sales and Sales Leadership have related to that quote at one point…

Bill WallaceJuly 10, 2019

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Leading from the Heart

So many companies publicly state, “people are our most important asset.” If you transparently discuss this with most salespeople, you’ll quickly learn they don’t believe it. The harsh reality is there has been an increasing…

Bill WallaceJune 18, 2019

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How to Get to Your Flow State

Distinguishing yourself as a great sales coach, one who can help your team exceed its goals, is directly related to your ability to get into your groove, or flow, as a coach. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, who…

Kevin DoddrellApril 15, 2019

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An Investment in You is an Investment in Your Team

The business-to-business sales profession is rapidly changing and evolving. Working in more complex environments with sophisticated solutions demands more business acumen, a greater understanding of personal client agendas, knowledge of proposed client outcomes, and a…

Bill WallaceMarch 15, 2019

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How Will You RISE Above to Win in 2019?

As we put the holiday parties, champagne and extra calories behind us many of us are looking forward to a financial win in 2019. How will you RISE above your sales targets from last year?…

Kevin DoddrellFebruary 11, 2019

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Four Ways to Encourage Risk and Growth in the New Year

As we move into a new year, there is always excitement and hope for what is to come. We look ahead with aspirations for 2019. Yet we remain aware of the volatility in today’s ever-changing…

Kevin DoddrellJanuary 11, 2019

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Success Is Waiting Outside Your Comfort Zone

The Olympics are like Sales I don’t know about you, but I loved the 2018 Winter Olympics! It is a perfect analogy for success in the sales profession. Each Olympic athlete understands the psychology of…

Bill WallaceMarch 21, 2018

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The Toughest Job on the Planet

Many may argue, but it has been said that the first line sales manager role within the technology industry is the toughest job there is.  For many, this opportunity is their first venture into a…

Tom KacorDecember 7, 2017

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Sales Attitudes by the Numbers

Revenue Storm is excited to share the findings of an online sales survey. This was conducted by RevXL, LLC with Lon Cunninghis, an independent contractor. The survey polled US-based Vice Presidents of Sales from 19…

Revenue StormAugust 30, 2017

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Overcoming Fear, Anxiety, and Doubt in Sales

Everything you want is on the other side of fear. Unfortunately, we all have moments of fear, doubt, or anxiety that keeps us from performing at our very highest levels. Interestingly enough, over-achievers may experience…

Bill WallaceAugust 4, 2017

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A Simple Process for Crushing The New Year

Take the “I think, therefore I am” statement, posed by philosopher Rene Descartes, a step further. Your subconscious mind will direct your energy to success, mediocrity, or failure, depending on your focus. Many of us…

Bill WallaceJanuary 9, 2017

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The Secret Formula to Consistently Exceed Your Sales Goals

There is a secret formula to exceed your sales goals consistently, but as you might expect, it takes work. The good news is that most people could do it if they chose to. Set a…

Bill WallaceSeptember 13, 2016