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Motivate Your Salespeople Like Richard Branson
Richard Branson, the eccentric founder of Virgin Airlines and multiple other businesses is the epitome of "unconventional" businessman. He does things HIS way, he does things the way he feels are right...and with a billion or so in the bank, he's been more right than wrong.

Ten Ways to Motivate Your Sales Team Without Spending Big Bucks
How do I motivate my sales team? How do I retain top sales talent? At the risk of sounding too simple, there are two proven principles that work well in motivating salespeople: recognition and appreciation. Two simple principles often overlooked because execution takes time and attention.

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Why Salespeople Aren\'t Professionals
For the last few months I’ve discussed some of the things that keep salespeople from becoming really successful. We’ve talked about why salespeople fail, why they don’t achieve their goals and why the traditional sales process is fundamentally flawed. But the problem goes deeper than that. The problem is that most salespeople aren’t professionals.
Top Salespeople Secret #3 During a Down Economy: Renew, Renew, Renew
Top salespeople act and think in ways that they are less affected by negative talk during a down economy. Top salespeople don’t let the media guide their thinking. A third action top salespeople take during down economy talk is to renew integrated pieces in their overall marketing plan.
Solving the Six Biggest Problems with BtoB Sales Support Training
Companies both large and small realize the absolute necessity of having a top-notch, high-functioning sales force and spend a great deal of time and money in training and motivating their sales teams. It stands to reason that those companies’ sales training regimens should be every bit as good as they want their salespeople to be, yet way too many fall short. Identify and solve the six biggest problems with sales training to enable Sales to win more deals, faster.
Selling in the lead up to Christmas
Well it’s hard to believe but it’s only 6 weeks until Christmas and this time of year always brings with it challenges for both business owners and salespeople. As we approach the festive season and the business year draws to a close, many decision makers prefer to put off decisions and new business meetings until the New Year. This is both challenging and de-motivating for salespeople but also frustrating and stressful for business owners, who need to keep generating revenue.

3rd of the Top 10 Kurlan Sales Management Functions
This is the third in my series of the 10 Kurlan Sales Management Functions. #3 - MOTIVATION Motivating your salespeople comes down to getting them to: 1. Do what they won't do on their own; 2. Change their behavior; 3. Do more of what they are already doing; 4. Have more of a sense of urgency; 5. Over Achieve More...
What is the Single Biggest Motivator for Top Salespeople?
So, what is the secret to motivating top salespeople? This is the question that continues to challenge organizations and frustrate sales leaders. The answer to that question is not a secret. The single biggest motivator for top salespeople is their goal plan.

Are You Looking for Salespeople with Entrepreneurial Spirit?
While most salespeople don't have Entrepreneurial Passion, most Entrepreneurs aren't very good salespeople. They lack the DNA, skills and competencies necessary to consistently outsell their competitors, but they (sometimes) compensate for it with their 24/7 passion. Can you have both? Yes - entrepreneurs can be trained to sell effectively! And there are some salespeople who actually have this love of what they are selling. The key is to be able to successfully attract, identify, on board and retain those rare salespeople.

4 Proven Methods to Motivate Salespeople…Gently
Great leaders in business, especially those in the sales world, have often regarded people skills as their greatest assets in motivating as well as leading. There are lots of opportunities for sales managers to motivate even during mundane every day activities. They could be anything from, taking corrective action, to criticism, to anything during the normal course of business, there is always the opportunity to motivate. Don't understand the power of some of these very simple techniques. This is the stuff that separates the men from the boys, and the women from the girls when it comes to superior sales management; motivating under ordinary circumstances.

Are You A Profit Center or a Profit Drain?
Invariably, salespeople are either profit generators or profit drains. For some reason, “break even” salespeople have been very rare in my career. There’s a deeper level for us salespeople, though. The two questions we must ask ourselves are: Is our employer better off for having us represent them? And… Are our customers better off for doing business with us?
Ten Ways to Motivate Your Sales Team Without Spending Big Bucks
How do I motivate my sales team? How do I retain top sales talent? At the risk of sounding too simple, there are two proven principles that work well in motivating salespeople: recognition and appreciation. Two simple principles often overlooked because execution takes time and attention.
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