Why Most Sales Training Doesn’t Work How Not to Sell – Issue #4
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Trained To Sell | Getting the most out of your staff starts with careful evaluation
Sales training used to be “smile, be enthusiastic, talk fast, and get the customer to sign.” Not anymore.
Kurlan & Associates named to the Inc. 5000 for 2008 & 2007
Kurlan & Associates named to the Inc. 5000 for 2008 & 2007
“Man About Town”
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A Better Test
Hiring new salespeople can be the most important decision a sales executive makes on a routine basis. Effects of a bad decision can include lost sales, wrecked customer relationships and the heavy cost of replacing a rep who’s below par. Even average hiring decisions leave money on the table – the money your firm could make by hiring people who have the potential to become top performers.
For Your Eyes Only
John Connor couldn’t believe what he had just heard. It had been a long day that had included a four-hour drive along Interstate 37 on a steamy April morning in Texas. Connor, president of Quality Assessments Mystery Shoppers Inc., was meeting with the owner of six fast-food restaurants in Corpus Christi to pitch his firm’s service: sending undercover evaluators to assess employees’ customer service skills. The meeting had gone well so far. The prospect saw the need for third-party assessments and liked that Connor had a track record in food service. Connor had every reason to expect that he’d be able to strike a deal.
Cyber Class
“Sales reps are probably the hardest employees to bring into a classroom for two or three days,” says Joselyn Davis, vice president of product development for The Forum Corporation, a Boston-based global training company that designs programs for Fortune 500 companies. Why? Ask any sales manager.
Sales and Marketing Management – January 1998 – MOTIVATING MATTERS
I was six years old. She was somewhere between 65 and dead. She wore a coal black, floor-length dress that had an imposing hoopskirt with pleats that quivered like tentacles when she walked. A black bonnet encased her head, tied severely with a black ribbon under her chin. This was a true Bride of Christ from the old school.