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How To Become An Outstanding Wine Sales Rep
One of the toughest jobs out there is working as a wine sales rep. You’re competing with so many people trying to do the same thing as you and it can be hard to distinguish yourself from the others. You need to give your prospects a reason to believe you’re better than the rest; they should trust you and the product you’re selling. There are a few ways you can stand out from the crowd and we will look at some of them now. Note this stuff down. You will need it! Are you a Wine Person? If not, it’s…
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4 Ways a Seasoned Sales Hire Can Bring You Success
Business strategy is, in some ways, similar to chess. Your board (or sales territory) is full of the standard battle-ready pieces: pawns, rooks, knights, bishops, kings, and queens; each of which brings their own unique abilities to the game. A new sales rep is the rook: a relatively strong player because of their range of flexibility but limited in their movements. Similarly, the experienced sales hire would be the pawn. That’s right. A pawn. Our rep is the pawn because he tends to get overlooked in the hiring arena. But, like pawns in chess, sales reps are highly versatile.…
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Just-in-Time Sales Training: What It Is, Who Needs It, and Why
The phrase “just-in-time” is used quite frequently in sales, but the term is more than just a buzzword. It’s an increasingly popular sales training strategy in B2B sales that’s changing the way sales leaders coach and sales reps sell. Read ahead to learn what ‘just-in-time’ means, why you need it, specific scenarios where it can drive change, and how to implement it in your organization. What is Just-in-Time Sales Training? ‘Just-in-time’ refers to the idea of getting reps what they need, when they need it.  This can be anything from content, messaging, value preps, or internal resources such as…
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A Morning Routine That Will Improve Your Sales Productivity
A Morning Routine Made Just for You What makes successful people — pro athletes, business moguls, political figures — successful? Success is swearing by a morning routine to start the day. It makes you think about your goals and what you want to accomplish and lets you focus on what’s most important. While successful people take pride in their sometimes absurd morning routines, like running in a pool, or eating exactly 3 and a quarter piece of whole wheat bread, a morning routine only needs to be consistent to be successful. If your morning routine helps you feel more productive…
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Why You Should Balance Your Sales Team's Territories
Sales territories are a cost-effective way for sales managers to strategically divide their sales force by assigning specific customer groups to individual reps based on customer demographics and geography. By allocating different sales territories to individual reps, sales managers are able to maximize the productivity, and promote economies of scales in field sales. Although sales territories are integral in achieving peak efficiency within a company, formulating the correct dimensions for each individual sales territory can be difficult. It is important that you establish manageable and well-balanced territories to ensure effective usage of resources and time. Sales territories are often…
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