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Organize Solutions to Meet Personnel Needs

Personnel issues, if left unaddressed, can create chaos and derail business operations. Remember, when working with others, there are no absolutes. You need to organize principles and solutions to meet needs. Here are four ways to organize solutions. Delegate...

Keep Your Business on Track

Keeping your business on track with good people management As an executive sales manager, I found that many work-related problems I encountered did not originate from business economics but from personnel issues. As organizations grow and develop, staffing needs...

Automate to Stay Competitive

With the latest technology, you can streamline operations, improve customer service, and stay competitive in today’s market. Using automation tools has become increasingly important to achieving that goal. Automation inside the shop Fastenal, a large US distributor of...

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The Efficient Home Office

Many of the sales managers and reps I advise have commented that working from home during this pandemic has made them more efficient. This has come as a pleasant surprise to companies that...

Sell with Trust and Value

Pitching your Products Today’s market is flooded with an array of goods and services. As a B2B seller, this makes pitching your products more challenging.  As a distribution consultant, I am...

Picking the Right Team and Planning the Right Strategy

I work with small and medium business owners (SMBs) in the distribution sector and find they struggle with implementing meaningful strategic plans. As we know, corporate strategy starts at the top....
Price Versus Value

Price Versus Value

Have you found yourself frustrated by customers who seem to be shopping for the lowest price?  Does the term “bottom feeder” sometimes feel...

Time to think SMART

Time to think SMART

One of my best salespersons recently approached me in frustration, saying, “I’m spending too much effort on things that don’t really matter and not...

Look, Listen, Learn, and Ask for Help

Look, Listen, Learn, and Ask for Help

A sales rep new to our company attended an intensive training program given by one of our primary vendors. He was very excited about what he had...

Social Selling Anyone?

Social Selling Anyone?

I was recently reminded of social media’s critical importance to marketing when asked by Vicara Books, the publisher of my latest book, how many...

Why the Confusion?

Why the Confusion?

Are customers missing your message? Here are four potential reasons why. Learn these and become better equipped to make that sale!

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm

When a potential customer isn’t truly excited about the product you offer, perhaps they don’t realize their need and how your product will help them. What do you do?

When Should You Really Leave

When Should You Really Leave

Do failed meetings really mean the opportunity is dead? Check out three ideas to extend prospective sales calls and make new contacts in this weeks Art of Sales article.

Aim For Excellence

Aim For Excellence

Defining Excellence Successful Sales managers constantly search for measures of excellence for their sales professionals, keys to unlock their...