Today more than ever, companies are looking for a cost-effective sales strategy, while providing improved exposure to their products or services. However most sales organizations still rely solely on the corporate directed “feet on the street” sales force, and opportunities may be lost as a result.
There is a growing movement in small and mid-sized Canadian companies that are searching for ways to connect with recently retired or semi retired business professionals. They are in need of people who can provide knowledge and experience in areas their own management team is lacking.
When interviewing candidates for a sales position, it is important to be prepared. As every candidate is different, if you just let the direction of the meeting go wherever the conversation takes you, it will be like comparing apples to oranges when trying to decide whom to hire. Besides, having a chat about the local sports team will not guarantee you make the right hire. In order to properly compare and evaluate the candidates in an interview, you need to ask the same questions of each and every one, and those questions must be scripted a head of time.
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By most predictions 2010 is looking like a better year for business and the economy. Your company has probably cut expenses to the bone and there is no budget for sales training programs that don’t produce results.
So why not start your New Year off on the right foot by setting goals and getting back to basics?
If you are like most sales people, you have a shoe box full of receipts from last year. Unfortunately, when tax time rolls around, you are going to have a big sorting job ahead of you.
For this year, however, why not start the year off right? I recommend throwing the shoe box away and replacing it with a filing system for your deductible expenses.
I am by no means an accountant, but here is a filing system that was recommended to me to organize receipts for sales representatives. (more…)
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