Monday, February 19th, 2024
Sales competitions 10.1 2024
UTISC – University of Toledo Invitational Sales…
Monday, February 19th, 2024
ISP events 10.1 2024
Details of upcoming events can be found at the Institute of Sales Professionals website. https://www.the-isp.org/events Social selling: Sales Leader Round Table This round table is for Fellows and Sales Leaders. Wednesday 21 February 2024, 9.00–10.00 am Leveraging your imposter syndrome As a result of joining this event, you will know more about imposter syndrome, the four different types and strategies…
Friday, October 13th, 2023
Establishing your own personal development plan
No matter how comprehensive the training programme provided by their employer, salespeople need to establish and implement their own personal development plan. Bob Apollo highlights a few key considerations: +
Friday, October 13th, 2023
Sales competitions 9.5 2023
Steel City Sales Challenge hosted by Duquesne…
Friday, October 13th, 2023
ISP events 9.5 2023
Details of upcoming events can be found at the Institute of Sales Professionals website. https://www.the-isp.org/events Accelerating Sales Growth in 2024: Sales Leader Round Table Know how to prepare for growth in the coming year, which will give you confidence to lead your team to hit their targets in 2024. Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 09.00 Prepare and present sales solutions Know…
Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
Time for CPD
Do salespeople have time to learn? Salespeople hold extensive power, influencing buying decisions that potentially have significant commercial impact and which can dictate both the future trajectory of their customers and the success of their own organisations. With so much responsibility falling on the shoulders of their salespeople, why then don’t more companies embed a learning culture within their sales…
Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
Don’t sacrifice effectiveness
Five negative effects of sales efficiency. Efficiency in the sales process is a good thing, right? Well, it all depends on what you mean by “efficiency”. The definition of “efficient” is: “achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.” In parentheses, the Google dictionary notes, “(especially of a system or machine).” And it’s that last part, I want to…
Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
Negotiation as a trading process
How to dodge three avoidable mistakes when closing a deal. It is as if it were yesterday. I can still see their faces: stern, unbending, implacable. The setting was innocuous enough: a small meeting room in the hotel for which I was sales director. On one side of the table, I sat with the general manager, and on the other…
Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
Addressing underperformance
Underperformance is not just about the individual; it can be a structural issue too. It would be an exceptionally lucky or gifted sales manager who has never had to address the issue of underperformance at some stage in their management career. Sometimes the causes appear to be external – changes in the market environment over which we have little influence…
Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
Coaching conversations
My Coaching Promise ensures sales professionals have better sales conversations. In today’s hybrid world of both face-to-face and virtual customer conversations, ensuring the best of the limited time we get with customers is paramount. I find it odd that it’s taken for granted that sports professionals have multiple coaches, yet sales professionals struggle to get time with their managers, who…
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
Sales competitions 9.4 2023
SEASAC-South East Asian Sales Competition hosted by…
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
ISP events 9.4 2023
Details of upcoming events can be found at the Institute of Sales Professionals website. https://www.the-isp.org/events Resilient leadership in high performance environments Participants will understand the essence of leadership and how their resilience and positivity are important in achieving challenging goals and in building teams which thrive and prosper. Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 09.00 Developing a sales strategy which delivers competitive…
Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
Opening a conversation
Continuing our new series of sales tips, Bob Apollo discusses five things to bear in mind when preparing for your next significant sales conversation. How we plan and prepare for a sales conversation has a huge impact on the outcome. Preparation: +
Monday, September 4th, 2023
In brief
RAIN Group launches Self- Study+ for sales teams Global sales training company RAIN Group announced the launch of Self- Study+ on 9 August. The new offering combines the “advantages of self-paced learning with the power of practice, feedback, and collaboration”, according to the Boston-headquartered company. The programme features 77 modules across critical skill areas and 11 standard learning journeys. Sellers…
Monday, September 4th, 2023
Royal recognition for UK postal service’s sales training programmes
Royal Mail Group has won two prestigious awards for its sales training programmes delivered in partnership with sales business school Consalia. The UK postal service provider will receive two Princess Royal Training Awards, celebrating its “Inspiring Sales Mindsets for Growth Programme” and “B2B Sales Professional Degree Apprenticeship”. Established in 2016 and delivered by the City & Guilds Foundation, the Princess…
Monday, July 10th, 2023
Targeting
In the first of a new series, Bob Apollo outlines some five things to bear in mind when researching, targeting and prioritising your most valuable prospects: If we do the research and use it to inform our prospecting priorities and programmes, we will inevitably generate much better qualified opportunities and convert them more effectively into satisfied customers. +
Monday, July 10th, 2023
Sales competitions 9.3 2023
Keystone Sales Challenge hosted by Bloomsburg University,…
Monday, July 10th, 2023
ISP events 9.3 2023
Details of upcoming events can be found at the Institute of Sales Professionals website. https://www.the-isp.org/events Motivation This webinar aims to help you understand how to draw on your hidden energy levels to improve your productivity and results. Tuesday, 4 July 2023, 09.00 Focusing your sales strategy in a changing world As a result of joining this event, your will know…
Thursday, July 6th, 2023
The top five sales myths
Maybe it’s time to re-examine what you may have always taken for granted. Salespeople are born not made Whilst having confidence, a positive attitude and being generally likeable are all useful traits, they do not guarantee success in sales. The skills required to be effective take years to learn and hone. Too many sellers are thrown in at the deep…
Wednesday, July 5th, 2023
Sales strategy 101
Three ways to analyse sales strategies to determine gaps and identify opportunities for improvement. I’ve been selling and consulting for almost two decades now. During that time, I’ve had the chance to collaborate with sales organizations worldwide, assisting them with their sales strategies and designing sales enablement programmes to bridge gaps. Based on my experience, analyzing sales strategies is crucial…