Ask the Expert

Published Saturday, November 01, 2008 12:02 AM

How Do You Build a Winning Sales Team?
Quick tips from Quill Sales Managers Karen Stricker, Keith Barker and Jeff Cirilis 

1. Recruit outstanding people. Blending a wide range of personalities gets the best results.

 

2. Create an awesome training program. This is the best way to ensure your team will represent your company in a professional manner.

 

3. Create a vision of what you want your sales associates to accomplish, and monitor those successes.

 

4. Motivate! Keep sales associates aware of where they are in regards to accomplishing the goals that they set.

 

5. Build customer relationships. It typically takes 6-10 contacts to generate sales–be persistent.

 

Have some good advice for building a winning sales team? If so, let us know!

by tinadh
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