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5 things guaranteed to help you hit your sales goal

By bob hamer - president & Founder of Sports business solutions

I’ve been involved in sports sales for more than 13 years. I sold myself, I have been a sales manager, and now I conduct sports sales training with…
4 high tempo and strategic bits of sales advice for the closer

By anthony matthies - director of partnership and suite sales, kansas city chiefs

I am going to make this BLOG about you and not me. This is exactly how you should approach a client or prospect in every sales scenario, meeting…
6 lessons I wish I learned earlier about selling in sports

By ian tasso - Manager, Premium Sales - NFL On Location, Super Bowl LIV

Shortly after graduating college - ages ago it seems - I packed my life up in a Toyota Camry and drove from Boston to Las Vegas to begin my sports…
5 things I wish I knew about sales before getting a sport sales job

By bob hamer - president & founder of Sports business solutions and creator of theclubhouse

My first job after college, in the Summer of 06’, was selling tickets for the Phoenix Suns (NBA), Phoenix Mercury…
4 things I learned in my first year working in ticket sales

By james tarner - sales associate at sacramento republic fc

My first year of ticket sales was up and down, with a lot of success and even more failure. When I look back at the year, I gave myself a hard look in the mirror…
6 things I've learned about sport sales in six years

By christian larimer - sr. account executive at the arizona diamondbacks

Five years ago, I got the incredible opportunity to join the Arizona Diamondbacks sales staff. From moving from Arkansas to Arizona and starting as an Inside Sales…
6 common mistakes made by premium salespeople

By ian tasso - Manager, Premium Sales - NFL On Location, Super Bowl LIV

As new stadiums pop up all over the country, and older ones get high-end makeovers, club seating is taking over the sports world. As a result, “premium sales”…
7 behaviors of the best salespeople in sports

By bob hamer - President & founder, sports business solutions

I’ve technically worked in sports since 05’ if you count the internships with the Charlotte Bobcats and spring training with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The majority…
Don't sell like a four year old

By justin jordan - manager, inside sales and development team at the oklahoma city thunder

I've been in the sports industry for 13 years. I've been a father for a little over four. It didn't take me long to see the parallels in both jobs - long hours, needy…
7 ways to make cold calling easier

By bob hamer - president, sports business solutions

Cold calling is arguably the toughest part of most sales jobs. Depending on the type of role you have the amount of cold calling you’re asked to do varies, but it’s safe to say if you’re…
Keeping it real... What Inside Sales in sports is really like

By Brian towers - vice president, ticket sales & service - san Jose sharks

There are plenty of great articles written about the early stages of developing a career in an Inside Sales program. I’m putting a different spin on…
How to grow your career in sport sales

By nick szpur - manager, inside sales - san jose sharks

“Nick, how did you get to where you are in your career?” “Nick, in your opinion what does it take to be successful in sport sales?” “Nick, what are you looking for in a potential new…