by Dave Kahle | Sep 30, 2020 | Professional B2B salespeople, Sales Managers/Sales Leaders
Q. At what point during the superstar building process can management step in and provide support for their sales staff? A. This is a great question. Forgive me if I stray a little to the theoretical side of this question. These are the kinds of questions I think...
by Dave Kahle | Sep 22, 2020 | Professional B2B salespeople, Sales Force Issues
Effective salespeople and sales organizations understand the value of collecting good information about their prospects and customers. Good information leads to good decisions. Measuring sales potential in each account is something the most effective salesperson will...
by Dave Kahle | Sep 17, 2020 | Professional B2B salespeople, Sales Managers/Sales Leaders
Why is it so difficult for us to do what we want to do? I believe there are two primary forces: Habit and Self-Image. Q. My salespeople all acknowledge the wisdom of spending more time in their high potential accounts, but they don’t do it. How can I get them to...
by Dave Kahle | Sep 14, 2020 | Professional B2B salespeople
Question: Our “A” customers bring in 90% of our business. How much time or effort would you put into your “B” customers to bring them up to “A” customers? Answer: This is the kind of question I field in almost every one of my seminars. The answer is a little more...
by Dave Kahle | Sep 9, 2020 | Professional B2B salespeople, Sales practices & strategies, wholesale distributor sales people
Here are ten commandments that sales professionals should follow to ensure they follow ethical sales practices. 1. Ethical salespeople don’t intentionally misrepresent anything. Never, never, never lie to a customer. About anything. Ever. Period. 2. Fix any...