(888) 815-0802A couple important thoughts about Business Acumen for sellers. #1: Business acumen for sales is not about recognizing how one sales situation is similar to others you’ve encountered. Acumen is about understanding how it’s different. That’s how you uncover real opportunities in sales. The unexpected big deals. The opportunities that your competitors were too lazy […]
Summary: Instead of analyzing the opportunities in your pipeline based on how far a buyer has progressed through your sales process, assess your chances of winning their order based on the depth of your understanding of their needs, their desired outcomes and where they stand in their decision-making process. As humans we feel a burning […]
Day 6 of WFH. Well, that’s not entirely accurate. I’ve largely WFH the last 20 years since starting my company in 2000. It can be incredibly isolating to work on your own. Since salespeople tend to be social animals this can be a hard period. The initial transition period is usually not so bad. It’s […]
Okay, Sales Friends. Our version of Madness is still in full swing! Have you cast your votes yet for the most influential sales book that you’ve read? The results from the first round matchups in the Sales Madness Bracket Challenge, sponsored by Revenue.io, are in! There were a lot of upsets in this First Round. […]
5 min read - March 23, 2020
Remote Sales Management: Like It or Not, You Have More Time Now
I believe that we’ll all have a bit more time on our hands over the next weeks and months. There are no sports on TV. (I’m in the early stages of Premier League withdrawal. Ask my wife. It’s not pretty.) There are no sporting events to attend in person. Broadway is closed (so much for […]
3 min read - March 5, 2020
A Key to Success in Sales: 5 Methods for Connecting With Customers
Maya Angelou, the great American poet, famously wrote: “People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. People will never forget how you made them feel.” This wisdom directly applies to how you sell, and is one of the keys to success in sales overall. There’s no escaping the reality that your […]
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Andy PaulRevenue.io
Bestselling author of Amp Up your Sales and Zero Time Selling, Andy Paul is #8 on LinkedIn’s list of the Top 50 Global Sales Experts to follow. With more than 170,000 followers, Andy is a highly sought-after speaker and sales sage who interviews the world’s foremost sales minds and extraordinarily interesting people to bring you strategies and insights that you can use to generate epic wins and massive value.