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How to Motivate Sales Reps – Ask Evan


hi Ivan Carmichael and welcome to

hi Ivan Carmichael and welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s

another edition of ask Evan in today’s

another edition of ask Evan in today’s video I’m going to answer a question

video I’m going to answer a question

video I’m going to answer a question from one of my readers friend who asks

from one of my readers friend who asks

from one of my readers friend who asks I’m a sales manager for a fairly large

I’m a sales manager for a fairly large

I’m a sales manager for a fairly large company the company I’m working with has

company the company I’m working with has

company the company I’m working with has taken an OP in sales due to

taken an OP in sales due to

taken an OP in sales due to mismanagement and I’m the one who has to

mismanagement and I’m the one who has to

mismanagement and I’m the one who has to get the horse out of the swamp

get the horse out of the swamp

get the horse out of the swamp I need materials on sales management and

I need materials on sales management and

I need materials on sales management and motivation material for my reps please

motivation material for my reps please

motivation material for my reps please free to assist Thank You Fred

free to assist Thank You Fred

free to assist Thank You Fred so Fred when you did with the sales team

so Fred when you did with the sales team

so Fred when you did with the sales team you want to make sure that you’re

you want to make sure that you’re

you want to make sure that you’re setting them up for success and right

setting them up for success and right

setting them up for success and right from the start what I would encourage

from the start what I would encourage

from the start what I would encourage you to do is first start with a good

you to do is first start with a good

you to do is first start with a good training program so you need to make

training program so you need to make

training program so you need to make sure you know personally what works in

sure you know personally what works in

sure you know personally what works in this business so I’m not sure what

this business so I’m not sure what

this business so I’m not sure what you’re selling but tops is some of your

you’re selling but tops is some of your

you’re selling but tops is some of your best sales right so hopefully you’ve

best sales right so hopefully you’ve

best sales right so hopefully you’ve also gone through the process of selling

also gone through the process of selling

also gone through the process of selling this product or service before and you

this product or service before and you

this product or service before and you need to know what works so you got to

need to know what works so you got to

need to know what works so you got to know what script to use you have to know

know what script to use you have to know

know what script to use you have to know people should be going through

people should be going through

people should be going through connectors or forming partnerships or if

connectors or forming partnerships or if

connectors or forming partnerships or if it’s cold calling or whatever the

it’s cold calling or whatever the

it’s cold calling or whatever the strategies are that works you want to

strategies are that works you want to

strategies are that works you want to make sure you know that and you’re

make sure you know that and you’re

make sure you know that and you’re effectively training that into your team

effectively training that into your team

effectively training that into your team when you have new guys who are coming on

when you have new guys who are coming on

when you have new guys who are coming on and are nervous and they’re not trained

and are nervous and they’re not trained

and are nervous and they’re not trained properly it’s big trainer so you have to

properly it’s big trainer so you have to

properly it’s big trainer so you have to make sure you have the training in place

