Sales Managers – Do You Interview Candidates Like You’re On The Apprentice? During some of the SerialTrainer7 Sales Management Training I have been talking to a lot of sales managers about effective recruitment and recently one subject that has come up has been around interview questions. They have shared experiences of interviewing and some have… Read More
What are the 7 most effective questions to ask clients? As a salesperson I love to be out pitching to clients, and going the through sales process, it is such a genuine thrill to watch effective sales techniques fall into place and work their magic. In a recent pitch, I was suddenly aware at the… Read More
Do Awards Matter? Hell Yeah! It is a very exciting time here at SerialTrainer7 towers. For the fourth time, the business has made it through to the finals of the uberglam and highly prestigious Bath Life Awards. The Bath Life Awards are run by MediaClash publishers of the Bath Life and Bristol Life Magazines and… Read More
How do I put together a simple sales proposal? Sales proposals are an essential part of the sales toolkit that can really reinforce the sales offering and close the sale. I see lots of sales proposals that actually are not sales proposals at all; they are actually either a quote for services or a deck… Read More
The first few days back from Christmas can be a bit of a challenge, the office is buzzing with “How was your Christmas?” or “Happy New Year” and people happily swapping stories of their festive celebrations. All quite lovely. As lovely as this is, these conversations can also be prevalent when calling clients or meeting… Read More
Welcome to the very best of the 2018 Sales blogs from SerialTrainer7.com. Here are the links to collection of blogs that will any sales person become sharper and more effective moving into 2019. It doesn’t matter what level of sales person you are or how much expereince you have, we all need a bit of… Read More
Time Management & Pomodoro – Feel Like You’re Running a Marathon? I will start by referring to the Pomodoro; it is a type of tomato AND a technique to help with time management, and more on that in a few paragraphs time. Here in Bath the city is buzzing as the annual marathon event known… Read More
Assertiveness – Men Need Confidence Too! There is so much in the media about women wanting more confidence and being empowered. I love all of this, however as a trainer, I still meet and coach a large number of men who suffer from a lack of confidence. Men need to feel empowered and confident too,… Read More
Personal Confidence Mini Series Part 4. Being Authentic “Don’t hide yourself in regret, just love yourself and you’re set, I’m on the right track baby I was born this way.” Lady Gaga Welcome to the fourth and final blog in this mini series to help people build more personal confidence, either for themselves, or in… Read More
Sales Closing. Will you do anything for a sale? “I’ll do anything For you dear For you dear, anything For you mean For you mean everything to me” Oliver Twist Sales people need to recognise buying signals and in turn close the sale by asking for the business. This is not something that anyone… Read More
