Category: Sales

Pipeline management training (or sales pipeline training) can increase your sales manager’s effectiveness. It can also provide the necessary structure and knowledge to help sales teams improve their account management processes. Better sales management coupled with robust account-led processes puts your company on track to meet and even exceed revenue goals. Sounds too good to…

Ask any salesperson with some gray hairs if cold calling works, and they’ll probably tell you to smile and dial. That’s because cold calling indeed “works.” If you spend enough time calling, you’ll book a meeting. With enough meetings, you’ll make a sale. But, everything has an opportunity cost. Time spent cold calling is time…

Ask any salesperson with some gray hairs if cold calling works, and they’ll probably tell you to smile and dial. That’s because cold calling indeed “works.” If you spend enough time calling, you’ll book a meeting. With enough meetings, you’ll make a sale. But, everything has an opportunity cost. Time spent cold calling is time…

Well-defined sales pipeline stages allow reps to track their deals and nurture their prospect from lead to customer. Whether you’re just getting started in B2B sales management, want to improve your team’s performance with repeatable, proven practices, or anything in between, you need a sales pipeline in place. In this post, I’ve assembled a step-by-step…

Well-defined sales pipeline stages allow reps to track their deals and nurture their prospect from lead to customer. Whether you’re just getting started in B2B sales management, want to improve your team’s performance with repeatable, proven practices, or anything in between, you need a sales pipeline in place. In this post, I’ve assembled a step-by-step…

Hi, it’s me again, just checking in. Following up. Circling back. Despite the temptation to try this easy follow-up opener, I never recommend that salespeople send “just checking in” emails. The simple reason? They don’t work. It feels like a guilt trip, and doesn’t add new value or pique the prospect’s curiosity. But that doesn’t…

Hi, it’s me again, just checking in. Following up. Circling back. Despite the temptation to try this easy follow-up opener, I never recommend that salespeople send “just checking in” emails. The simple reason? They don’t work. It feels like a guilt trip, and doesn’t add new value or pique the prospect’s curiosity. But that doesn’t…

When I was in 5th grade, I was voted “Most Reserved” in the yearbook at Dewey Elementary School in Cherry Hill, NJ. I had just moved back to Jersey after bouncing around SoCal. I was a shy kid, nervous about making new friends. No one would expect me to go into sales, a field that’s…

When I was in 5th grade, I was voted “Most Reserved” in the yearbook at Dewey Elementary School in Cherry Hill, NJ. I had just moved back to Jersey after bouncing around SoCal. I was a shy kid, nervous about making new friends. No one would expect me to go into sales, a field that’s…

When it comes to sales emails, the old adage holds true — you only get one chance to make a first impression. To help you stand out in people’s inboxes, I’ve rounded up a list of sales email statistics to help you shape your subject lines, boost your open rates, and get potential customers to…