Sales leadership should not be confused with sales management; sales management implies authority to manage the sales team whereas being a sales leader implies team buy-in and commitment from the sales team towards higher business goals. In a rapidly changing sales environment, decisive sales leadership can be the difference between a company that thrives andContinue reading “Sales Leadership”
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Key Performance Indicators for Sales Success
Key Performance Indicators for Sales Success. Sales in a digital driven world brings different challenges for the sales team, Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and sales metrics that reflect this shift is critical for sales success. Measuring sales metrics like revenue per head, order values, margin mix are still valid measures for sales management as sellingContinue reading “Key Performance Indicators for Sales Success”
Sales Strategy Plan
A sales strategy is the process of matching the business purpose or mission with a sales plan, then putting in place goals, metrics and sales tactics. The sales strategy will also map out courses of action and allocating resources to achieve the selected goals and tactics. A sales strategy is really about answering the oneContinue reading “Sales Strategy Plan”
Social Media Marketing – Powering Sales
The use of social media within digital marketing and inbound marketing has become an important gear in the sales and demand generation engine. The sales and marketing engine needs fuel (supply of traffic or prospects) which the engine turns into visitors and leads where sales converts to customers. The use of social media and leadContinue reading “Social Media Marketing – Powering Sales”
Customer Service Tips for Business Growth
Customer service has as much a part to play in customer acquisition or business growth as sales. Customer service and how it is delivered must evolve alongside the adoption of social media and technology by consumers and business. Customer service is no longer an “after the event” function, it now impacts sales, business growth evenContinue reading “Customer Service Tips for Business Growth”
Business Plan for Growth
Devising a Business Plan and Strategy for Growth Business plan and implementing a business strategy is more than simply achieving business goals. It inspires people to work hard, makes the team feel part of a purpose; it incites actions and ensures that activities happen. Simply constructed, effectively executed, a business strategy is a template forContinue reading “Business Plan for Growth”
Business Mission- Know why you exist
Why does a business exist? Every business needs a mission and a purpose. We know the overarching purpose of any business is to acquire, develop and maintain customers at a profit however any business must fundamentally know why they exist so the effort, work and emotional investment has a real meaning to all stakeholders. IsContinue reading “Business Mission- Know why you exist”
Social Media Selling for Sales
A growing use of social media within companies by marketing and sales teams is in the area of social selling. In the sales process connecting with prospects and establishing relationships can be the difference to winning or losing deals, more and more companies are using social media selling to help them accomplish these connections quicklyContinue reading “Social Media Selling for Sales”
Business and Leadership
Business leadership can be hard to define but it is a title many aspire to regardless of company size or industry. But is business management different to business leadership and which of these traits (leadership or management) is the most valued when promoting someone to a senior role. Is the term “business leader” being overusedContinue reading “Business and Leadership”
A Strategy for Business Success
The strategy for business success are built around three pillars: The Product, The Market and The Team. Each pillar or a combination will most likely determine the success or failure of a business. The core pillar or strategy to focus on is “the product to market fit”. In business schools they say that a businessContinue reading “A Strategy for Business Success”
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