Every successful salesperson knows they have to keep their pipeline full if they want to convert prospects to customers. It takes a constant stream of prospects into the pipeline to create a steady stream of conversions. What is Sales Pipeline Management? Sales pipeline management lets you track each of the prospects as they enter and … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has badly hit the world. Businesses today are facing difficulties in continuing their operations. Amidst this hullabaloo of COVID crisis, the last thing you would want to do is hire the wrong people. In this blog, we shall talk about how you can hire the best talent during the coronavirus pandemic. Recruit … Read more
Cameron Elliot, Founder & Consultant at Elevate Corporate Training, has a confession to make: he loves his CRM. “I get a little shot of dopamine every time I look at the Deals page,” he said. “It’s like it’s telling me a story about the deals I’ll someday write.” If you don’t get that feeling from … Read more
In its most basic form, the job of a salesperson is simple. You’ve got two ways to be successful. Go out and find more qualified leads to get them into the sales pipeline Move deals down through the funnel It sounds simple but we know, in reality, it’s not that easy. To be successful, you … Read more
“To have a deep, long-lasting relationship that produces mutual satisfaction, trust is the key ingredient,” said Cameron Elliot, Founder and Consultant at Elevate Corporate Training. Before someone will invest in you, your company, your products, or services, they have to trust that you can deliver what you say you will. Why would they spend any … Read more
76% of salespeople say the most challenging parts of their job are prospecting and closing sales. The things that happen in between aren’t nearly as difficult as the beginning and end of the sales process. For many sales teams, it’s the close that’s the hardest part. Once you’ve invested the time and energy to understand … Read more
When a crisis develops suddenly, leaders are quick to identify the issue, isolate the impact, and take decisive action. For a slow-moving crisis, like the COVID-19 pandemic, it can be paralysing. There’s a concept in psychology called the normalcy bias. As we are all products of our experiences, we tend to expect things in the … Read more
The COVID-19 crisis is like nothing we’ve seen before. For executives, the moment for leadership is here. Strong leadership can keep employees engaged, propel a company forward, and keep things on track. Poor leadership can be disastrous. How businesses act (or fail to act) during crisis events often alter their fortunes for years. A study by Bain … Read more
By mid-April, Australia had already seen more than 60 deaths and 6,500 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19). Just more than half of those infected had recovered. As the numbers worldwide continued to grow and the majority of people practiced social distancing and self-isolation, anxiety levels rose incrementally. Mental health providers saw an immediate rise in … Read more
The coronavirus crisis has impacted our lives in ways we couldn’t have imagined just a short time ago. Countries went to total lockdowns. Schools in some nations closed. We not only heard a new term – social distancing – but we knew what it meant and practiced it. Many were forced to shelter in place. … Read more