by Dave Kahle | Sep 22, 2022 | Professional B2B salespeople, Sales practices & strategies
Good time management for salespeople has been an obsession of mine for more than 30 years. In the last decade, I’ve been involved in helping tens of thousands of salespeople improve their results through more effective use of their time. Over the years, I’ve seen...
by Dave Kahle | Dec 15, 2020 | Professional B2B salespeople, Sales Managers/Sales Leaders
Question: How many sales calls should a salesperson make? Answer: In about one out of every two seminars that I do, I hear this question. It springs from a manager’s concern for defining what constitutes a “good sales day.” And salespeople want to know so that they...
by Dave Kahle | Dec 14, 2020 | Professional B2B salespeople, Sales Force Issues
What do we do when a customer wants to spread the business between multiple vendors, even though I know we can provide better service? If you are looking for a short, easy solution, there isn’t any. The solution to this, like so many sales problems, is a...
by Dave Kahle | Dec 7, 2020 | Professional B2B salespeople, wholesale distributor sales people
It seems like more and more business people have lost the ability to say no. See if this experience doesn’t sound familiar. I had met with an individual, talked with him personally, and invited him to a small group meeting. He came, interacted positively, and...
by Dave Kahle | Nov 19, 2020 | Professional B2B salespeople, Sales Force Issues, Sales Managers/Sales Leaders
“I have my own style of selling.” That is a remark I have heard a number of times, usually from relatively inexperienced salespeople. What they usually mean is something like this: “I don’t have any real system to what I do, I don’t want any scrutiny, and I probably...
by Dave Kahle | Nov 17, 2020 | Professional B2B salespeople, Sales practices & strategies
Q. Sales Quotes – A prospective client seems interested but never gets back to you. A. I’m assuming that the question here is, “How do I get the prospect to give me an answer when I provide a quote?” Following up on sales quotes is one of the most common...
