I encourage you to re-visit Your Sales Team, Today and Tomorrow and Re-Think Your Sales Approach, Part Two. These two posts were based on a premise that the markets have changed and your customers have changed — can you say the same about your sales efforts? These...
Everyone wants to capitalize in the market rebound and participate in the economic recovery, right? Time and attendance will not, by themselves, ensure full involvement with these improving business conditions. And while the glimpses of better times can serve as a...
How many of your top 15 accounts are from customers you brought on board within the last 18 months? It’s understood that many of your customers will be just fine post COVID-19. It’s also understood that a select group will struggle to find their way back to their...
Things have changed this last year for many of your customers. How and where people work, how they shop and learn, and what they do for fun and recreation. It’s important to have a grasp on how those changes will impact your client base and how you effectively...
Why are you in sales? No, this isn’t a trick question, why are you in sales? I know, you like to help people right? Or is it about the money you can make or perhaps the freedom of not being tethered to a desk or operating a machine? For every sales rep there’s a...
You have faced market downturns in the past, but the upheaval that most print companies are facing today is unprecedented. The mix of your client portfolio has greatly affected the degree to which you need to rebuild your customer base. If this crisis has thrown you a...