Tsavo Neal

MARCH 30, 2017

When is the last time you read a helpful blog article that gave you actionable advice to improve your consulting business? Did you know that there are consultant-specific blogs that host such advice? Although books are a fantastic way for consultants to learn how to run a more profitable business — blogs can be just as helpful.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 28, 2019

Sales Training without Reinforcement Should Be Unacceptable. Based upon over 800 sales training measurement projects, we know that sales training by itself – even if it is highly customized – only changes the on-the-job behavior and performance of 1-in-5 sales reps. Sales training reinforcement.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Product-Oriented versus Customer-Oriented Experienced sales managers know that their team’s sales presentations should orient their messages toward the customer rather than the product. Yet research shows that salespeople regularly stumble headlong into a product-oriented approach when making sales presentations.

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LSA Global

JUNE 16, 2023

It’s All About Differentiation to Not Get Commoditized During the Sales Process Unless you are selling something that people can’t get enough of or you have no competition, your sales team needs to find effective ways to differentiate your product and services if you do not want to get commoditized during the sales process.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 20, 2023

A Sales Meeting with an Executive is Always High Stakes Solution sellers who get a sales meeting with a target company’s executive consistently close more complex deals than those who sell at lower levels. But the expectations and needs of C-suite buyers are higher and different from other stakeholders.

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LSA Global

MAY 24, 2023

When a Sales Prospect Says No Most sales managers teach their salespeople to be persistent. However, salespeople are human, and when a sales prospect says no — to a sales meeting , to a demo, or to the sale itself — they may be tempted to think that “no means no” and stop or delay pursuing their ideal target client.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

Lee is not just a great leader; he also turned his leadership success into a highly profitable leadership and management training business, so he's got some best practices on how he stands out in the market and wins clients. Betsy is the host of the weekly Enough Already podcast, blog, and YouTube channel, with over 300 episodes.

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LSA Global

JUNE 12, 2021

Some Surprising Research Related to High Stakes Sales When we ask sales pros to share what matters most with high stakes sales, most get it wrong. When we ask participants in our business sales training workshops, the majority believe that sales prospects want the best option and focus on that aspect of their value proposition.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 15, 2017

Solution sales training experts agree that sales performance pressure never stops. But solution sales training experience tells us there are ways to make your job easier and keep your pipeline filled with real opportunities even while you spend less time prospecting. Where to Focus to Grow Your Pipeline.

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LSA Global

JUNE 21, 2022

Confidence in Sales Experienced sales managers know that their sales teams need competence and confidence to succeed. Sales team confidence needs to be high. Here’s a research study from our microlearning experts that we weave into our customized business sales training workshops that answers that question.

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LSA Global

JULY 16, 2021

Do the Math Trying to define high performing sales territories that are balanced, and consistently high producing is the source of many a sales manager’s headaches. There are so many ways to slice and dice sales territories but, however you do it, there is one constant – it should reflect real data.

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Rick Conlow

JUNE 19, 2023

Now however, controversy about the productivity challenges of leading remote work teams confront organizational assumptions about its effectiveness. According to Gitnux blog 56% of companies actively use remote workers. The Council on Foreign Relations shares global research on how productivity increases in remote work settings.

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Makarios Consulting

MAY 17, 2023

This is the fourth installment in our blog series, Taking up the Leadership Challenge about James M. This blog is about the third of their Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® and goes by the name Challenge the Process. Sales were steady and distribution went like clockwork. Kouzes and Barry Z. Why change anything, right?

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Do you know how to design an effective sales kickoff? What would make your sales kickoff high performing? Unfortunately, not enough people know how to design an effective sales kickoff – one that you and your sales team find valuable and worth their time. Six Tips on How to Design an Effective Sales Kickoff.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 15, 2017

Solution sales training experts agree that sales performance pressure never stops. But solution sales training experience tells us there are ways to make your job easier and keep your pipeline filled with real opportunities even while you spend less time prospecting. Where to Focus to Grow Your Pipeline.

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Not All Sales Leadership Scenarios Are of Equal Value Top sales leaders outperform their peers when it matters most. Knowing how to handle specific sales leadership scenarios can make the difference between sales success and failure for big deals and for sales team engagement.

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Consulting Matters

MARCH 9, 2020

It's essential to be able to deliver on the promise you are making to your potential clients and if you truly don't have the skills to deliver the promised results, then it's essential to get trained. If you're going to invest in personal development, invest in the skills and tools you may not have like marketing and sales.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Outbound B2B sales are becoming less and less effective. In fact, a recent survey found that connecting with a prospect now takes 18 or more phone calls, callback rates are below 1%, and only 24% of outbound sales emails are ever opened. Why are more and more buyers avoiding salespeople during the buying process?

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LSA Global

MAY 5, 2020

Every High Performing Sales Leader. Being a high performing sales leader is not easy. Sales leaders are responsible for building and scaling the sales team, designing meaningful compensation plans, training and onboarding new hires, and simultaneously meeting quarterly revenue and margin targets.

