The Sales Director News (November 2009)

News Archive

• Entrepreneurs need to 'think big, start small and move fast'
  30/11/2009
  Entrepreneurs looking to start up a new sales jobs should "think big, start small and move fast," according one of the BBC's Dragons' Den experts.
• Expert: Businesses need to engage with staff or they will leave
  30/11/2009
  Managers need to engage with people in sales jobs to prevent them from going to the nearest competitor, according to an industry expert.
• Expert: Slow recovery but good signs are starting to show
  27/11/2009
  Employment figures have shown that there are some good signs coming from the last three months of sales recruitment.
• Firms are 'working hard' to avoid redundancies
  26/11/2009
  Businesses are having to take a number of measures to help them avoid making redundancies, according to an industry expert.
• Changing technology 'does not faze sales professionals'
  25/11/2009
  People in sales jobs are embracing changing technology and see it as one of the least difficult aspects of sales.
• Recession 'has to led to better working practices' in sales jobs
  24/11/2009
  The recession may be a catalyst for a new era of business, according to the latest Confederation of British Industry report.
• Keeping workforce happy 'drives performance'
  23/11/2009
  Sales job managers can help drive performance by keeping their workforce happy and social, according to an industry expert.
• Redundancies leading to small sales job growth
  20/11/2009
  Fresh waves of redundancies are leading to many taking up the opportunity to set up their own sales jobs, according to an industry body.
• Pay freezes 'helping people keep their sales jobs'
  20/11/2009
  An increasing number of workers are taking action to help their employers through the recession, according to new research.
• Expert: More value should be placed on apprenticeships
  20/11/2009
  Apprenticeships should be valued as highly as university degrees by employers, according to an industry expert.
• Expert: Video content can help attract visitors to a website
  18/11/2009
  Businesses can drive more traffic to their sites by using optimised video content, according to a media consultant.
• Small businesses managers 'are working longer during recession'
  17/11/2009
  Small business owners are working longer hours in the face of the current economic downturn, according to new research.
• Effective praise by managers 'can engage employees in sales jobs'
  16/11/2009
  Giving praise to employees is not only critical to employee performance, it is also an art form which should be learnt by managers, according to an expert.
• Employer use of lie detector tests 'is growing'
  12/11/2009
  More and more employers want to use lie detector tests to see if potential employees have been fibbing during a sales recruitment process.
• Pension-age workers in sales jobs 'will double by 2019'
  11/11/2009
  UK businesses are preparing for a surge in staff looking to delay their retirement over the next ten years.