28
2015
Just-In-Time Sales & Marketing Resources
Most of us will relate to the term “Just In Time” to Supply Chain Management of resources and goods for manufacturing. The concept is designed to eliminate companies ordering and storing all of the items they need in inventory in order to reduce the cost of warehouse space and reduce overhead. So they work with their suppliers to provide the items they need just when…
01
2014Are Your Prospects Deaf, Dumb & Blind to Their Own Problems?
I find it very interesting that there are a lot of people out there who appear to be deaf, dumb and blind to the problems that exist within their own organization. It’s either that or they simply don’t want to hear, see, or talk about them, or admit that they actually have them. When you encounter a prospect like this, it makes you wonder if…
15
2014
Can’t find what you’re looking for?
Have you ever gotten so frustrated that you just wanted to pull your hair out because you couldn’t find what you needed and you knew it was there somewhere? Well you’re not alone. One of the most frustrating things that plague sales people today is finding what they need, when they need it to help them do their job. According to a study by Qvidian®,…
18
2014
It’s about the Quality, not the Quantity!
Is it fair to say that we are drowning in data, information and documents? According to SanDisk, the volume of business data in the world doubles every 1.2 years! Content is easier than ever to produce, but the random scattering of content across legacy files and folders has created a veritable digital landfill! There are numerous reports that validate the fact that the average business…
04
2014
How a business suffers when sales and marketing aren’t on the same page
In today’s challenging and competitive economy, it is more important than ever that a company’s sales and marketing efforts are productive, effective and efficient. Unfortunately, millions of dollars in business opportunities are lost or squandered every single day when these two seemingly close-linked departments get it wrong. Here are a few examples: Business opportunities are lost when the Sales Department… Doesn’t have access to the…
16
2014
Do you use Sales Performance Management?
In his latest research for Aberdeen, Peter Ostrow has uncovered some interesting insights into some key problems around sales management and their attempt to deal with sales performance. Simply managing a sales team today has changed dramatically over the years and the old “carrot and stick” method no longer works like before. Today’s sales managers need to be more creative and use concepts like “Gamification”…
07
2014
Are you taking advantage of the Tribal Knowledge within your organization and capitalizing on it?
It is always interesting to me that companies are constantly looking outside of their organizations for the panacea to solve whatever problem they have, instead of looking inward and taking advantage of what they already know. Specifically, in sales organizations there is a ton of experience and “tribal knowledge” that exists around: who your best target market and prospects are, what is the best way…
26
2013
Keeping your Sales & Marketing teams Accountable
Where does accountability lie within your organization and how do you go about holding people accountable for their performance, or lack thereof? I know a lot of organizations have annual reviews that are conducted by HR or an immediate supervisor of how an individual is performing. Depending on the organization these can be very helpful and detailed or just fluff. It all depends on who…
06
2013
Do You Have a Repeatable, Sustainable Profile for Success?
I was having a discussion with a good friend of mine recently and we were talking about how most organizations don’t have a repeatable, sustainable profile for how they achieve success. What we were referring to was the need for organizations to be able to have a clear understanding of how they are successful in winning business. For many organizations, they can give you an…
07
2013
Success is 90% Preparation, 10% Perspiration
We’ve all heard the adage “Success is 90% preparation and only 10% perspiration”. The great scientist Louis Pasteur once said, “Chance favors the prepared mind”. This is an area that I believe needs to be addressed more effectively by sales people and the organizations they work for today. So, let me start by asking: Are your sales people as prepared and effective as they need…