The Sayers Sales Surgery Opens for Business!

Over at Acquire Coaching we've recently started offering sales workshops and 'sales surgeries' in response to demand from our customers. They aren't just for the sales team, but also for sales managers, many of whom have little to no training in people management. Did you know that when it comes to hiring sales managers, more often than not the top performing sales person is promoted? As great sales person does not a good manager make. Not automatically anyway. We'll address this thorny issue in the next post.

So, I thought it would be great to offer additional value to my blog visitors by giving away some complementary sales surgery slots. All you need to do is send me a brief overview of your issue and we'll work it through together to help you to break through the barriers holding back your sales. Online business or more traditional, doesn't matter. In fact, if it's generic business assistance you need, fire away, I'm happy to look at it.

Sounds simple enough right? Good, because it is. Sales advice, no charge. Go figure! All I'd ask, is if you find my advice helpful, that you drop me a line to say so. It never hurts to have a list of happy customers!

Below is an outline of what we're doing for some of our customers at Acquire; 

Sales Surgery – Selling with Precision

Following demand from existing customers Acquire is now running sales surgeries at customer venues around the UK!

What’s a sales surgery? 

We’re running 1:1 sessions with sales people in the same way that you’d expect of a doctor’s appointment. Whether you book an pre-determined session or turn up on-spec, you will get 15 minutes one to one time with a seasoned and professional sales coach.

It’s that simple. Come along and bring your sales problem with you and we’ll work through it together. If we can’t get to the heart of the problem in the allotted time, we’ll continue over email until we resolve it. Together. 

What’s in it for me?

The benefits are clear;

• 1:1 time with a proven sales expert
• Fresh eyes on the problem
• Objective and honest feedback
• Non-judgemental environment
• Complete confidentiality
• What’s discussed in the room, stays in the room!
• Break through barriers holding back your sales!

This is what we're doing in a face to face environment and you are welcome to get in touch with your current issues and let's see what we can do together online.

Stay tuned for the next post where we'll talk about sales manager workshops.

Thanks as ever for stopping by.

PS - Part 2 is now published here.

Break, Fix, Improve

For those of you who don't know, I like to run. I'm not saying I'm any good, I just enjoy it. Outside or on the treadmill, running enables me to clear my mind and to stay fit at the same time, as well as catching up with my iTunes library. Just recently I've had a niggle in my left knee. Nothing too bad to start with, but I ignored it and it got progressively worse. A few days ago I was running on my treadmill (thinking this would be easier on a sore knee!) and I had to stop. It suddenly really hurt and I slowed to a walking pace. After a few minutes the pain had cleared and I upped the pace once more. For a about 5 seconds, and BAM! My knee just gave out. Finally, I took this as a sign to get off, apply ice and to check out symptoms, diagnoses and suggested treatments.

So here I am needing to train for a 20K off-road event next month and unable to run. I need to rehab my knee first before entertaining serious training. I ignored the warning signs and I'm now paying the price.

The good news is that I've established that I neglected some things in my training which, along with just plain doing too much too soon, contributed to the injury. So along with fixing this particular problem, I now know how to improve my fitness regime.

I will come back stronger.

Business parallels? You bet! One for next time.....