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My Advice For Women In Sales

Because I talk to so many women in sales today and coach them, I thought this would be a great opportunity for me to share these exact words of wisdom with you.

 

How to Avoid Boring Sales Calls and Demos

It’s been a busy end of year... last year I spent nearly 800 hours watching recorded demos and listening to client sales calls. From discovery calls to demos, I have heard  some good, a lot of bad, and some just downright… boring.

Through that...

The forgotten power of ‘scheduling the next meeting’

Richard Smith is the Head of Sales for conversation intelligence and coaching platform - Refract. He is passionate about developing sales people, analyzing the science behind sales conversations, and changing the broken culture and mindset towards...

How To Handle Objections

Objections are one of those things that we all encounter as salespeople, within every conversation that we have. How we handle them varies. Few do it well. Even fewer are able to turn objections into value-add statements and questions.

And like most...

What if you can't reach your goals on Inbound alone?

As a salesperson, I am a little bit of a control freak when it comes to lead generation. I just don't want to put all of my income in somebody else's hands, or wait for something to happen.

And isn't that what we all love about sales, the ability...

How to Add Value by Turning a Negative into a Positive

How do you add value to a conversation with anyone? If value is in the eye of the beholder, and you aren’t a mind reader- how do you do that?

This is made even more difficult by the fact that selling today isn’t face to face, so the clues we get...

Data Analysis on the Impact Managers Have Motivating Salespeople

There is a lot that goes into effective sales coaching, but the research and results are real and measurable. Yet, even though coaching is where half of a sales managers time should be spent, there is little to no formal training and coaching on...

What Salespeople Can Learn From Entrepreneurs

What can salespeople can learn about grit from entrepreneurs?

And what is grit anyway?

Grit is a term that has been made popular by psychologist Angela Duckworth when she explored what made high achieving people successful. But how did they develop...

How the Data Proved Me Wrong About Sales Managers

Last week I presented brand new data on sales managers and their impact on their salespeople. If you were one of the sales managers and executives with growing teams that were there- thank you for your questions, the conversations in the hallways...

How do you deal with difficult prospects?

How do you (or your sales team) handle difficult prospects and buyers who do not want to share information? Because that never happens... right?

Do you just try to plow through it, or just ignore it?