Archive for Category: Managing Sales Process

Why organizations shoot themselves in the foot in their quest to have a sales culture

The typical pyramidal organizational structure does not favour the sales orientation many organizations say they want. So these organizations shoot themselves in the foot. We shall look at two scenarios, starting with the first today and the other next week. To begin with is the organization that chooses to have a specialized sales force. Everybody

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Shrewd salespeople don’t play by rules but still close

Shrewd salespeople don’t play by the rules. While the bank insists that all documentation must be in order before an account is opened, the salesperson gets all the documentation and has account opened but not necessarily in that order. The order is dependent on the situation at hand. Like a soldier, he adapts Successful salespeople

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