Are you sick and tired of the prima donna sales rep who cherry picks the best leads and leaves the hard work for someone else? Well, Marketo President and CEO Phil Fernandez suggests putting this supposedly bad behavior at the center of your revenue performance management process.
This bold idea is one of many in Fernandez’ new book, Revenue Disruption: Game-Changing Sales And Marketing Strategies To Accelerate Growth. In this excerpt, Fernandez explains how a simple shift can help marketing and sales teams work together to create a more efficient, cost-effective process that better reflects the new realities facing the modern sales team. Continue reading »
By Erica Christoffer
QUICK SKIM
If cold calling, door knocking, and spending oodles of money on marketing don’t sound like your cup of tea, don’t sweat it, you can still flourish in the real estate business. Author Jennifer Allan will show you how in her book Sell with Soul (BlueGreen Books, 2008). No longer do you have to tarnish your principles to prospect. Challenging the industry’s status quo, Allan offers fun and easy tips on how to generate business and referrals with respect. Allan uses examples from her own career, while outlining the value of a hard and thorough work ethic to achieve success. BUY THE BOOK
FROM THE BOOK: 5 WAYS TO GENERATE MORE BUSINESS LEADS
1. Take your friends to lunch. Keep in touch with people in your social network by taking one person to lunch each week. Don’t make it an infomercial about your business. Instead use the time as an opportunity to catch up. After all, relationships are key. Next time someone at your friend’s office says they’re looking for a REALTOR®, you’ll be the first to pop into mind.
2. Know your market. Look at houses, preview as much as you can, and put together practice market analysis reports. Be the expert your clients expect you to be, plus some. Knowledge and professionalism are impressive traits. Plus, your clients will trust you more when you know what you’re talking about. Allan’s mantra: “Competence gives you confidence.” Continue reading »
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