Welcome to the 7 Things Wrong With My Sales Team - part of the 7Series, by No Plan B. Here you'll find articles on 7 frequent complaints leaders make against their sales teams, and a fresh look at the root causes. The series is authored by David van Toor, founder, No Plan B.

 
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The Fallacy of the Customer Survey

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on Saturday, February 18, 2012
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The Customer Satisfaction Survey - relied upon as an indicator of a company's ability to satisfy its customers, and as a basis for critical decision making.  Sadly the Customer Satisfaction is usually a waste of time at best, and an insult to your customers at worst.

7 Things Wrong With My Sales Team #3 - Discounting

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on Wednesday, February 01, 2012
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Discounting is bad business. It kills your top and bottom line and destroys morale of the sales team as quotas are missed. You assume your reps discount because they lack the skills to sell at full price.  They discount because they believe it's the only way they can close the deal. The divergence in these beliefs fuels the multibillion-dollar sales training industry.

With 84% of training content forgotten in 90 days, it is a key reason why most of the money invested in training is wasted.

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Are you on the Brink of Extinction?

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on Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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An Off-Road trip to Utah iterates the point that many species are nearing extinction.  But it's not as you may think....

Rim's loss of Market Share provides valuable lesson

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on Friday, September 16, 2011
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Within 3 years, the once mighty Blackberry has lost its premiere place on the hips of gadget wielding executives, and it’s important to understand “why”.