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Learn How We Discovered They Had the Wrong Salespeople
- February 1, 2016
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
Would you believe me if I told you that in a recent sales force evaluation, nearly 50% of the 300 inside salespeople were not in the right role? Recently, we evaluated a large inside sales force and I thought it might be interesting to share some of the more unusual findings that were responsible for this sales team’s inability to achieve the revenue goals that the company expected from them.
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Why You Don’t Have Enough New Opportunities in the Pipeline
- July 10, 2013
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
More leads = smaller percentage of good leads.
And the extremely easy ability to connect with your targets? Just because they have accepted your invitation to become part of each other’s network does not mean they want to talk with you, meet with you or buy from you. There’s a false sense of security there.
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Salespeople Should be More Like Children
- May 28, 2009
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
Wouldn’t it be nice if all of your salespeople simply made it their number one priority to find the opportunities required to keep their pipeline stuffed with quality opportunities?