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| Page 1 of 2 | Previous | Next | YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU SEPTEMBER 23, 2012 Sales Leadership: The Impact of Creating a Sales Process 2. We created one additional professional service product that could be re-sold. . Ken provides Keynotes, consulting services and products designed to improve business performance. Ken@AcumenMgmt.com www.AcumenManagement.com. Sales Leadership: The Impact of a Creating a Sales Process . It occurs almost every time I speak or every initial client visit. Whether your organization is using CRM or not I find that most organizations have not taken the time to define, write out and train their sales team on how to use prescriptive a sales process. The Results! | YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU JUNE 4, 2012 Sales Leadership: Salesperson Business Plans Training needs: sales, industry, product/service, operations. Ken provides Keynotes, consulting services and products designed to improve business performance. Ken@AcumenMgmt.com www.AcumenManagement.com. Sales Leadership: Planning for the Second Half of the Year. Last week after meeting with a new client I started to lay out a project plan and identify the various challenges we need to address to increase the performance of the entire company. The plan should include both personal as well as professional components. Personal income goals. link]. | | | | | | | YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU AUGUST 3, 2012 The End of Solution Sales While I suspect most everyone reading this blog understands the concept of solution sales, but in summary it essentially is a sales methodology designed to increase the Discovery aspect of selling where in the salesperson seeks to understand the problems of the client and address those issues by recommending one of the salesperson’s products/services to solve the prospects pain. Mobilizers are focused first and foremost on driving productivity change for their company and that is what they want to talk about-their company not the salesperson’s. The End of Solution Sales. | YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU AUGUST 27, 2012 Sales Leadership: Focus on Focus Can they discuss your products/services professionally? Ken provides Keynotes, consulting services and products designed to improve business performance. Ken@AcumenMgmt.com www.AcumenManagement.com www.YourSalesManagementGuru.com 3f4qb8v9ge. . Sales Leadership: Focus on Focus. During an initial meeting where I was performing a business assessment with a new client several common topics re-appeared and since I seem to discover these quite often, I thought it would be a good topic for this blog. Can they sell your company effectively? Are they working smart? | YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU FEBRUARY 27, 2012 Sales Management & The Impact of Social Media In the traditional sense of a new product introduction, social media is moving through various stages. It is my opinion we have obviously crossed the chasm from Stage 1 into full blown Stage 2 product acceptance and in most cases salespeople and sales leadership have accepted and become comfortable in using forms of social media for their personal lives as well as in a limited business environments. Sales Management and the Impact of Social Media. Ken Thoreson. Lauren Carlson describes the top 5 uses of Social Media in sales very clearly in her recent blog: [link]. | YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU JULY 30, 2012 Sales Leadership: Impacting Your 2013 Revenue Seventh, and not necessary last, make sure your on-boarding process is designed to ensure the salesperson can effectively sell your company, present your products/services and fully understands the operations side of your business and sales organization. Ken provides Keynotes, consulting services and products designed to improve business performance. Ken@AcumenMgmt.com www.AcumenManagement.com. Sales Leadership: Impacting Your 2013 Revenue. However, by adding new salespeople in the next 90 days, they will be ready to be contributors in 2013. . | | | | | | | | | -
YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2012 Sales Leadership: Compensation and Summer Fun The second rule is that creating fun in your sales culture is the main outcome-surely you may wish to add “net new client’s” or sell certain products/services and increase sales-but it is sales leaderships objective to make the sales contest is a fun experience. Others can be scheduled as needed to help launch new products or services, promote new releases or upgrades or tie into your customers’ larger campaigns. Make it productive summer! Sales Compensation and Having a Fun Summer. Sales Leadership Ideas. Different types of contests will help you achieve different goals. MORE >> -
YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012 Your 2012 Sales Plan 3.1.3 Units or Product Groups. 8.1.2 Product Service. 10.1.1 Productivity Model, 10.1.2 Model Pipeline. Ken Thoreson provides Keynotes, consulting services and products designed to improve business performance. Ken@AcumenMgmt.com www.AcumenManagement.com (website). Your 2012 Sales Plan. It’s a little late to begin planning your 2012 Sales Plan, but in a conversation last week with a reader of this blog, I realized there maybe others who have not formalized their 2012 plan. offerings in 2011? capability in 2011? Still true? . Execute. MORE >> -
Old Ways of Doing Business, No Longer Work Ken provides Keynotes, consulting services and products designed to improve business performance. Ken@AcumenMgmt.com www.AcumenManagement.com , www.YourSalesManagementGuru.com. 'Old Ways of Doing Business No Longer Work. am honored to have this week’s blog prepared by Jonathan Farrington, he is a globally recognized business coach, mentor, author and sales thought leader. He is the Senior Partner of Jonathan Farrington & Associates , and CEO of Top Sales World , based in London & Paris. Those who cannot - or will not - change are withering. MORE >> -
YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 Salespeople: Expand Your Reach and Your Income These people are individuals that can influence decisions; they differ based upon your product/service but could be: Commercial Bankers, Architect’s, CPA’s, consultants. Ken provides Keynotes, consulting services and products designed to improve business performance. Ken@AcumenMgmt.com www.AcumenManagement.com. Increasing Your Reach and Your Income. Last Tuesday I presented a web cast to a number of people on the topic of how to partner or how to work with other organizations that are “ non-competitive but sell in to your existing market”. What has it lead to? MORE >> -
YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2013 Open 4 Doors to Sales Are my products and services delivering at least as much value as before? Do I have feedback from the people who actually use my product or service? Who’s affected by the results of my product or service? . Who gets the first call if there’s a problem with my product or service? Four Open Doors. . We offer you a Guest Blog this week:Great idea’s to open 2013: Ken Thoreson. For all the confidence and poise they possess, sales reps can be paranoid individuals. wish I could say that fear is an overreaction, that your accounts are probably safer than you realize. MORE >>
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- Programs to Increase Your Professionalism YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013
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- Sales Management: Understanding “Setting the Hook” YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2013
- Sales Leadership: Has your team watched Pawn Stars? YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2013
- Sales Mgmt: Mowing Your Lawn YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013
