April 23rd, 2021 by Journal Of Sales Transformation
Covid-19 has cemented omnichannel interactions as the…
February 26th, 2021 by Dr Jeremy Noad
The research review aims to help readers keep up to date with recently published research on sales-related topics. The review highlights short abstracts of academically peer-reviewed research. This selection of published research is from a range of academic journals. In this edition, the abstracts include four themes that focus on sales performance, customer management, capability development, and sales behaviours. Sales…
February 26th, 2021 by Journal Of Sales Transformation
THE KEY TO ACCELERATING REVENUE GROWTH FOR B2B SALES…
February 26th, 2021 by Journal Of Sales Transformation
REALIZING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF CROSS-SELLING AFTER…
November 9th, 2020 by Dr Jeremy Noad
The research review aims to help readers keep up to date on recently published research on sales-related topics. The review highlights short abstracts of academically peer-reviewed research. This selection of published research is from a range of academic journals. In this edition, the abstracts include three themes that focus on sales performance, customer management, and capability development. Sales Performance Combined…
November 9th, 2020 by Waldemar Adams
How storytelling can help bridge the gap between management and teams. “1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.2The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep.3And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.4And God saw that the light was good.”Genesis, First Book of Moses Day 1 Since…
November 9th, 2020 by Rainer Stern
What are the required leadership behaviours that will help leaders succeed in the digital age, and to what extent do our leaders need to change their leadership behaviour in the future? Why is the concept of “digital” so important for us today? Technologies are changing the way customers conduct business. Communication has found new ways that I would have never…
November 6th, 2020 by Journal Of Sales Transformation
The pandemic has understandably forced a rapid…
November 6th, 2020 by Journal Of Sales Transformation
DO RIGID PROCESSES WORK IN TODAY’S WORLD…
May 28th, 2020 by Tim Riesterer and Dr Carmen Simon PhD
How to make virtual sales presentations more engaging, more memorable and more effective. In an instant, the number of salespeople delivering remote presentations has reached 100%. But how do they feel about virtual sales calls, versus in-person meetings? Not good, according to our recent industry survey of over 500 B2B salespeople. Over 70% of salespeople believe that remote selling is…
May 28th, 2020 by Dr Jeremy Noad
The research review aims to help readers keep up to date with recently published research on sales-related topics. The review highlights short abstracts of academically peer-reviewed research. This selection of published research is from a range of academic journals. In this edition, the abstracts include three themes that focus on sales performance, customer management, and sales behavioural studies. Sales Performance…
May 28th, 2020 by Mike Schultz
What are the top sales leadership priorities for the coming months? What are sales leaders looking to accomplish? What would they do if money were no object? To find out, the RAIN Group Center for Sales Research surveyed 423 sales, enablement, and company leaders. Respondents were asked about the importance of 16 different potential priorities and asked the $64,000 question:…
May 26th, 2020 by Roger Brooksbank and Sam Fullerton
Identifying a B2B buyer’s post-decision “cognitive states” – consonance and dissonance – and how to accommodate them. Cognitive dissonance is experienced when a person suffers from the unpleasant and conflicted state of being “in two minds about something” – in other words, concurrently holding two or more contradictory cognitions (ie, perceptions, attitudes or beliefs). The concept became popularised among marketers…
May 26th, 2020 by Sharath Burla
How a relationship-based group coaching model can improve performance. As a salesperson and subsequent sales leader with more than two decades of experience, on-the-job learning has provided me with valuable insights and business management skills. However, given the rapidly evolving business environment, I realised the need to embark upon a continuous learning path. On learning about the SAP Master’s programme,…
May 26th, 2020 by Dante Ricci
Research led to the creation of a “Success Guide to Leading A Cross-Functional Team”. My aim with this research is to help cross-functional team leaders garner better team performance by providing an easily consumable, repeatable set of recommended behaviours and actions to help guide them to success. Team leaders can utilize the knowledge provided from these research findings for guidance,…
May 26th, 2020 by Robert Chapman
This study, adapted from a 2018 University of Portsmouth Business School MA Sales Management dissertation, explores the adaptive sales model and its suitability for cross-cultural sales into China. The author was surprised at the lack of cross-cultural awareness and understanding in global sales and communication, with even established exporting enterprises lacking an ability to fully engage and communicate effectively with…
May 26th, 2020 by Nicolas Biltgen
This project explores a new approach to change management to enable better value for people. “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change” To a certain extent, I agree with this quote, attributed to Einstein, not because it is from a man recognised as a genius, but because it seems to make sense. There is a qualifying aspect in…
May 26th, 2020 by Grant Van Ulbrich
How to introduce a collaborative change methodology to further support embedding of a sales academy into an organization. “How will I introduce a collaborative change methodology to further support the embedding of the SPARK Sales Academy into our organisation?” Simon Sinek (2011) tells us to start with “why”. My concern begins to formulate by asking myself, “Why did my sales…
May 22nd, 2020 by Journal Of Sales Transformation
COUNSURPRISINGLY, WITH SO MANY MORE PEOPLE WORKING…
May 21st, 2020 by Journal Of Sales Transformation
CONSUMERS ARE ADOPTING NEW BEHAVIOURS, BRANDS AND…