Motivation is critical to optimizing your sales team for peak performance. This can sometimes be a challenge, so I collected a few resources you can refer to that are chock-full of advice on how to keep your team motivated.
1) The Sales Hunter
Mark Hunter is an author and speaker who travels more than 200 days a year globally to share his thoughts on how to target prospects and maximize profit. He shares his secrets on his blog at The Sales Hunter.
2) Mind Tools
Mind Tools is a place you can send team members to continue to develop the necessary skills needed to succeed in a sales career. In their blog they cover everything from team management and problem-solving to stress management and creativity techniques.
3) Just Sell
At Just Sell it’s all about the sales. They provide tools, tips, advice, and quotes. They also highlight fun videos and wallpapers meant to motivate, educate, and entertain, and they provide other resources that will help you get the most out of your sales team.
4) Fearless Selling
Kelley Robertson, president of the Robertson Training Group, has worked in a variety of industries with a number of well-known clients like Home Hardware, LG Electronics, Preferred Nutrition, and Samsung. He has two sales training books and gives away plenty of free tips over at his blog, Fearless Selling.
5) Addicted2Success
Addicted2Success was founded back in 2011 and their mission is simple—empower and inspire people by spreading knowledge of self-development and life-changing stories to the world. While the content isn’t as sales-focused as the other resources on this list, it is inspiring and motivating and can help push your team to success.
Motivating a sales team is easier said than done. Arm yourself with resources like these and you might be surprised at how well your team responds to your efforts.
What are some other resources you use to keep your sales team motivated?