by Ben Klopfer If you’re a small business owner, you may feel like you’re constantly juggling multiple roles. I’ve been there–and I know I certainly did! We all have strengths in our own areas. Mine happens to be in sales. The majority of...
Managing a sales force under fifteen is a challenging task. It’s challenging because small sales forces have a diseconomy of scale. Sales management should achieve three primary goals: Use superior skills to improve the sales process and maximize team sales...
Part-time sales management trends Our belief is yes. There are several factors driving the part-time and outsourced sales management trend. Shortage of sales management talent. Smaller enterprises always have and always will have a handicap competing for the best...
I love a good bargain as much as the next person, but I learned a valuable lesson about phantom costs. That is, those costs that don’t show up on your income statement but drain profits. Everyone has heard the saying “good things are cheap, and she things are good,” however, we tend to forget it... Read more →
A few years back, I was hired by a manufacturing company who was doing 7-8 million dollars in sales per years. They had been in business about 20 years and had experienced a few growth spurts, but were now in a stagnant position the past few years They were struggling to hit the next level. ... Read more →