Sales is precise. We have talked in the past that what we do is an art and a science. It is a skill, and it takes time to hone it to perfection. Sales is not about the “if.” Let me explain.
Recently, I have been asked to comment on the viability of a virtual sales team. In other words, a sales team that is contracted to work on behalf of a company to sell their products and services. These virtual teams are, in essence, hired guns or outsourced sales teams. They are hired to do a job for many different companies and have no allegiance or true connection to the company, its credo or its mission.
“So you don’t want to be in sales? Salespeople are full of themselves. They say and do anything to get you to buy. They are your best friend until you buy. Then you never hear from them again. If you want to really know what a product does or about its value to you, you need to talk with someone else. Can you even find that other person? What happens if your product is unsatisfactory? A nightmare has begun.
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You are in a big company, and most likely there is a hierarchy that exists. You need help. What can you do? Well, the first thing you should be doing is building your virtual team to deliver the client solution. Your Sales Culture demands it! You need to ask people to help and lend their talents and expertise. That’s the essence of the Sales Culture!
In the next episode of “Let’s Talk Sales Culture,” the Internet based live call-in radio show hosted by Todd Cohen, the Philadelphia-based president of Sales Leader LLC, Todd and his guest, Mike Hughes, a financial industry veteran, discuss creating an effective sales culture in the financial world.
In response to you requests, here is my list of the “Top Reasons why Sales Reps don’t close the deal.”
