What type of sales manager are you? Are you a sales manager, sales manager (?) or sales person? Look at these three real life scenarios and find out. But first, the setting. You are a manager in a life insurance company on a three-day sales management retreat (conference, kick-off) somewhere out of town. The CEO
So, I was hosted on a podcast recently! I had the pleasure of sitting down with Moses Kemibaro on his Pure Digital Passion Podcast, and let me tell you—it was a conversation worth having! We unpacked my journey in sales, the digital transformation of the profession, the future of selling, and how AI is shaping
“I’m stuck on conversion from prospects into sales thus doing badly on my targets.” I was asked this question in a webinar I was hosted on and want to address it here today. Why you struggle to convert prospects into customers. Depending on the context, there are, of course, many reasons why you are struggling
How do you make your decisions in sales? Reactive or thoughtful? Impulsive or informed? Decision-making in sales can be the difference between success and frustration. This applies to business owners, sales managers and sales people alike. If you do not measure your sales efforts, you will tend to be reactive and impulsive. Assessing opportunity cost
To sell successfully, take care of demand, supply will follow. The most successful business owners and sales people don’t just push products—they create demand, and therefore, sales, in ways others never imagined. These 3 sales and business success stories showcase real-life examples how. From manufacturing demand before a product even existed to turning a cattle
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Optimize your prospecting efforts. Instead of looking for prospects, go to where they are. Today we look at sales prospecting made simple. This is especially important, if you are in B2C selling. For example, if you are selling lubricants for boda bodas then riders are your prospects (potential buyers). Now, you can choose to sell
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The most effective way to overcome rejection in sales is to increase your prospects. Continual prospecting dampens the sting of rejection. Rejection stings the most when you are running on empty because you are desperate. Prospecting dampens rejection. When you have only a prospect or two to engage with, and one or -worse- both, respond
How can you confidently believe in your product when it seems to fall short compared to the competition’s? Well, by noting the operational word in that concern: seems. Meaning, the key lies in shifting your perspective from perceived flaws. This article shows you how to address your product’s flaws. Why? Because, what you see as
Close. Collect. Confirm. These are the 3 sales activities you should engage in. If you are to be productive, selling in December. December is a month like any other, but only on paper. We joke about the 31 days of January feeling like 90. There is no joke, however, about December. With the festive mood
What do you do when your most influential advocate turns against you? Churches were the cornerstone platform on which the current administration rode to power. And, as per the last census, with 84% of the population professing Christianity, you must admire the genius behind the strategy. For example, Catholic and Presbyterian Church of East Africa
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