Roads Taken & Not Taken...and Sales Careers

Posted by Jack Derby, Head Coach on Fri, Dec 29, 2017
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Tags: sales productivity, improving sales productivity, sales careers

Simple is Always Better: Have a wonderful, warm & safe Christmas!

Posted by Jack Derby, Head Coach on Sat, Dec 23, 2017

If there is one lesson in Sales that I've learned this year, it is not to overthink things !

Success in life and in Sales is all about providing the real value that your partners need and want.

If we focus at this time in this magical Christmas season in practicing just one belief, one skill, and one love for the year ahead, we will all be better salespeople, and, most probably, just better people. 

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Tags: Sales Best Practices, Sales Management Best Practices, improving sales productivity

The 5 Selling Days Before Christmas !

Posted by Jack Derby, Head Coach on Mon, Dec 18, 2017

It's come down to this...

  • Today through Friday...still pretty good selling days !
  • Next Monday, of course, is Christmas, so enjoy !
  • As far as next Tuesday's concerned, everyone's traveling either here or there !
  • And, then Wednesday-Friday, might be good for you, but most buyers have checked out !

The Blue Skies of Hope & The Valley of Reality

So, just to be conservative in our planning and quickly adjust our heads, and most importantly, our time this week, let's set out this Monday morning figuring that there are only five days to demonstrate our ability to bring in our forecasted deals and punch the ticket to go to President's Club in February. 

Which means, we need to plan every call and every activity this week and not get distracted by, or totally lost in "the blue skies of hope".

- Forget about the Bluebirds

- Don't waste a lot time on brand new leads

- Just focus on the bottom of your current funnel

 

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Tags: sales productivity, Sales Best Practices, Sales Management Best Practices, sales planning

Effective Selling!  Creating Trust with a Subaru !

Posted by Jack Derby, Head Coach on Mon, Dec 11, 2017

I drive a wicked amount of miles every year !

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Tags: sales productivity, Sales Best Practices, sales effectiveness, creating trust in sales, selling trust