Sales Tips

As a salesperson, you know a thing or two about talking to people on the phone, effective communication and forming relationships.  However, one aspect of sales that even the best salespeople struggle with is the dreaded Cold Calls.  Cold Calling is the solicitation of business from potential customers who have had no prior contact with the salesperson conducting the call.  Picking up the phone and making these calls can be challenging. This is not only because you’ve had no prior interaction with these people and you don’t know what to expect, but also because cold calls aren’t always received with…

‘I have learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel’      - Maya Angelou Most sales training is based on closing the deal, getting the customer to sign the dotted line and immediately looking for the next contract. While this is obviously important, it’s not the be all and end all in sales. What you do after signing a customer or client is just as, if not more, important. A customer’s impression about your customer relations is paramount. One Oracle study even estimated that 9 in…

How Badger Maps Can Help Tackle Them Being an outside sales rep directly means that time is money and your salary is strictly intertwined with both prospecting and closed sales deals. There are some common challenges for Sales Reps.  Spending countless hours in the car, finding a parking spot and navigating in unknown areas is the source of many a salesperson’s sorrows. Basically, it negatively affects your ability and capacity to sell effectively. Most sales representatives rely on Google Maps, MapPoint or other similar planners to create their daily routes and schedules, but too often these apps fail at…

Steve Benson, Badger's CEO, sat down with Brian Burns, host of "The Brutal Truth About Sales & Selling" podcast to discuss his journey from outside sales rep to CEO. What's your sales backround? I started at IBM and went through a year long sales training program. They partnered new reps with grizzled veterans for a year, so you could see how the professionals operate. It was a great experience. I feel like every new sales rep should get that kind of guidance because it's a daunting career, especially at the beginning. I mostly sold b2b services with IBM. My…