Sales Training Tips

This sales training article separates how real sales professionals go about selling versus salespeople. So, what’s the difference between a sales professional and a salesperson? Well, salespeople learn and leave it; however, sales professionals learn and grow continuously. Salespeople go through the motions; they learn just enough in order to keep their job, go through the motions, and wish they were somewhere else. Are You Evolving into a True Sales Professional or Just Going Through the Motions? Sales professionals view their roles as a career path that can enrich them financially, professionally, and personally. Yes, they learn, but they are constantly growing via self-improvement, taking ownership for their business (they see themselves as businesspeople), and always challenging themselves to a higher level of performance. They are the twenty per cent of sellers who bring in eighty per cent of the revenue. Salespeople are content to be one of the eighty per cent who d...

A series of tips on maximizing sales efficiency because at some point in your sales role, you’ll need to address this and make selling more efficient. This blog article isn’t about being more productive, but you should focus on sales activity that makes you more productive and more efficient. You’re always looking to become more efficient because you may uncover some tremendous opportunities for improvement when you map your entire sales process out from start to finish. Don’t leave anything out. However, don’t create things to measure just to have things to measure. We are all in data overload, and the last thing you need to do is to create more useless data. It’s a timewaster for everyone involved. It’s not about being viewed as cutting edge or super intelligent or slicker than everyone else. It’s not about being impressive; it’s about driving your sales efficiency. Cho...