Slow Down, Sell Faster!

  Recently I was retained by a regional VP of sales for a large financial institution to evaluate the effectiveness of his team’s sale of...

10 Coping Strategies for Crisis

  Entrepreneurs Tony and Linda Cole started and run a successful sales training business. They were on track to have a banner year when their...

Deadly Sins: Failing to Sidestep Into Related Markets

  By Neil Mahoney In last month’s article (https://salesandmarketing.com/article/deadly-sins-don%E2%80%99t-overlook-obvious), we talked about market segmentation and how a company often can sidestep into related markets where the...

How Quarterly Mystery Shops Help Diagnose Problems…

  By Joan King, managing director, Loyalty, UniFocus Historically, service-based industries such as retail and hospitality have utilized mystery shoppers to help them diagnose problems—since the...

Sales & Cinema: How to Craft a Movie Event for Your Sales Team

  By Mike Nelson, Vice President, Sales, NCM Fathom Business All too often, the national sales training meeting is a universally dreaded experience. It’s just another...

How to Drive Sales Transformation with Tailored Coaching

By Brian Lambert, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research Today’s customer expects the sales team to engage with a clear understanding of who they are, what they...

Sales and Finance Work Together in the Best-Run Companies

By Jeanne Marzano, Controller, and Niranjan Samant, Vice President, Sales and Client Services, Equilar Sales and Finance always have been two separate business departments. Despite...

Case Study: AAA WCNY Improves Member Services with CRM

Offering emergency roadside assistance, travel services, insurance, and financial services. AAA Western and Central New York (WCNY) is among the largest of AAA’s 41...

Sales Performance: What’s It REALLY All About?

By Dr. Janice Presser, CEO of The Gabriel Institute It’s been said that the only deal some salespeople are really good at closing is the...

What I Learned About Selling From…Movie Super Villains?

By Russell Riendeau, Ph.D., founder, East Wing Group, Inc. Who’s your favorite movie villain? Dr. Evil, Dr. No, Gordon Gekko, Hannibal Lecter, Darth Vader, The...

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