sales motivation
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Panic on the Sales Force and What to Do About It
- December 10, 2008
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
What gets you in a panic? When I was young, height, water and people were enough to cause shortness of breath, a lump in my throat and a stomach ache. Today, I still have the symptoms, but not over any of the things that used to bother me. Today it would take somebody or something threatening harm to my wife, son or me.
What about for you? What causes a panic of that magnitude for you? I’m asking because I want you to know what it feels like, how difficult it is to function, concentrate, or breath. Have you been there?
Now let’s take your salespeople.
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Timid Sales Managers Fearful of Confronting Salespeople
- November 21, 2008
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
Now how do you feel about ultimatums?
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Stimulate the Economy – Get Your Salespeople Selling!
- November 12, 2008
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
I was interviewed on two different radio shows today. Jim Lobaito interviewed me about the impact that the economy is having on sales on his weekly business show and David Leopold interviewed me for his live Internet radio show, Let’s Talk Small Business.
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Management’s Guide to the Top 10 Differences Between Sales Winners and Losers
- October 19, 2008
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
Friday I wrote this post and today I wrote this longer article about the Top 10 Differences between Sales Winners and Sales Losers.
This post is the sales management version of the article referenced above.
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Your Sales Force – Who is Playing on Your Team?
- September 11, 2008
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
What happens to your salespeople when a big deal or account they were hoping to close, counting on to close,doesn’t? What happens to them psychologically, emotionally and even physically?