Whether you are starting to lead a new team or reflecting on your existing team, it is wise to understand how your rapport impacts your team’s sales success. Having a strong relationship with team members…
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?…
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…
Let’s be real, if someone asks an Account Manager to explain their role, most would say, “I am responsible for keeping strong, positive relationships in a customer account, solving their issues or questions that arise…
Presenting an idea or a proposal to an executive is never easy, but its difficulty is compounded by the lack of financial justification. The term value proposition can easily be replaced with business case. Every…
The sales environment is going through an amazing amount of disruption at a staggering pace. Strategic sales organizations must adapt to the changes or risk falling into the downward spiral of lower win-rates, loss of…
One of the most important positions within a company is that of a Sales Leader. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most precarious. The most recent estimate of a Sales Leader’s tenure is only…
The key to victory is not defeating the enemy but defeating the enemy’s strategy. Therein lies his vulnerability. ~SunTzu In order to understand your competitor’s strategy, there are 5 things you must know in every…
You remember the 3 “Relationship Sins” that we all tend to fall victim to in our deals: We over-invest in the wrong people, We under-invest in the right people, and We miss key people in…
The majority of base accounts have nowhere near the revenue penetration that we both think they do, or desire that they have. On average, base accounts have 15-20% revenue penetration for the client’s spend in…