make sure you have the training in place

make sure you have the training in place to make them effective the second thing

to make them effective the second thing

to make them effective the second thing I’ll try to encourage you to do is feed

I’ll try to encourage you to do is feed

I’ll try to encourage you to do is feed them leads a lot of new sales people

them leads a lot of new sales people

them leads a lot of new sales people when I’m coming into a position are

when I’m coming into a position are

when I’m coming into a position are expected to just start producing sales

expected to just start producing sales

expected to just start producing sales leads and that’s really tough especially

leads and that’s really tough especially

leads and that’s really tough especially if the salesperson hasn’t had much

if the salesperson hasn’t had much

if the salesperson hasn’t had much experience in your industry they may be

experience in your industry they may be

experience in your industry they may be great at sales but it could take them

great at sales but it could take them

great at sales but it could take them time to get started and you don’t want

time to get started and you don’t want

time to get started and you don’t want to have them lose too much confidence so

to have them lose too much confidence so

to have them lose too much confidence so as much as possible try to feed them

as much as possible try to feed them

as much as possible try to feed them sales leads if you if you’re collecting

sales leads if you if you’re collecting

sales leads if you if you’re collecting leads from your website or from any

leads from your website or from any

leads from your website or from any advertising try to pass those on to your

advertising try to pass those on to your

advertising try to pass those on to your sales people so it’s not all cold

sales people so it’s not all cold

sales people so it’s not all cold introductions and they get their feet

introductions and they get their feet

introductions and they get their feet wet is a couple of warm leads for them

wet is a couple of warm leads for them

wet is a couple of warm leads for them to follow up on and it gives it a little

to follow up on and it gives it a little

to follow up on and it gives it a little more confidence to continue in my first

more confidence to continue in my first

more confidence to continue in my first software company

software company

software company we hired a whole bunch of

we hired a whole bunch of

we hired a whole bunch of International distributors to work with

International distributors to work with

International distributors to work with than ever our partners and to get them

than ever our partners and to get them

than ever our partners and to get them started we always fed them the leads

started we always fed them the leads

started we always fed them the leads that we got from those different

that we got from those different

that we got from those different countries so they were expected to go

countries so they were expected to go

countries so they were expected to go out and generate their own leads and

out and generate their own leads and

out and generate their own leads and close sales but we also helped them

close sales but we also helped them

close sales but we also helped them whenever new leads came in because we

whenever new leads came in because we

whenever new leads came in because we wanted to see them achieve success gain

wanted to see them achieve success gain

wanted to see them achieve success gain confidence know that hey we can actually

confidence know that hey we can actually

confidence know that hey we can actually sell this and want to continue promoting

sell this and want to continue promoting

sell this and want to continue promoting our product so it’s most impossible if

our product so it’s most impossible if

our product so it’s most impossible if you can try to feed your salespeople

you can try to feed your salespeople

you can try to feed your salespeople some leads the third thing I want to

some leads the third thing I want to

some leads the third thing I want to recommend is I don’t know what your

recommend is I don’t know what your

recommend is I don’t know what your compensation model looks like

compensation model looks like

compensation model looks like but obviously you want out a couple

but obviously you want out a couple

but obviously you want out a couple early skewed towards making sales and

early skewed towards making sales and

early skewed towards making sales and earning the Commission on it there’s a

earning the Commission on it there’s a

earning the Commission on it there’s a margin to motivate and there’s an

margin to motivate and there’s an

margin to motivate and there’s an incentive to go and want to sell but at

incentive to go and want to sell but at

incentive to go and want to sell but at the beginning that can be really

the beginning that can be really

the beginning that can be really discouraging if they’re not making any

discouraging if they’re not making any

discouraging if they’re not making any money so you think the salesperson you

money so you think the salesperson you

money so you think the salesperson you know has good potential I would

know has good potential I would

know has good potential I would definitely encourage you to house and

definitely encourage you to house and

definitely encourage you to house and kind of draw at the beginning to make

kind of draw at the beginning to make

kind of draw at the beginning to make sure they’re still making an income it’s

sure they’re still making an income it’s

sure they’re still making an income it’s not a super comfortable income but

not a super comfortable income but

not a super comfortable income but they’re making money they’re able to get

they’re making money they’re able to get

they’re making money they’re able to get by and sport themselves while they’re

by and sport themselves while they’re

by and sport themselves while they’re learning how to sell your product or

learning how to sell your product or

learning how to sell your product or service because you should people can’t

service because you should people can’t

service because you should people can’t step in and right away start selling

step in and right away start selling

step in and right away start selling there was a ramp up period and if

there was a ramp up period and if

there was a ramp up period and if they’re not making any money then

they’re not making any money then

they’re not making any money then they’re gonna start looking for other

they’re gonna start looking for other

they’re gonna start looking for other opportunities that they don’t start

opportunities that they don’t start

opportunities that they don’t start seeing immediate results so I hope that

seeing immediate results so I hope that

seeing immediate results so I hope that helps friend if you guys liked the video

helps friend if you guys liked the video

helps friend if you guys liked the video please give it a thumbs up I’d also love

please give it a thumbs up I’d also love

please give it a thumbs up I’d also love to hear your thoughts and feedback if

to hear your thoughts and feedback if

to hear your thoughts and feedback if you want to leave a comment below the

you want to leave a comment below the

you want to leave a comment below the video and stay tuned for the next

video and stay tuned for the next

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