Sales Survey 2009, The State of Sales in the UK
I recently partnered Aaron Wallis sales recruitment in producing The State of Sales in the UK, a sales survey, the largest of it’s kind in the UK. Over a period of 6 weeks nearly 800 sales professionals competed the survey and the answers made interesting reading. I am going to be talking about some of the finding and what they mean for you in future blog posts but for now here are the headline... [Read more]
The Sales Apprentice 2009: Sales training tips from the hit TV show, part V
This week on the Sales Apprentice the task was for our two intrepid teams to come up with a brand identity for a new product – Sir Alan’s new breakfast cereal concoction. He wanted them to name it, create a brand, think up an identity and produce an advertisement to pitch it to an agency. The team with the best campaign would be the winner. Leading Ignite this week was marketing consultant Kimberly... [Read more]
Why you must run sales competitions
A well run sales competition can stimulate and motivate both you and your peers like nothing else. Some of you will be lucky enough to work for companies that run great sales competitions. Some of you won’t. But you know what? It doesn’t matter. Some of the best and most successful sales competitions that I have seen have been set up by the team, for the team. There’s nothing stopping you and... [Read more]
5 strategies for building a high performance sales team
Tips for sales managers, sales directors & business owners. Creating high performance sales teams is essential for any business wanting to achieve sales growth. Proactive, positive, consistent new business winning teams and salespeople are the holy grail of any sales organisation. All of my clients have their own unique ways of motivating, managing and leading their sales teams yet they all have... [Read more]
Counter Culture, motivation strategies from Solutions the magazine for Sagecover members
The negative attitude of an individual can quickly permeate through an entire company’s culture if not kept in check. We ask the experts what we should do with the whingers. Troubleshooting. To eliminate negativity in the workplace, you must first identify those who are responsible. "Negative people are very good at weeding out those who can be "turned" and after a few moaning,... [Read more]
Perfect Presentations article at Training Zone
By Dawn Smith. Whether giving presentations is the thing you dread most, or just another day at the office, it’s a skill that can always be improved. Dawn Smith gathers some tips and advice from public speaking gurus on how to overcome stage-fright, engage the audience and make your presentations shine. The New York Times famously reported in 1984 that speaking in public was most people’s... [Read more]
The Sales Apprentice: Sales training tips from the hit TV show, Part II
I know what the problem with The Apprentice is! I do! There are too many people keeping their heads down in the opening rounds. There were 15 people “competing” last night and I still don’t know most of them. How many can you put a name to? I can name about 6 I think… Rory, Tre, Jadine, Kate, Ifti and Ghazal. Anyway, I think we always knew that Tre and Jadine would be “back... [Read more]
