Coaches Train: Always – In All Ways!

Coaches Train: Always – In All Ways! By Shirleen Von Hoffmann Sales and Business Development Coach for Sales Team Coaches Copyright 2012 I was talking to a Builder client the other day and talking about their training programs that have appeared to be put on the...

Make Your Traffic Matter

Sales training is almost always one of the first items on the chopping block when it comes to paring budgets in a down market. That’s unfortunate because having better-trained salespeople than the competition is one of the best ways to gain the edge, especially in...

On Boarding Secrets for New Sales People

By Shirleen Von Hoffmann Sales & Business Development Coach for Home Builders Edge Copyright 2012   One of the biggest mistakes I see in the field is the boarding of new sales people.  Many times I have arrived to do on board training to find an Agent who is...

Good Shop-Bad Shop: My trip to LA

By Shirleen Von Hoffmann President and Business Development Coach for Home Builders Edge and Vortex Sales Solutions  copyright 2012 Last week I was in Southern California doing some additional Coaching Training for myself.  I want to further my coaching skills because...

How to: Get my Sales Force to Follow Up?

By Shirleen Von Hoffmann President and Business  Sales Coach for Home Builders Edge and Vortex Sales Solutions ©2012 At my session at IBS in Orlando, a Builder stood up and stated, “Can you tell me how to get my Agents to Follow Up?”  Oldest question in history...

Hiring a Top Producing Sales Force

By Shirleen Von Hoffmann President and Real Estate Sales Coach of Home Builders Edge® and Vortex Sales Solutions™ ©2012 Many of the resumes that cross my desk are pieces of paper that list education, experiences, and skills. Many are professional prepared, many are...

Who are the NEW Builder Lenders?

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