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- Earn Your Success, Pay the Price YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2013
- Sales Management: Taking Smart Risks YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2013
- Sales Mgmt: Achieving Balance: Fear vs Respect YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013
- Sprint to the Finish–It’s that time of the year… YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2012
- Sales Leadership: Nine Minutes on Monday YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012
- Sales Mgmt: 4 Steps on How to Not Get Fired! YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2012
- The Sales Manager that Does It All… YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2012
- Guest Post: Managing Salespeople: Compensation Survey! YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012
- Sales Management: Finish Off October, Set Up November! YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2012
- You Don’t Just Hire a Sales Team: you build it YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
- Sales Mgmt: Training; Learn from Disney U YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2013
- Sales Management: Preparing for 2013 YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012
- Sales Leadership: Closing Summer Business YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2012
- Merry Christmas: Find a Cause YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2012
- Monday Miscellaneous YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012
- Rural Wisconsin and the Passion of Impact YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2012
- Top 50 Sales & Marketing Influencers for 2012 YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, MAY 7, 2012
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- Cross Sell & Up Sell Strategies for Summer YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012
- Make Monday Morning Meetings Work YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, JULY 2, 2012
- A Sales Manager’s Recipe: What is Cooking in 2012 YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012
- Are You Facing Sales Fatigue? YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012
- Sales Growth: 5 Proven Strategies YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
- Fix the Economy: Sales Leadership Must Be the Stimulus YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
- The death of the salesperson YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2011
- A Missed Week, but alot to cover…on Sales Leadership YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, JULY 16, 2012
- Working a Trade Show is a Job YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2012
- Sales Leadership: Creativity is Critical YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012
- Business & Sales Management Planning for 2011 YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2010
- Sales Leadership: Gaining Insight & Accountability YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012
- Sales and Social Media-3 Keys YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2010
- Sales Leadership: Time Management Tips YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2010
- Sales Leadership: your menu for personal & professional success YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010
- Sales Leadership: 10 Sales Kick-off Idea’s YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2011
- Sales Leadership: Finding Fresh Air YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
- Sales Leadership: Making Monday’s Marvelous YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2011
- Sales Leadership: What? All my numbers are back to zero? YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2011
- Sales Leadership: The importance of a 2011 Sales Kickoff Meeting YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2010
- The Future of Your Sales Team YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012
- Executive Toughness YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012
- The Power of Impact: what is your plan for 2011 YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2010
- The Importance of Sales Management in a Recovering Economy YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011
- Sales Leadership: a lack of resources may limit success YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2011
- Align Sales Compensation with Your Goals YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2011
- It’s Almost August- 5 Steps to Finish Strong YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, JULY 26, 2010
- Know Your Competition-Sales Management YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2010
- Sales Leadership: Be a Postive Force YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2011
- Sales Management Thought Leadership:Efficient Effectiveness YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
- Sales Leadership; the lost art of discovery YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2011
- Building Belief-a key job of sales management YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2011
- Top 50 Sales & Marketing Influencers for 2012 YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2012
- Sales Management: January is over; how do you feel? YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011
- Building Culture to Increase Profits YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2011
- Creating a Vision for Your Life or How to Develop: Gourmet Living YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011
- Sales Management: The Need for Creativity YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2011
- Zen and the Art of Snow Shoveling YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2010
- On Schedule… YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
- Making it to the Top YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2010
- Vince Lombardi as a Sales Manager YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2011
- The Power of the Influencer YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2012
- Sales Mgmt: How much time do you have left? YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, MAY 16, 2011
- Secrets of Hiring Top Performing Salespeople YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
- A Walk Through a Broken Organization YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012
- Sprint to the Finish-It’s that time of year! YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2011
- No Foolin-Sales Mgmt Should be Thinking Summer YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012
- Take Advantage of the Opportunity of a Lifetime YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011
- When You Leave.Your Office YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2010
- Finding Opportunities YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, JULY 19, 2010
- Be Prepared-Motto Works for Sales Mgmt Too! YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2010
- Building a Sales Management Program YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, MAY 17, 2010
- CRM: 15 Years Later, now a friend YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2012
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- Rules of the Hunt: Book Review YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012
- Living the Gourmet Life and then some…. YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
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- Planning Your Sales Training YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2010
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- Sales Managers: What are you Thankful For? YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2010
- And Then Some…. YOUR SALES MANAGEMENT GURU | MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2010
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