When sales performance declines, the instinct is often to blame the sales team. But a performance drop rarely has a single cause. The Kodiak Five-Area...
Why Great Sales Teams Still Lose to the Status Quo (and How to Change the Conversation)
A Kodiak Group client sold into surgery centers. Their product was strong, their discovery conversations were thorough, and their sales team consisten...
Kodiak Is Not Another Consulting Deck. We Work With the Team Until the Operating System Is Real
A board-ready strategy isn’t the same as a field-ready sales organization. We saw this recently with a B2B company whose board engaged a major s...
How to Improve Sales Performance in a PE-Backed Company: What Actually Works
Private equity moves fast. After a transaction closes, growth expectations rise quickly. New products need to get to market. Acquisitions need to be i...
The Complete Guide to Building a Coaching Culture That Sticks
Sales Coaching for B2B Teams: The Complete Guide to Building a Coaching Culture That Sticks Most sales coaching initiatives lose momentum within 90 ...
Equipping Your Team with Revenue Growth Plays: What Actually Works in Today’s B2B Market
Equipping Your Team with Revenue Growth Plays: What Actually Works in Today’s B2B Market Today’s market is demanding. The sales landscape ...
Dos and Don’ts of LinkedIn for Sales People
Why Networking: It’s essential when succeeding in sales, but it certainly isn’t easy. Perhaps you’ve mastered networking at events and over the ...
The Art and Science of Territory Planning
The sales world is full of buzzwords. Among them are “reactive selling” and “proactive selling.” In helping companies revamp their sales proce...
Endurance: A Key Attribute for Successful Salespeople
ENDURANCE: A KEY ATTRIBUTE FOR SUCCESSFUL SALESPEOPLE The Great Ethiopian Run, run in Addis Ababa, is a 10k road race that has taken place at the en...
Summer ‘sales’ must-read
Looking for a New Sales Simplified book review? Mike Weinberg’s New Sales Simplified is one of our top recommendations for sales professionals l...