“Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.” – Peter F. Drucker
As the year unfolds, it's important to think about creating new habits and rituals for your sales team. Sales meetings can be time-consuming and unproductive if not run effectively, but by implementing a few simple guidelines, you can make them more productive and...
Can You Set Aside One Hour to Set Up Your Year?
One Hour a day to Accomplish Your Goals. In our first article on goals for 2022, I talked about overcoming the obstacles that prevent you from accomplishing those goals. In this article, I will talk about spending time each day to help you stay on track and chunk down...
The “thing” that gets in the way of your goals Part 2
Six Obstacles Preventing You from Achieving Your Goals at Media Sales (Part 2) In my last post, I talked about what I thought might be obstacles to achieving my goals for the past 12 months. Here they are again. The goal might have been too much of a stretch. I did...
The “thing” that gets in the way of achieving your goals.
Six Obstacles Preventing You from Achieving Your Goals in 2023. As the year begins, I want to talk about the “thing” that gets in the way of you achieving your goals. The holiday break is a great time to reflect on my achievements for the year and look towards the...
My Promise in 2023. Don’t Hire Bad Salespeople Ever Again.
As we dive into 2023, it’s often a time for reflection, to review both the good and the not-so-good bits. I am often asked this question by owners and sales managers. “Mike, what makes a good salesperson, and what should I look for?” 2023 they tell us, is going to be...
The Do’s and Don’ts of Rewarding your Team
Well-managed well throughout incentive programs plays an essential part in achieving and exceeding sales targets. If your incentives are adequately structured, they can result in a high level of motivation. Here are a few basic principles I recommend to my clients....
Secret Sales Tip – Morning tea or no thanks.
This secret or tip has worked almost every time I try it. Imagine this is your first call to your client; you have just inherited a client list from your sales manager; you know the one… “It's gold coated and will bring you thousands and thousands of dollars.” Or so...
Do you want to know what the top 10% of Salespeople do
80%..........Of all sales made after the fifth call48%..........Of all salespeople, call once and quit25%..........Call twice and quit10%..........Keep on calling These statistics are close to the mark in all selling forms, be it a service or product you sell. I think...
Preparing for the Journey
Building a sale is like building a home. Part of the reason people panic is that selling seems like a mysterious process. We can solve that mystery. Selling is like any other journey: the territory you are covering may be new to you, but it has been travelled before,...
Want to Know How to Make a Great Sales Presentation?
Showing people how they can personally profit from your product can be one of the more creative parts of the sales process. Consider the Dream Room at Gardner’s Mattress & More store. The Dream Room is a private mattress-testing room that allows a unique...