Larry Lewis will be presenting a program for financial advisors on May 11, 2023 in Boston, MA
By Larry Lewis
Larry Lewis will be presenting a half-day program for financial advisors and retirement planning specialists as a part of the Producer Forum hosted by Combined Benefits United on May 11, 2023 at that … Read More >>
Utilizing a Unified Sales Process – Part 2
By Larry Lewis
Your company probably has a system or a process for running every other aspect of its daily operations. Businesses operate according to processes in order to save time, reduce mistakes and maximize … Read More >>
Utilizing a Unified Sales Process – Part 1
By Larry Lewis
What would you think of a surgeon who told you after your procedure that he didn’t follow a process for the operation; that he just improvised? How would you feel? The first thing I would do is check … Read More >>
Building a Great Sales Culture – Part 2
By Larry Lewis
The first step in building a great sales culture is to evaluate your team. As a sales development expert and trainer, I learned long ago that simply throwing a new sales contest or a new training … Read More >>
Building a Great Sales Culture – Part 1
By Larry Lewis
Every group of people takes on its own unique philosophy, culture, expectations, norms and values. Sales teams are no different. This is the fundamental power of small group dynamics, and what a … Read More >>
“Selling in the New Economy” will be presented at Pittsburgh Technology Council on November 4th
By Larry Lewis
Attend our Executive Briefing for Business Owners and Executives on: "Selling in the New Economy" Wednesday, November 4 | 9:00 am - 11:00 am Let's face it, selling is harder today. With … Read More >>
Sales Compensation
By Larry Lewis
A company's compensation plan is usually the cornerstone of its plan to motivate the salespeople to perform. If the plan is too generous, it fosters a culture of complacency. If the plan is too … Read More >>
Motivating Salespeople
By Larry Lewis
Motivating salespeople is not achieved through some mystical “pump up” system. Instead it involves helping your salespeople see in the present, a projection of the future they want, with the … Read More >>
Onboarding a New Salesperson
By Larry Lewis
It is important to know how much time is required for new salespeople to begin achieving success. Ramp-up time can be calculated by adding the length of your sales cycle (number of days between a … Read More >>
Interviewing Sales Candidates – The Five Best Questions to Ask
By Larry Lewis
1. Tell me about a time when you built a territory from scratch for a company with little or no name recognition... This will tell you a lot about the sales person's resourcefulness, behavioral … Read More >>
Interviewing Sales Candidates – Who Sells Whom in the Job Interview?
By Larry Lewis
In today's economy there is a lot of available talent. Yet it seems to be getting harder and harder to find good salespeople. When screening sales candidates there are a couple of things you can to do … Read More >>
Using Psychometric Testing Prior to Hiring Salespeople
By Larry Lewis
Too often business owners and sales executives find that newly hired salespeople fail to live up to their expectations even when these salespeople endured a rigorous interview process, and in many … Read More >>