6 Ways Entrepreneurs Successfully Handle Sales Slumps

It’s not uncommon for businesses to encounter a drop in sales. These entrepreneurs share challenges they’ve faced and expertly navigated.

Question: Discuss a recent time your business faced a sales slump. What went wrong, and how did you handle it? What is your best piece of advice for readers encountering a similar scenario?

Jules Taggart
Jules Taggart Marketing Strategy

Know the Length of Your Sales Cycle

"After having a baby recently, I took a few months of maternity leave. This essentially put business development efforts on hold, and sales were sluggish for a couple of months. Upon my return, I picked up business development conversations immediately. Knowing the length of my sales cycle, I was able to predict when that effort would turn into new clients, which allowed me to be more patient."

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Christopher Rodgers
Colorado SEO Pros

Lock Down Your Business Development Process

"Our SEO agency grew organically for the first three years, and then we had to figure out business development after losing a large client due to circumstances outside our control. We focused on generating new business from SEO (search engine optimization), pay-per-click advertising, email marketing and social media. We have fully recovered and now have biz dev channels fueling ongoing company growth."

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Ajmal Saleem
Suprex Learning

Find a Niche

"My business is a tutoring company, so business is seasonal. Last year, my competitors created a huge advertising campaign that took business away from me, and I almost closed my business as a result. In response, I decided to move to a different niche that would allow me to avoid the big competitors yet gain a sizeable market share. I would suggest for businesses to find a niche."

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Odin Liam Wright
Synaptik

Revisit Old Ways

"When you achieve a certain level of success and are poised for expansion, a natural reaction is to assume that success automatically begets more success and that you no longer need the 'old ways' that led you to where you are today. If you choose to re-invent, don't forget to revisit the path that got you here. Grow from what you know."

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