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How to Make Sales Your Top Priority

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And one thing you didn’t have in mind when you started your business was becoming a salesperson and a sales leader. The first mistake that entrepreneurs make is not recognizing that growing a business is all about sales. Adding customers and selling more to existing customers are the only ways to grow your business.

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Why being a best place to work is good for business

Insperity

They are carefully constructed and iterated upon. Top-notch customer service. When employees are happy, it makes sense that your customer service is stronger. It’s easier for an employee to provide good customer service when they’re flourishing in the right environment. A strong sales tool.

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Team vs. individual performance: Should you measure both?

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That company’s customer satisfaction rating is dependent upon the efficiency and professionalism of an entire team or group of teams. The customer service representative (CSR) on the phone (or online chat) must sell the right package – or, hopefully, upsell the new customer on a more premium service.

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How Assessments 24×7 Helps Stop Office Conflict and Increases Success with DISC

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If you’re an SC [a combination of both “S” and “C” traits] and you’re being told to start making phone calls or you had to work the customer service desk at baggage claim, you would not be able to handle that because you would be so personally destroyed by the potential conflict.”

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Workplace drama: What’s it costing your company?

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This may mean missed sales, lost clients, poor customer service and less time planning and implementing core business strategies. Criticism isn’t helpful unless it’s constructive. It may even lead them to quit. When workers devote time to workplace drama issues, they aren’t focused on productive business activities.

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Business owner beware: FLSA compliance and personal liability

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Outside sales can also be an exempt position. Nonexempt employees , such as inside salespeople and customer service representatives in call centers, are not typically exempt from FLSA requirements. Employees working in an executive, administrative, or professional capacity may be exempt. Staying compliant.

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The definitive guide to giving actually helpful feedback

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If you want to grow, receiving constructive feedback can help. ” For example, if you manage a sales team and notice that someone isn’t providing adequate customer service, you may give feedback that says, “You didn’t ask them enough questions, or “Don’t rush them so quickly into the demo.