Sales Enablement Magazine: Spring 2018

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SEEN & HEARD

INSPIRE (& RETAIN) YOUR MILLENNIAL SALES FORCE Is your organization ready for the next generation of sales leaders? Here are 4 key areas to focus on:

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Make things fun! are Salespeople of any generation e games competitive by nature. Initiat lennial and contests that enable mil while also reps to achieve work goals ition. ogn earning meaningful rec

Provide others with their own path to sales Create a program that pairs millennials from other departments (like customer support) with experienced sales reps so they can listen to calls, learn how to negotiate,

prepare for meetings, etc.

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ut those n ew io n is that there are no bad ha bits to bre – and mil ak lennials a re eager to learn! Ta ke a d va n tage of th is by providing them wit h consiste ongoing c nt, oaching a nd feedba ck. to the sale

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