Kevin Baumghart discusses how to turn your sales team into a machine. Screen-print shops can learn to better hire, train and sell more using his methodology.
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2. Building a Sales Machine
The Blueprint
Hiring and Team Structure
Sales Process
Target Market and Leads
3. Hiring
Why it’s hard
Always in demand
Great at selling themselves
Products of their environment
We’re desperate
4. Hiring
What to keep in mind
Resumes are marketing
documents
Great salespeople don’t often
leave jobs where they are
performing
It will take a while for them to be
productive
6. Building a Sales Machine
Hiring Best Practices
Follow it, make it consistent, make it objective
Ask for W2’s
Connect with past managers
Hire fast
Invest in it
Create 30 – 60 – 90 day plans
8. Quick Activity
Take out your phones:
Try to apply for a job on your website
What did you find?
9. Building a Sales Machine
Team Structure
Roles
Pods vs. teams
Specialized & accountable
Account Management/
Customer Success
10. Building a Sales Machine
Sales Process
Don’t wait
Document what you are
doing today
Consistency
Deal Strategy
Training/Onboarding
11. Building a Sales Machine
Target Market
Definition and segmentation
Benefits of a narrow focus
Be open to pivot
Lead Generation
Buy lists
Industry associations
Other resources
Data.com
Info USA – Sales Genie
12. Building a Sales Machine
Kevin Baumgart
773.220.6035
kbaumgart@setsales.co