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The Center for Sales Strategy Blog

Top Sales Structure Articles of 2022

Top 2022 Articles Sales Structure

As we get closer to the New Year, we're taking some time to reflect on 2022 and the success we've seen our clients achieve. While many are enjoying this special holiday with family and friends, we're bringing you a recap of the most popular posts we've published in 2022. 

Providing quality content that helps our clients and visitors improve their sales performance is a goal of ours, and we hope this blog has brought you insight, education, and tips to get you on the path to success.

We've searched for the most popular blogs of 2022, and we've curated these lists that will publish each day this week to bring you some of the most informative content from the year. Check out these top blogs on sales structure from 2022.

Topics: sales structure

Top Sales Process Articles of 2022

Top 2022 Articles Sales Process

It's hard to keep up with every article we publish throughout the year! So, today, we're making it easy by recapping the most popular sales process posts we've published in 2022.

Providing quality content that helps our clients and visitors improve their sales performance is our goal, and we hope this blog has brought you insight, education, and tips to get you on the path to success.

We've searched for the most popular blogs of 2022, and we've curated these lists to bring you some of the most informative content from the year. Check out these top blogs on the sales process from 2022, and let them kickstart your 2023 sales strategy.

Topics: sales process

Top Sales Performance Articles of 2022

Top 2022 Articles Sales Performance

Providing quality content that helps our clients and visitors improve their sales performance is our goal, and we hope this blog has brought you insight, education, and tips to get you on the path to success.

We've searched for the most popular blog posts of 2022, and we've curated these lists to bring you some of the most informative content from the year.

Check out these top blogs on the sales performance from 2022 and let them kickstart your 2023 sales strategy.

Topics: sales performance

Top Sales Talent Articles of 2022

Top 2022 Articles Sales Talent

We believe that talent + training + tactics = performance, and today we are bringing you a recap of the most popular blog posts we've published in 2022 on all things talent.

Providing quality content that helps our clients and visitors improve their sales performance is our goal, and we hope this blog has brought you insight, education, and tips to get you on the path to success.

We've searched for the most popular blog posts of 2022, and we've curated these lists that will publish each day this week to bring you some of the most informative content from the year.

Check out these top articles on sales talent from 2022 and let them kickstart your 2023 sales strategy.

Topics: sales talent

Top Sales Leadership Articles of 2022

Top 2022 Articles Sales Leadership

As we get closer to the New Year, we're taking some time to reflect on 2022 and the success we've seen our clients achieve. While many are enjoying this special holiday with family and friends, we're bringing you a recap of the most popular posts we've published in 2022. 

Providing quality content that helps our clients and visitors improve their sales performance is our goal, and we hope this blog has brought you insight, education, and tips to get you on the path to success.

We've searched for the most popular blogs of 2022, and we've curated these lists that will publish each day this week to bring you some of the most informative content from the year. Check out these top blogs on sales leadership from 2022.

Topics: sales leadership

Bold Business Predictions for 2023

Bold Business Predictions for 2023

Congratulations! You’ve (almost) made it through 2022, and a New Year is upon us.

Over the past few years, businesses have undergone many unforeseen challenges and changes. With all the 2023 business predictions being published, there’s no sign that these changes and challenges will slow down.

Although dealing with the aftermath of the pandemic, economic challenges, and technological changes, 2023 still presents significant growth opportunities for organizations.

Below are predictions from our team of experts to help sales organizations remain agile and seize opportunities in 2023.

Topics: sales trends

Making the Most of a First Meeting with a New Business Prospect

 

Making the Most of a First Meeting with a New Business Prospect

Getting that first appointment with a new business prospect is rarely an easy task.

In fact, there is usually a direct correlation between how long it takes to get an appointment and the spending potential of a prospect. Simply put, quality prospects take more time! 

