Most top performing sales directors claim to regularly read sales books. Why? Because it’s probably the fastest and most cost-effective way to improve your sales capability and accelerate sales in your small business. In this article, we’ve rounded up the 30 best sales books of all time, which includes; bestsellers, classics, and innovative newcomers. My…
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Mark Sallows
Mark Sallows is a writer for Fit Small Business specializing in sales and marketing topics. Before helping other small business owners, Mark was co-founder and CEO of a successful digital publishing start-up called Turtl. Mark has also served as a non-executive director in several early stage media, marketing, and tech businesses. Before this he was an early stage venture capital investor for a global investment business. Mark lives in New Forest, a scenic area in Southern England.
Top 25 Sales Motivation Quotes & Tips from the Pros
Sales motivation is key to being a successful sales rep. Even for an experienced sales rep, it can be challenging to hear ‘no’ more often then you hear ‘yes.’ In this article, sales leaders share their top sales motivation quotes and tips, which help you stay positively motivated, achieve your sales objectives and have more…
21 Sales Presentation Tips Only Top Closers Know
A sales presentation (often called a sales pitch) is a persuasive explanation of your product or service to your potential customer. This is a key stage of the sales process, usually taking place place after you have qualified your prospective customer, and before you begin negotiation. In this article, 21 experts provide a range of…
Sales Analytics – What to Measure & How to Boost Your Sales Revenue
Sales analytics (also known as sales metrics) are a range of different ways to measure how your sales process and reps are performing. Tracking stage conversion and pipeline health analytics has huge potential to boost your sales revenue and accelerate your business growth. Key Sales Analytics That You Should Measure Given there are over 300…
Sales Management – How to Manage a Quota-Busting Sales Team in 6 Steps
Sales management is the application of skills, tools and experience to motivate your team and maximize your sales performance. While soft skills are important, a big part of sales management is also the tools and processes you put in place. This includes the goals you set for employees, and the metrics you’ll use to measure their…
25 Ways to Generate More B2B Sales Leads For Your Business
B2B sales leads are potential future customers often referred to as a customer prospects. Sales leads enter at the start of the sales process and are crucial to maintaining a healthy sales pipeline. B2B sales leads can be generated in lots of different ways, including advertising, cold calling, and customer referral, to name a few….
How To Run an Effective Sales Meeting & Consistently Achieve Revenue Targets
A sales meeting is led by the sales manager and brings together the team responsible for delivering your business’ sales objectives to review progress and priorities. Getting the format, frequency and content of these meetings right can make the difference between achieving your sales revenue target or failing to deliver and putting your business at…
Sales Negotiation Skills – 19 Tips On How To Win The Deal
Sales negotiation skills help you to agree on the terms of a deal as part of the B2B sales process. It occurs after the sales pitch has been delivered and any objections have been resolved. Having well-honed sales negotiation skills can make a huge difference to a salesperson’s win ratio and the price they close…
Free Gift Certificate Template & 5 Other Powerful Ways to Boost Sales
Using a free gift certificate template is a great way to boost sales. In this article, we provide you with 5 templates and 5 alternative ways to boost your sales via existing customers. Your Free Gift Certificate Template First select the free gift certificate templates that you want to use: Download Blue Free Gift Certificate…
Overcoming Objections: How to Deal with the 9 Most Common Sales Objections
There is nothing more devastating to a sales opportunity than an unexpected objection. If you’re tired of losing deals because “you’re too expensive” or “it’s not a priority right now”, then it’s time to explore overcoming objections to learn how to steer the conversation forward. In this article, we share the 9 most common sales…
How to Get Referrals: Set Up a Killer Referral Program in 5 Easy Steps
Numerous studies have proven that referrals are at least 10x more likely to generate new customers than any other form of sales or marketing communication. After all, few things are more reassuring than a positive endorsement from someone you know and trust. In this article, we share with you the most powerful ways to boost…
Business Networking Basics – 25 Tips From the Pros
Business networking is a great way to get introduced to your future customers, partners, suppliers and employees. It’s a low-cost method of developing sales leads based on personal referrals and introductions. This typically takes place at meetings, events and via social networking sites like LinkedIn and Facebook. Understanding the networking basics will help you to…
