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Sales Productivity Tips in 10 Seconds or Less

Posted by Trish Bertuzzi on Tue, Jul 27, 2010 @ 07:12 AM
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Being such a fan of twitter (@bridgegroupinc), I thought it would be interesting to ask some fellow “twiteratti” to contribute sales productivity tips.  But, of course they had to do so in 140 characters - or just about 10 seconds - or less!  It was a fun and interesting exercise.

Here is what I received:

rainmakermaker: "Unfinished cycles kill salespeople! Start. Run. Finish. Start. Run. Finish. Always agree to next step and date. Track starts and finishes."
Rick Roberge - Sales Consultant The RainMaker Maker
 

"Forget product, forget pitch. Tell  your prospect why a customer chose you."
Kate Mitchell - Account Development Manager Demandware
 

markroberge: "Measure the # of leads that reach out to you vs. you reach out to them.  Prioritize strategies that increase the former."
Mark Roberge - VP Sales Hubspot
 

sellingtools: "Spend more time w/prospects & less time on everything else by using tools: timedriver, egrabber, iSell, workstreamer, klpz, echosign, glance."
Nancy Nardin – Founder/Editor Smart Selling Tools
 

josianefeigon: "Meet the Dynamic Duo- VM+EM are combined for maximum response."
Josiane Feigon - CEO/Author TeleSmart Communications
 

srichardv: "Divide calling time into two activities: prospecting to find ‘em and phone stalking to connect.  Live connects beat email/vm."
Steve Richards - Co-Founder & Head Sales Trainer Vorsight
 

jillkonrath: "YOU are the prime differentiator. Not your product/service. Just you - your expertise, ideas & insights. Realize that & sales are a SNAP!"
Jill Konrath – Best Selling Author Snap Selling
 

nidanshark: "It’s not about you or your product, it’s about the buyer and their product, their buyers, their business, their day-to-day work."
Diane Fonseca - Account Development Director  Brainshark
 

pc4media: "Track your leads as they visit your site and use soc media to make timely and relevant connections via email, phone and social media sites. "
Pete Caputa - VAR Sales & Marketing Manager Hubspot
 

nedelsha: "Use social media to get referrals. Don't cold call."
Nigel Edelshain – CEO Sales 2.0
 

Sensing any trends? I absolutely did. There is a sea change going on in sellling. Those companies, managers and Reps that won't adapt are being left behind.

It is no longer about corporate control or the corporate pitch. Buyers are savvy and they want answers to real business problems not pabulum. 

 
So, what advice do you have to offer in 140 characters / 10 seconds or less? 

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COMMENTS

Love the tips - one additional would be to set up coaching sessions whereby people discuss and role-play their challenges. All too often reps fly under the radar and are not challenged ro developed enough

posted @ Tuesday, July 27, 2010 7:33 AM by Tim Hagen


The challenge is finding the time to learn and leverage all this great information.

posted @ Tuesday, July 27, 2010 9:06 AM by Chris Zdunich


Talk to top performers and learn what they do (and don't do.)

posted @ Tuesday, July 27, 2010 9:59 AM by Anneke Seley


@damphoux: When cold calling, make the goal of your first call to earn the right for the second call. Don't over sell.

posted @ Tuesday, July 27, 2010 10:27 AM by Mike Damphousse


Look for trigger events - changes in personel, conditions, competition - that move people to change.

posted @ Tuesday, July 27, 2010 11:37 AM by Doug Schmidt


Sell at the cadence of each buyer, then gauge your Return-on-Effort, based on buyer journeys. Learn more. Earn more.

posted @ Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:28 AM by John Cousineau


Feel comfortable with what your saying to prospects. Messaging matters, and if you're uncomfortable with it, prospects will be, too.

posted @ Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:29 AM by Chris Snell


Thanks to all for playing. Keep them coming. Some great responses out on twitter too!

posted @ Wednesday, July 28, 2010 12:42 PM by trish bertuzzi


Always have a compelling reason for calling on a prospect. Hint: If you can't answer the question "Why are you calling me now?" before you pick up the phone or click send, you are wasting your prospect's time and your own time.

posted @ Thursday, July 29, 2010 11:48 AM by Marc Perramond


Success of sales team is a reflection of its leadership.

posted @ Monday, August 02, 2010 11:42 AM by EcSELL Institute


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