Because so many hours are spent persuading a prospect to meet, it makes sense to get the most out of the meeting. World-class salespeople use the first appointment to uncover business challenges that lead to cash, instead of wasting the opportunity pitching, pitching, pitching. 

After getting comfortable and socializing a bit with the prospect during the opening minutes of the call, try the following steps to get the most out of the opportunity:

Topics: Needs Analysis increasing new business

Set Your Team Up for Sustainable Sales Performance Going into 2023

Set Your Team Up for Sustainable Sales Performance

Think of sales performance as a three-legged stool. When all three legs are strong, there's nothing sturdier. But if one of the legs isn’t holding up its weight, the stool can no longer do its job.

Just as you need all three legs on that stool, so too must a sales organization have three solid legs to carry the weight of the expectations placed on it. As we get closer to 2023, ensure your team is strong in all three areas and set your team up for improved sales performance in the new year.

Topics: sales performance sales training sales talent

5 Ways Salespeople Can Improve Their Business Acumen

5 Ways Salespeople Can Improve Their Business Acumen

We call ourselves account executives and consultants, but do we behave like consultants? 

Or do we act more like salespeople who are just there to close a deal and cash a commission check?

When I started working straight out of college, I sold advertising for a local radio station. I was 22 years old, so my real-world business experience was limited. As I grew from a salesperson to a sales manager to an executive at an advertising agency, my business acumen and expertise increased. As my business acumen increased, so did my ability to help clients. I started to behave less like a "seller" and more like a consultant who was there to help my clients.

It was a game-changer for me.  

Topics: business acumen

The Top 5 Gifts for Salespeople

The Top 5 Gifts for Salespeople

With the holidays looming ahead and the new year not far behind, there’s no better time to start looking for gifts for your sales team that will show they’re appreciated. 

However, when considering gifts for your salespeople, some level of personalization can go a long way. Ditch the printed pens that are half broken and lanyards that can’t hold anything heavier than a single house key. Instead, consider these top gifts for salespeople that go the extra mile in showing you’re thinking about them.

Topics: Sales

The Future is Here: AI Meets Recruiting

The Future is Here  AI Meets Recruiting

When was the last time you heard someone use the words “artificial intelligence”? A decade ago, it might have been sparingly, but today we hear the term daily.

As the tech industry continues to expand, engaging with other sectors such as automotive, biomedical science, data science, healthcare, and entertainment, it is increasingly likely that tech will come to play a role in all of our corporate lives.

It might seem that the tech industry is quite distant from Human Resources, but, in fact, the two fields are already working closely together.

Topics: recruitment

3 Unique Ways Sales Managers are Leading Hybrid Sales Teams

5 Unique Ways Sales Managers are Leading Hybrid Sales Teams

If you are like me, the idea of your sales team working remotely was beyond your imagination. Every once in a while, you might hear a rumor about a salesperson that worked from home a couple of days of the week, but they were more like myths than reality. Oh, sure, they are "working from home," and I saw "Big Foot" run across my backyard.

However, with the pandemic, the world changed seemingly overnight.  

You went from a team that worked 100% in the office to a team that worked 100% remotely, and now that COVID is "over," you have a team that works in a hybrid model. 

Have you changed your management style to match the new reality of a hybrid sales team?

Topics: Leadership sales management hybrid work

The Number 1 Reason Why You Will Fail At Selling Digital Marketing Solutions

The Number 1 Reason Why You Will Fail At Selling Digital Marketing Solutions

As we get ready to roll in the new year, selling digital marketing solutions will continue to be a top priority and requirement for success.

To say there is one thing that will influence your success or failure at selling digital marketing solutions is a fairly bold statement… and I am going to make it.

Topics: Digital

How to Recruit a Millennial

Millenials

Considering that Millennials make up the largest percentage of the workforce, it's likely you will be hiring one. If not now, in the near future.

Understanding what makes a Millennial happy in the workplace gives you clues about the best way to recruit one.

Topics: hiring salespeople Sales