Understanding the Sales Force
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Getting Prospects to Respond
- July 20, 2006
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
…It’s not unusual for weak salespeople to generate business by marketing themselves. One of the many methods available is to drop brochures – with secretaries, on car windshields, at the bottom of driveways, via fax or email (not SPAM), attached
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Death of the Sales Force is Greatly Exaggerated
- July 18, 2006
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
…In a recent post, I blogged about my problem’s with Seth Godin’s article, Death of the Sales Call. Yesterday, a friend mentioned that he viewed a presentation about the Death of the Sales Force. It appeared to be
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The Emerging Boy, The Lingering Toddler – Salespeople are Still Like Children
- July 14, 2006
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
…Our son turned 4 this spring. The boy in this smart, handsome, athletic, caring, baseball fanatic (are you surprised?) child is emerging right now. He called 911 last week. He hit in the batting cages. He had a hole in
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What is it About Baseball Books?
- July 12, 2006
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
…A recent post on 800CEORead.com was titled ‘What is it About Baseball Books?’. It was a good article but, given the audience, Top Management Executives, I wondered how the author, Jack Covert could have omitted the two baseball books
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Time Management vs. Job Management
- July 11, 2006
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
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Plenty has been written about time management. It’s role in the sales function is critical with salespeople being asked to do so many things other than selling. Most salespeople don’t manage their time particularly well and any time -
More Seth Godin on Sales
- June 29, 2006
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
…Dave Kurlan is a top-rated speaker, best-selling author, sales thought leader and highly regarded sales leadership expert.
Last week, Marketing Guru Seth Godin wrote about the ‘Death of the Sales Call‘, a post I addressed here. Today
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How to Eliminate the Effect of the 80/20 Rule on your Sales Force
- June 29, 2006
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
…Today I spent an hour on the phone with Jeff Angus, author of Management by Baseball and a Blog by the same name. What a fun call that was! In addition to being a management consultant, Jeff is a
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When Salespeople Experience a Breakthrough
- June 27, 2006
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
…I write a lot about the challenges of evaluating, managing and developing salespeople; but what happens when one of your salespeople experiences a breakthrough?
Do you relax and think, “Finally. Now I can focus on someone else?”
Most managers
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UPSA Professional Selling Ethics Framework
- June 26, 2006
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
…The United Professional Sales Association (UPSA) has unveiled their long-awaited Professional Selling Ethics Framework for world-wide release and incorporation into the UPSA Certification Program for salespeople.
I reviewed their 12 Commandments and threw up. Not at all of them, but
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Sales Coaching – Between the Lines
- June 22, 2006
- Posted by: Dave Kurlan
- Category: Understanding the Sales Force
…If you read Baseline Selling then you’re familiar with my research and data. There is an elite 6%, a top 26% and then all other salespeople. That’s right, a bottom 74%. Don’t believe it? Look at your own sales force

