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Daily B2B Sales Tasks

by MichaelPedone 15. March 2012 02:37

What Are the 5 Most Important Tasks A Sales Person Needs to Do On a Daily Basis?

Need direction on how to get your B2B Sales numbers up? It's all about doing the right things, at the right time and on a consistent basis. Here's the formula that helped me be a 6-figure straight-commissioned phone sales rep:
  1. Listen to motivational / inspirational or "sales technical" audio before work (Books on tape on the drive to work are great - if you work from home, listen to it while you make your coffee in the morning / eat breakfast etc)
  2. Role-Playing: Minimum of 5 minutes / maximum of 20 minutes of role-playing sales scenarios.
  3. Knock out at least 40 first time calls before noon. Then, complete 20 additional sales calls (can be a mixture of first time and follow-up calls) between 1pm and 5pm.
  4. Build tomorrow's prospect list today! Most sales people do the "hunt & peck" method of prospecting where they find a lead, call it, find a lead, call it etc… It's much better to build your list of prospects first and then knock the calls out one after another… here's why:
    • You get into a rhythm that way and;
    • It's more time efficient.
  5. Social Selling via LinkedIn: Actively participating or starting discussions in LinkedIn groups whose members are your targeted audience and on subjects that you are an expert on as it relates to your field.
Note: Numbers 4 and 5 don't have to be done in the current given order. In fact, a lot of times I like to do my "social selling" before making calls… But when I do that, I'm getting to work earlier as to not interfere with numbers 2 & 3 above.

Michael Pedone
CSS: Chief Sales Scientist
SalesBuzz.com (A 2011 Sales Training Company Watch List Award Winner!)

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  2. Neutralize Gatekeepers & Get Voicemails Returned
  3. Ask Engaging Questions Instead of Probing
  4. How to Really Qualify (I'll show you a better way)
  5. Give Stellar Presentations & Handle Objections
  6. Close Follow-up Calls and Get Targeted Referrals
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Categories: Sales Improvement

How to Turn a Weakness Into An Asset

by MichaelPedone 1. February 2012 01:34


What separates top B2B sales performers from the rest of the crowd?

Answer: A lot. But one of the strengths top inside sales performers posses is the ability to turn a weakness of theirs into an asset whereas average salespeople tend to ignore that they even have any weakness in their sales game at all.

Every one of us, no matter how successful, no matter how long we’ve been in the game, have areas that if improved upon, would boost our revenue stream.

The problem is most salespeople fail to recognize the opportunity that comes with improving a problem area.

The better we are in every category that constitutes “sales” allows for the increased likelihood of us reaching that next level.

And there’s always “another level up”!

But in order to do that, one must not be afraid to admit they have weak spots and then they need to pinpoint what those areas are.

To help you with that, here’s where to start…

Identify all the sales categories that are important.

Example:

  • Prospecting (cold calling etc)
  • Qualifying
  • Presenting
  • Objection Handling / Closing
  • Time Management
  • Goal Setting
  • Social Selling

Each one of these categories requires a special skill set. And there's always room for improvement. Top salespeople know this.

Three keys for reaching that next level:

  1. View weakness as an opportunity;
  2. Identify a specific area in need of improvement;
  3. Attack it.

Make it a regular habit of identifying areas that need attention and develop a game plan for improving it and watch your income start to rise.

It's that simple.

Michael Pedone
CSS: Chief Sales Scientist
SalesBuzz.com (A 2011 Sales Training Company Watch List Award Winner!)

8-Week B2B Sales Improvement Program

Learn How To:

  1. Eliminate "No, Thanks", "Not Interested" & "We're All Set" Responses from Cold and Warm Calls
  2. Neutralize Gatekeepers & Get Voicemails Returned
  3. Ask Engaging Questions Instead of Probing
  4. How to Really Qualify (I'll show you a better way)
  5. Give Stellar Presentations & Handle Objections
  6. Close Follow-up Calls and Get Targeted Referrals
  7. How to Set & Achieve Your Toughest Sales Goals
  8. Improve Your Time Management Skills

Duration: 1 hour per week for 8 weeks
Where: Online @ your desk, conference room or home
Presenters: Michael Pedone

Get Next Available Workshop Dates / Times / Registration Information Now!


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