CEO at Peak Sales Recruiting
Before Peak, Eliot spent more than 20 years building and leading companies, where he took the lead in recruiting and managing high performance sales teams. He co-founded Ventrada Systems (mobile applications) and GlobalX (e-commerce software). He was also Vice President of Sales for PointShot Wireless. Eliot received his B. Comm. from Carleton University and has been honored as a Top 40 Under 40 Award winner. He co-authored Sales Recruiting 2.0, How to Find Top Performing Sales People, Fast and provides regular insights on sales team management and hiring on the Peak Sales Recruiting Blog.
by Eliot Burdett | Published on - March 9, 2010
I ran across this great post What Really Motivates Sales People. The author, Jim Keenan, a sales exec who also writes the A Sales Guy blog, shares thoughts about the significance of money in motivating sales reps. He also shares comments from members of his LinkedIn group. The bottom line from his perspective is that
by Eliot Burdett | Published on - March 8, 2010
I’m not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat. Michael Jordan relpost-thumb-wrapper Related posts What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Sales Manager: 29 Expert Tips B2B Sales Team Structure: A Simple Strategy for Creating a Winning Team B2B Sales: 7 Ways It’s
by Eliot Burdett | Published on - March 7, 2010
We recently answered the following question on Linkedin: Are there any psychometric tests out there to assess Sales Skills/Preferences before making a hiring decision? I have heard of two tests: SPQ Gold and SalesKey. But I haven’t used any of them so far and not sure how good they are. If anyone has used these
by Eliot Burdett | Published on - March 6, 2010
We recently responded to the following question on LinkedIn: Sure seems like nobody wants to work for commission only anymore.. selling software … Anybody know why? Its a job. Great question and I agree with the other posters here – this is a rough economy and people know that in many companies, the sales aren’t
by Eliot Burdett | Published on - February 24, 2010
With just under 6 weeks until quarter end, you are focused on making sure all of your reps are pushing deals through their pipelines. Perhaps some deals are moving slowly or stalled. Here are four things your reps can do to get stalled deals moving again: 1. Reiterate upfront contracts – when the prospect was
