Relationship Management

Every organization has a different sales team structure; some create a distinction between sales roles, others don’t. An organization with a well-defined structure will have a marketing team that generates leads. their sales development reps hone in on new sales opportunities and pass them on to inside or field sales reps to close deals. For the purpose of this post, let’s consider a separation between sales roles. Which Actions Should Sales Development Reps Take? The article “The Key to Sales and Marketing Alignment: The Sales Development Rep” explains that SDRs fill one purpose: setting appointments with qualified leads for account....

We’re not so different, you and I...except, like, I’ve never functioned without a smartphone…       Millennials are a confusing bunch of people and learning how to sell to millennials can be even more confusing. Understanding their likes and dislikes, what they do and don’t buy, how they make business decisions, or life decisions in general, can be really hard. Like, harder than coming up with some witty comparison about how difficult millennials are to deal with without falling into any cheap overused clichés like “harder than trying to catch smoke with your bare hands”. How do I know this you may....

‘I have learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel’      - Maya Angelou Most sales training is based on closing the deal, getting the customer to sign the dotted line and immediately looking for the next contract. While this is obviously important, it’s not the be all and end all in sales. What you do after signing a customer or client is just as, if not more, important. A customer’s impression about your customer relations is paramount. One Oracle study even estimated that 9 in....

It’s the holiday season again, and it’s time to find the perfect gift for your favorite salesperson. Finding the right gift for the sales rep in your life can be a tough feat. Sales reps live a fast-paced and busy lifestyle that requires reliable tools. Check out these awesome 9 awesome holiday gift Ideas for sales reps that are guaranteed to help them travel with ease. Business Backpack Field sales reps travel from client to client with a variety of presentation materials for each pitch. Keeping track of their documents, laptop, USB drives, etc requires a functional bag.  Gifting....