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How to Choose the Best Sales Assessment for Your Company

Finding the Best Sales Assessment for Your Team You are looking at your sales stats for the past quarter, and are realizing that things did not go as well as you had hoped. After spending some time reviewing what could possibly have led to these lackluster sales, you have finally come to determine that the basis of your sales problems is your sales team. But you thought these salespeople would be fabulous? They performed so well in their interviews and you felt very strongly that they would give your company the boost you were looking for to take things to
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Sales Aptitude Test: Why Your Company Needs One to Succeed

Your sales team is the lifeblood of your company − lifeblood that is made up of every single member of your sales team, from the long-standing head of sales, to the new guy on his first day. So, as a Sales Director, it is crucial that your sales team is strong and delivers impressive results. Without a stellar sales team, your company may fall flat. But, as you know, building a successful sales team comes with many challenges. One such challenge is ensuring your current sales team is working at peak productivity at all times. Another challenge is ensuring that
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How to Quickly Build a Sales Team Without Wasting Time and Money [Infographic]

As a sales manager, you know that building a strong sales team is critical to the success of your business. After all, salespeople are crucial to generating the revenue that keeps your company running, so every sales hiring decision you make should be handled with care. Now, you may be wondering: How can I avoid costly bad hires and quickly build a team of high-performing salespeople? Let’s start with an infographic to dive into this a little deeper… And here is the text version… How to Build a High-Performing Sales Team Fast Outline your standards. If you already have a
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How Sales Candidates Fool Sales Managers During Their Interviews

Have you recently hired a seemingly talented sales candidate, only to find out shortly after that he/she is incapable of meeting your expectations? If so, you are not alone. Many sales directors and managers face this problem at some point, and it can deal a huge blow to the business because of the cost of a bad hiring decision. Too often, the interview is the best sale you will ever see out of your candidate.  They are on their best behavior, probing for your pain and promising you the world.  But beware; this does not tell you whether they will
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An Open Letter to Sales Managers Who’ve Been Burned by Their Salespeople

Dear Frustrated Business Owner and Sales Manager, I have owned and managed large and small businesses with sales teams ranging from one critical salesperson to a salesforce of several thousand. Whatever the case, I was always mystified about how FEW people really sell well… well enough to drive growth… well enough to create great wealth! And, on the other hand, I was also sickened by the astonishing, destructive financial effect of carrying unproductive sales talent… These people SAY they can sell but literally break our hearts, and often our pocket books, as we tolerate their excuses for months… sometimes years. We’ve all
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The Process Fortune 500 Companies Use to Create High-Performing Sales Teams

Have you ever noticed how Fortune 500 companies always seem to attract the best sales talent? Clearly, they have the recruiting and interviewing process thoroughly mapped out because of the way they consistently create high-performing sales teams. Now, you may be wondering: How can I use the same process as Fortune 500 companies to create a high-performing sales team at my own company? If that is the case, keep reading. Today,  I am going to discuss the process Fortune 500 companies use so you can start finding and hiring the best sales talent.     How to Create High-Performing Sales
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