Is Your Lead Management System a Lead Destruction System?
Are you inadvertently losing inbound leads because of your internal systems and organizational structure? Is your attempt to control lead management to your various channel members so rigid and formalized that leads are not being managed in a timely and efficient manner?
The Role of Micro-Hospitals in the Healthcare Landscape
There is a new type of medical facility that has begun to proliferate the healthcare landscape in the U.S. and they are called Micro-Hospitals. For some sales professionals, this will be a new call point and opportunity to provide sales and service. Think of these facilities as a bridge between free-standing Emergency Departments that do […]
Why Sales Data Matters to Your Success!
W Edwards Deming made two profound statements “Without data you’re just another person with an opinion” and “In God we trust, all others must bring data.” If you believe this mantra, why is it that BODs, CEOs and Sales Leaders ignore the sales industry data or delay using the data that is readily available to […]
Never Negotiate B2B Contracts “On Your Feet!”
In our everyday life, we negotiate “on the run” frequently. Your spouse says, “I won’t be able to pick up the kids from school today. I was hoping you could.” And you say, “That’s fine…but can you pick up the dry cleaning?” Relationships require frequent re-negotiations of schedules, plans and duties to adapt to changing […]
During A Joint Sales Call, Are You A Potted Plant?
Before we started a recent training program on Sales Call Planning and Execution we asked the participants to tell us what they would like to achieve from the training. There was one question that arose from several of the participants. It was as follows: “How do you avoid having people from your organization go on […]
Negotiating the Complex Sale: What Hospital Procurement Knows About You!
If you sell to hospitals, it is imperative that you understand there is a new normal in hospital strategic procurement. We will use this as a generic term to also include hospital supply chain management, materials management and purchasing. Each of these terms are often bantered about and while they are not synonyms for each […]
How Marketing Can Help Sales Win With Cost Crusaders!
You know who we are talking about. The Cost Crusaders are Strategic Procurement, Purchasing, Materials Management or Supply Chain depending upon the organization. While many of these professionals also focus on value there is a significant portion that are blinded simply by their desire for the lowest cost and they are relentless in this pursuit. […]
13 Questions You Should Be Able to Answer in Every Opportunity Review! Part 1
Within MedTech sales every sales professional manages a myriad of sales opportunities. Each of these is at different stages of the buying process within their “sales funnel.” It is good practice to review the most important opportunities with your manager. Best in class sales organizations do these reviews with a finite schedule, when key changes […]
Selling Time is Sacred! Do a Time Management Check!
For many MedTech sellers January 1st began a new fiscal year and a new sales quota. For others their fiscal year starts April 1, July 1 of October 1. Regardless of when your fiscal year starts it’s always wise to take a few moments and reflect on three (3) important things: 1. How many selling […]
Is it Still a Hospital? The New Name Game!
It used to be easy. Hospitals were where we went for emergency care, certain types of surgeries, for labor and delivery or for in-patient treatment of acute or chronic disease. Most people thought of it as the destination if you were very sick or hurt. Hospitals were also easy to find because they had the […]
