How is sales seen as a career? MBAs surveyed.

During June and July this year, we surveyed 90 MBA students to better understand how ambitious people see sales and whether they aspire to enter the profession themselves. The results are fascinating, and offer a clear message to business schools in the UK and to sales managers more generally. Is sales management seen as a … Read more

Beyond the Challenger Sales Model

Has your organisation implemented the Challenger Sales Model? It must surely be one of the most successful sales methodology roll-outs this millennium. Indeed, the godfather of SPIN, Neil Rackham quotes on the book’s cover “The most important advance in selling for many years”. High praise from someone who perhaps did make the most important advance … Read more

Evaluate sales excellence in your organisation

Is your organisation a top performer, an improver or a rookie in the sales excellence stakes? The financial results case for sales excellence has been well made by others – 8.2% return on sales for High sales excellence companies versus 5.7% return on sales for Low sales excellence companies. (Homburg et al 2012). And yet … Read more

Increase sales in 2015 with our Sales Excellence Diagnostic

With budgeting time is upon us now is the moment to consider how it is best to allocate scare funds to evolve the sales / business development function.   Why use the Sales Excellence Diagnostic? Any good journey begins with a clear start and end point, and the v7.0 Sales Excellence Diagnostic will enable you … Read more