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For sales associates and leaders everywhere
The numbers never lie. When you step on the scale, you know. When you open your bank statement, it’s right there to see.
The same is true for sales. When you look at your sales results, you know whether you are on track to make goal or not. If you are, great. If you aren’t, it’s a function of actions: the quantity and quality of the actions you have already taken.
If you want to get back on track to make goal, you need to take more actions. If you h…
Q2 2021
Q2 2021
For sales associates and leaders everywhere
Q1 2021 is now behind us. If you hit your quarterly goal, congratulations! If you missed it, check your performance statistics and you will find what was insufficient that kept you from hitting your target.
The obvious challenges most retail and trade showrooms are facing right now are supply chain shortages and insufferable lead times. This is what the remainder of the year will look like, so it’s critical that we manage what we can contr…
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Virtual Selling
For sales professionals, everywhere
Part 19 of 20: HubSpot Sales Statistics…With Secret Sauce Added
19. Retaining current customers is 6–7 cheaper than acquiring new ones
It’s not a new sales enablement statistic, but it’s just as true today as it was in the past. It’s cheaper to keep your current customers happy than to spend time finding new ones.
Salespeople
Is follow up a scheduled part of your weekly sales actions? Do you ask ‘What’s next?’ with each sales opportunity that closes? Like asking for referrals, staying connected with current clients is low hanging fruit (I dislike that phr…
Part 17 of 20: HubSpot Sales Statistics…With Secret Sauce Added
Take the time to listen. Too many buyers complain that salespeople do not fully understand their needs and problems. You cannot sell a solution for a problem you don’t know about.
Salespeople
It is said “Customers don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care” and listening deeply is a fundamental skill for every salesperson to take on as a process of continuous learning. Forever. Take it on as a practice, l…
Part 16 of 20: HubSpot Sales Statistics…With Secret Sauce Added
A whopping 91 percent of customers say they would be willing to give referrals for companies and products they are happy with, but only 11 percent of salespeople ask for them!
Salespeople Yikes! These are crazy numbers! And yet, as I read them I know that AS a salesperson, this is my weakest area. Maybe it’s habit, maybe it’s discomfort asking for more than the sale that was just closed, maybe it’s a lack of skill or languag…
Part 14 of 20: HubSpot Sales Statistics…With Secret Sauce Added
#14 Continuous sales training = 50% higher net sales per employee
Salespeople who continuously train bring in 50 percent more sales than those who don’t. It’s a no brainer—keeping sales teams up to date and involved means more sales.
Salespeople Even veterans need to sharpen their skills, techniques, and perspective as the market and the prospect/client changes. Retail and showroom people are experiencing less foot traffic and need to learn the skills of outreach sales actions to stay curren…
Part 13 of 20: HubSpot Sales Statistics…With Secret Sauce Added
#13 78% of sales reps who use social media outsell reps who don’t
It’s crucial for sales reps to be easily accessible. Having active social media profiles is a great way for your reps to connect with prospects and customers.
Salespeople Put this action on your weekly calendar and don’t rely on memory or instinct to guide you to do this. Talk to other salespeople (in other industries, and in different B2B or B2C sales positions) about what they are doing and what they are achieving with socia…
Part 11 of 20: HubSpot Sales Statistics…With Secret Sauce Added
Investing in CRM software and other marketing automation technology helps organize and expedite the sales process and increases sales productivity. High-performing sales teams use almost three times as much technology as underperforming teams.
Salespeople 
I still hear pushback from older salespeople on upgrading technology to be current in today’s marketplace…a reaction that is sure to diminish their sales re…
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