Sales Planning

Time Management: An ounce of prevention

By Dave Kahle / September 27, 2018

What would you do if the phone lines went down for an extended period of time? How about the electrical power? What if a virus took down your computer system? What if you had your laptop stolen?

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Best Practices # 18: Using information about competitors

By CommenceCRM / June 15, 2016

The more knowledge you have of your competitors, the more equipped you are to present your own offerings in a positive light, and the more sales you will earn.

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Best Practice #46 – Plans for 4 aspects of every sales call

By CommenceCRM / March 11, 2016

Each sales call is an opportunity to accomplish these four objectives, and to accomplish each as deeply as possible.

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The Five Most Common Mistakes Salespeople Make – Part Four

By Dave Kahle / February 9, 2015

Over the decades that I’ve been involved in sales, I’ve worked with tens of thousands of sales people. Certain negative tendencies — mistakes that sales people make — keep surfacing. Here is number four of my top five. See to what degree you (or your sales force) may be guilty of them. Mistake Number Four: Poor questioning This is a…

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The Five Most Common Mistakes Salespeople Make – Part Two

By Dave Kahle / January 20, 2015

Over the decades that I’ve been involved in sales, I’ve worked with tens of thousands of sales people. Certain negative tendencies — mistakes that sales people make — keep surfacing. Here is number two of my top five. See to what degree you (or your sales force) may be guilty of them. Mistake Number Two: Lack of thoughtfulness The typical…

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Sales Performance Tips – Astute Planner

By Dave Kahle / February 11, 2014

How to become an astute planner for sales people, an article by Dave Kahle.

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Best Practice #37 – Engages in annual planning retreat

By CommenceCRM / December 11, 2013

A best practice for sales people by Dave Kahle.

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