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LSA Global

APRIL 10, 2020

High performing B2B social sellers build relationships on digital platforms and turn online connections into offline sales conversations and long-term customer relationships. LinkedIn’s recent State of Sales report found that 62% of B2B decision makers look for an informative LinkedIn profile when considering talking with a sales rep.

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LSA Global

MARCH 15, 2020

Every Sales Team Would Like to Convert Sales Leads Faster. Your sales conversion rate measures the effectiveness of your sales team at turning sales leads into new customers. It measures how often your sales reps are turning prospects into real business. New sales leads grow cold surprisingly fast.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home. To Subscribe to a Blog. Training Versus Consulting – a Story By John Dupre on February 3, 2013. Peter Block ran the training side, which was entitled Designed Learning. Recent Blog Posts.

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LSA Global

MAY 30, 2018

Training Does Not Always Makes Sense. Does training make sense” is an important question to ask. Let’s use sexual harassment training as an example to highlight Training Events versus Learning Solutions. Sexual Harassment Training. While training can be a vital component, it is not enough. The Bottom Line.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 8, 2020

High Performers Excel at Difficult Sales Scenarios. As carefully as you plan your sales calls , realize that some will inevitably go awry. Handling specific sales situations well becomes a test of sales experience, resilience, and creativity. High Performing Salespeople Prepare to Handle Five Difficult Sales Scenarios.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 15, 2024

A Strategic Guide to Territory Management and Account Management Much like a chessboard where each move matters, sales leaders must carefully orchestrate sales strategies to optimize revenue growth, profitability, and customer satisfaction. What Is Sales Territory Management? When Do Sales Territories Make Sense?

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Business Consulting Agency

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

For example, selling a product that you need to manufacture will be more costly than providing a service potentially. Start a Blog. Commission-Only Sales Business. Affiliate Sales and Marketing. Sell Handmade Products on Etsy. eBay Sales Business. Licensed Product Distributor. What you want to do.

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LSA Global

APRIL 25, 2022

The Sellers’ Trap For a seller, it’s typically exciting when the company develops something new because, with new products and solutions, come new opportunities and good reasons to re-engage with target customers. That is why solution selling training focuses on being buyer-centric. You have the chance to sell new solutions.

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 11, 2019

What Is a Sales Playbook? Like a playbook in sports that plans for the most frequent and most important in-game situations, a sales playbook is a unique collection of sales scenarios, strategies, plans, tactics, and tools to help a sales team consistently win when the stakes are high. Sales Strategy. Sales Culture.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 12, 2017

High Sales Attrition Can Be a Major Problem. Most studies peg average sales attrition between twenty-five and thirty percent split fairly evenly between voluntary and involuntary attrition. Most studies peg average sales attrition between twenty-five and thirty percent split fairly evenly between voluntary and involuntary attrition.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2016

For decades, Sales and Academia remained worlds apart and the business world did fine. But Sales is changing, Academia is out of touch, and this is bad for business and the academy. Sales was traditionally seen as a form of service work, with an emphasis primarily on developing moral character.

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Kai Davis

AUGUST 28, 2020

If you’re marketing yourself as an indie consultant online, you’re going to be writing a lot — articles, emails, landing pages, sales pages, books, products, content… the list goes on and on. e.g., writing dailies vs writing a sales page vs writing a lesson for a course all take slightly different muscles.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 20, 2019

All companies seek to experience high sales growth. A recent McKinsey study of more than 1,000 companies identified five meaningful things that distinguish fast-growing sales organizations from their lagging peers. Four Ways to Unlock High Sales Growth for Your Company. Why Do Some Companies Grow Profitably While Others Stall?

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2022

It provides mission and purpose, brand, vision, goals, desired customer experience, products, and service offerings. It includes: HR practices such as training, staffing and communication, performance metrics and rewards, and performance management and coaching. The people strategy is about the WHO.

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LSA Global

JUNE 18, 2020

For those struggling with how to stand apart from the pack, the encouraging news is that Gartner Research reports that over 50 percent of customer loyalty is driven by how you sell – more than the impact of your brand, product, service, and price combined. The Sales Challenge. Let’s start with the current state of sales.

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LSA Global

APRIL 26, 2023

As a consultative solution seller , you have been working hard and using all the sales tools available. Based upon data from our sales leadership simulation assessment, top solution sellers consistently do a few key things to win bigger deals. Do your sellers follow your sales process or their customers’ buying process?

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Can you imagine any sales leader who does not want to increase the motivation and performance of their salesforce? It is up to each sales organization to identify, align, leverage, and sustain that motivation at a high level. Want to Increase Salesforce Motivation and Performance? Of course not. But easier said than done, right?

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LSA Global

MARCH 15, 2021

Cross-selling involves purposefully marketing and selling additional value-added products and services to existing customers that complement what they have already purchased or are considering buying. A Mistake that Too Many Sales Leaders Make Intuitively, cross-selling makes sense. Why Increase Cross – selling?

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