Of Interest to Principals

Jewelry Trends & Jewelry News

The jewelry industry encompasses a wide range of products and purposes, from the most expensive upscale precious jewels to fun and casual jewelry for everyday wear. Checking in on jewelry trends requires looking at high end fashion shows, consumer behavior, and what patterns and ideas are intriguing designers now. Colors Blue was a big color […]

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Pharma Trends: The Optimistic Pharmaceutical Industry Heads into 2014

The Optimistic Pharmaceutical Industry Heads into 2014 The economy’s slow improvement has meant a rosier outlook for a number of industries, not least the pharmaceutical industry. A business confidence report by Kable for the first quarter of 2014 shows a rosy outlook for the majority of pharmaceutical executives surveyed. 74% of executives were sanguine about […]

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Giftware Trends in Fashion and Sportswear

The Giftware industry looks to be in store for a good year again. The economy in general is improving, which means more consumer spending and a rosier outlook for the gift industries. In addition to this, a number of projected trends in consumer behavior also favor gift sales reps and companies hiring gift sales representatives. […]

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Key Questions Asked by Independent Sales Reps

As a small business owner or sales manager adding an outside sales force, you will be asked certain key questions by independent sales reps you interview. Be prepared with good answers! Successful sales reps know what answers qualify your business as a good investment of their time and expertise. Go over this list of key […]

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How to Create a Great Relationship with Your Independent Sales Reps

Managing your independent sales reps is as important, however time consuming at the beginning, as managing your inside sales rep. However, given the potential sales increase, sales managers should take care to ensure that outside reps get all the attention they need. There is no simple formula to creating a great working relationship between you […]

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5 Key Tips on How to Hire Sales Reps

Know how to hire sales reps that quickly meet your sales goals and increase your company’s profitability. Follow these 5 tips to hire professionals who are passionate, motivated and share your zeal to succeed. Every business revolves around sales. The ultimate aim of every business is to make maximum sales in order to generate more […]

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Techniques of Sales Forecasting

The purpose of a sales forecasting plan is to allocate company resources with an objective to achieve anticipated sales. An organization can forecast sales either by forecasting market level sales (market forecasting) and determining what share of this will accrue to the company, or by forecasting the organization’s sales directly. Sales forecasting is actually the […]

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Increasing Sales Cycle Time in 2012 and 2013

The cat has been out of the bag for quite awhile – sales cycle time for sales reps is getting longer, irrespective of the industry one is in. The top independent reps that used to close deals in a matter of weeks are now taking a whole quarter of painstaking negotiations just to convert into […]

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Improving the Productivity of Your Outside Sales Force

As your field soldiers, your independent sales reps are the outside sales force of your company – one of the most important links between your company and the market. An ineffective sales team can be detrimental to your organization’s efforts of brand building, improving market penetration, and ultimately profitability. While organizations put in a lot […]

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Manufacturing Sector Growth = Contact Manufacturers Reps Now!

Those who work in the manufacturing industry, like many of us, will be happy to know that the US economy experienced a slight growth in the first quarter of this year. What is the solution for manufacturers and entrepreneurs seeking to contact manufacturers reps? When the economy’s downward spiral depresses conditions in manufacturing sector, we […]

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