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How March Madness Is One Of The Best Sales Contests You Will Ever Run

Austin Rolling March 4, 2020

(Updated: Originally posted March 14, 2018) “As leaders of salespeople, we are constantly looking for creative ways to improve KPIs. I’ll quickly cover one of the best sales contests that you will ever run for your team.” Before getting into the contest itself, I would like to take a brief moment to discuss why contests […]

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The Athletic Mindset of Accepting the Abstract and Taking Ownership in Sales

Matt Mounier April 24, 2019

I keep finding that through sports, athletes have developed strange relationships with psychological interactions that lean more towards the abstract than the common person.  My mom always used to tell me that one day you would fall in love with your counter person, not because of what makes them beautiful, but what makes them different. […]

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A Sales “Bye-Week”: The Value of Taking Time Off Work

Dan Morse November 20, 2018

At the time I am writing this, the NFL team I follow, the New England Patriots, are on their bye week.  As a die-hard fan, the bye week can serve as a major bummer.  We wait all week to watch our squad take the field on Sunday, and then once a year, the NFL deprives […]

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How to Practice Sales Skills: We Talking About Practice?

Dan Morse September 7, 2018

“We talking about practice, man?” Who doesn’t love Allen Iverson? Unfortunately, in both sports and in business, practice is most certainly nothing to downplay. An old cliché in sports is, “you play how you practice”. In other words, give a crap effort in practice, more often than not, that same effort will be reflected on […]

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Coaching Sales Reps Like Legendary Sports Coaches

Guest Authors Jason Jordan and Leff Bonney August 29, 2018

As you know, there are many parallels between sales and sports. In both sales and sports, everyone is the member of a team, each member has a different role, and the entire team’s success depends on individuals giving their best. And, as with sports teams, great sales teams need great coaches to bring out the […]

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The Truth Behind Choking In Sales and How to Overcome it

Dan Morse August 6, 2018

You hate to see it.  A golfer who blows a 5-stroke lead going into the back 9 on Sunday. Or a team going back home up 3-1, only to watch the wrong color confetti fall after losing a game 7 the next week.  Or a kicker going wide right on a chip shot field goal […]

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How Successful Selling Techniques Landed the 2026 World Cup Bid

Cassandra Gonzalez July 24, 2018

Once every four years, we have the pleasure of watching numerous nations compete for the highest title in the soccer world. Did you know that the World Cup is the most viewed sporting event around the entire globe? In turn, it also makes it the most profitable, usually for the host country. Being able to […]

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5 Best Tools for Salespeople

Dan Morse July 16, 2018

In baseball, we describe a good all-around player as being a “five-tool player”.  I am sure you have heard it before.  Some guys are power hitters, some are base stealers, and some have a rocket for an arm, but the best of the best are truly well rounded and can help their team win in […]

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