The Top 3 Sales Department Activities To Track For Success

If you put forth the effort, sales will come. That’s what a typical sales manager wants to prove to his sales team. The only way to prove it is to come up with actual sales numbers and the total revenue brought in by each salesperson’s initial contact. That can be done by measuring the amount of sales department activities against the percentage of closes. Here’s our top 3 activities for producing concrete metrics in helping your sales team improve their…

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Looking For A Sales Lead Tracking App? Use This Checklist

A sales lead is like a banana: Once it’s peeled, it goes bad quickly. Unlike the banana, leads can be costly and you don’t want to let any of them slip through the cracks. That’s what lead tracking apps are for. A lead tracking app gives you the ability to see each lead and who’s called them. When you’re considering which lead-tracking app to download, you want to be sure your selection offers several essential features. After all, new leads…

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Recording Sales Calls: Should You Fear “Big Brother”?

Mention that you want to record calls at the office and the dirty looks (along with an accusation of “Big Brother”) will quickly follow. But despite the bad rap that accompanies listening in, there’s nothing to fear and everything to gain. Professional athletes replay game tape over and over to scrutinize their every move and see how to improve. As a salesperson, you should do the same. It’s normal to feel apprehensive, but analyzing your calls isn’t a means of…

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Tracking Outside vs. Inside Sales: How to Monitor Progress

At first glance, outside and inside sales seem drastically different. An inside salesperson sits in an office, making calls and selling the product over the phone or internet. They work in response to the easy and less profitable sales. Alternatively, an outside salespeople is in the field initiating face-to-face conversations with prospects. They work towards more personal relationships with the customers and are responsible for high-valued targets. Although they play different roles, inside and outside salespeople are really on the…

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The Pocket Follow-Up Formula: Improve Follow-Up Success

What if I told you there’s a secret to sales lead success that’s as easy as 1-2-3? Would you believe me if I said the secret lies in… business cards? You may not see the connection right away, but you will. Business Cards: They’re Not Just Paper and Ink If I gave you a peek into my pocket, you‘d find three things: credit cards, some cash, and business cards. When someone hands me a business card, that tiny card represents…

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