Let’s start by providing Oxford Dictionary’s definition of context: “The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.” Inherently the definition tells us that context absolutely matters in sales. Sales is all about understanding and assessing the customer’s situation, needs/pain/business…
DetailsHave you ever watched the Jeff Foxworthy comedy sketch “You Might Be a Redneck If”? It’s a funny bit with little blurbs that may signal you are a redneck. He’s made a lot of money off that series of jokes, and I believe there is an analog with sales enablement. I promise not to come…
DetailsAccording to most respected economists, the health of a nation’s economy can be directly correlated to their income inequality distribution curve. This blog post is not a politically charged piece, rather it intends to draw an analogy between the importance of the economic middle class and the sales middle class. The International Monetary Fund conducted…
DetailsNo one ever said that you had to be an Einstein to run sales, but his thoughts do apply: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again¨ but expecting different results” Yet many sales leaders seem to accept living with the insanity of sales ineffectiveness, or sales enablement programs that lack focus. These sales leaders…
DetailsHere is a staggering statistic for you, according to Bloomberg, 80% of entrepreneurs fail in the first 18 months (http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericwagner/2013/09/12/five-reasons-8-out-of-10-businesses-fail/) of launching their business. Having said that, True Sales Results is delighted to celebrate our 8th year in business with unprecedented growth! What do we attribute this to? We’ve been incredibly fortunate to work with…
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