Practical Wisdom from Kahle Way Sales Systems

The recent proliferation of AI (Artificial Intelligence) has surfaced a lingering issue: If we can create software to increase the capabilities of a computer, can we not create software to increase the capabilities of the greatest computer we know of – our minds? Let's drill deeply into this.

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With a little bit of preparation and a thoughtful approach, sales meetings can be powerful meaningful events. Here's how to make that happen.

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To grow your business, you must develop the discipline to adhere to certain regular practices. The first of these is investing your time into your business in a methodical, intentional way. Let's examine this together.

Are there best practices for salespeople? Or, does every salesperson develop his/her 'own style of selling?" How you answer that question can impact a sales force and a salesperson' career. Join with me as I dig into this key question.

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Are there best practices for salespeople? Or, does every salesperson develop his/her 'own style of selling?" How you answer that question can impact a sales force and a salesperson' career. Join with me as I dig into this key question.

The Kahle Way Wholesaler/Distributor Selling System

The Kahle Way B2B Selling System

: "So, what do you think you can do for us?" The CEO had finally gotten to that question after a couple of hours of introduction to his company and their specific marketing problem.

They had a successful company, selling acoustic panels through architects for buildings that had a sound problem. A year or so ago, they had developed a new product – a computer-operated sign board that allowed building managers to list events and meetings, and to easily change those as needed. The product had taken a year to develop and the company had poured all its excess financial resources into it – a couple of hundred thousand dollars. Now, they were having difficulty selling the product, and had no money to invest in a sales and marketing system.

I answered his question. "Nothing. I can't make something out of nothing. If you have no money to invest in the system to sell this new product, I can't do anything for you."

Unfortunately, their situation is not unique.

I'm often asked to help a company refine their sales force compensation plans. As a consulting company, that's work that we regularly do. I believe in having a well-designed, effectively managed compensation plan as a fundamental part of any productive sales system.

But it's a mistake to think that the compensation plan is the entire solution. It's only a part.

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If you want to improve the productivity of your organization, and particularly your sales team, focus first on the structure. When you change the structure, you change the behavior of the people who operate within that structure. Let me explain.

If you want to improve your sales results, first focus on the quantity and quality of sales calls. While this may sound blatantly obvious, it's often neglected, and more rarely ever the focus of an organization's efforts. Yet, it's the keystone event in the sales process.

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In our surveys, CEOs indicate "on the job" training as the predominant method of developing salespeople. If everyone is doing it, it must be OK, right?

Maybe not. Let's look a little closer.

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