Sales
The thing that prevents us from achieving all of our goals is that we often focus on the wrong things. For example, take the following quote when it comes to relationships. “Immature people always want to win an argument, even at the cost of a relationship. Mature people understand that it’s always better to lose an argument…
The best salespeople are individuals that have been rejected repeatedly in their lives and did not let that stop them. Why? Because persistence sells! To be successful in selling, you MUST have persistence. Studies have shown that it may take up to seven touches or interactions for the prospect to trust you and buy from…
To provide you with most useful sales information possible, each week we will feature the top sales articles from the previous week. Article #1 Did you know that one of the best ways to close the deal is to be as prepared as possible? From the time you get up in the morning until the…
What do Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Richard Branson and every other successful person have in common with you? They all have the same twenty-four hours each day that you do. Do you make sure that each and every minute counts and is dedicated towards achieving the results you want to achieve? Or do allow other…
Have you been rejected by someone when you asked them to do something, buy your product or accept your idea? If you are human, then you have been rejected more times than you probably care to remember. How do you turn that rejection into a yes? …
To provide you with most useful sales information possible, each week we will feature the top sales articles from the previous week. ARTICLE #1: Do you realize that one of the best ways to sell me is to not sell? People do not want to be sold! When we say people hate to be sold,…
What’s the best way to use LinkedIn to drive sales? How are other sellers using it? If you’d like to find out the answers, take this Sale & LinkedIn survey being sponsored by Jill Konrath, a highly respected colleague of mine. It’ll only take 2 minutes of your time. Take the survey –> https://bit.ly/Sales-LI-Survey-cm What…
Imagine having the guts to go on a limb and buy the old Yankee Stadium so you can have the privilege of taking it down piece by piece and selling it piece by piece. You think you would make money doing this? This is what Brandon Steiner, founder and CEO of Steiner Sports Marketing did.…
Did you hear that Rolls-Royce announced this week that it is building five brand new buildings on its main manufacturing site in England? So, I ask you, what was the driver for making this huge, expensive decision? Many of you would say it is to build new cars. That is far from the truth. The reason…
Read MoreAs we’ve all seen for the last year or two, there’s been a lot of shoplifting. A pack of thieves breaking into stores, stealing massive amounts of merchandise, and leaving before the cops come. If they’re caught, they’re back on the streets in a couple of minutes. Shoplifting has gotten to such a high degree…
Read MoreWhen I think of sales success, I think of a Banyan tree. Look at this tree. It is so magnificent. But look at the integrated network of roots. It’s amazing how it grows. Now, here’s what’s special about a Banyan tree. It’s not like normal trees that have one trunk coming down, and it’s not…
Read MoreI want you to meet Alex. Alex is a van driver who picked me and a few of my colleagues up from the hotel in Albuquerque this weekend to take us to the airport. It was a seven-minute ride. During the ride, Alex asked us if we had traveled to many different cities and ordered…
Read MoreIf you truly want to keep your competitors out of your accounts, you must become part of the inner woven fabric of your client’s organization. Consider that loose piece of thread sticking out of the bottom of your sweater, and you start pulling it. All of a sudden, you inadvertently pull apart the entire sweater.…
Read MoreA few years ago, I was meeting with Steve Forbes in the Forbes building in his private library. The meeting was to discuss the presentation he was about to give to the National Speakers Association that I was president of. Rather, it was to get him to agree to give that presentation. What struck me in…
Read MoreAs you create your sales plan for 2024, what’s the one issue you must pay special attention to? That one issue is your ideal customer profile, because that’s going to determine whether or not you gain velocity in your sales efforts. Picture business 2012: I was just voted as the Vice President of the National…
Read MoreIn the early ‘90s, I trademarked the phrase “The Question Man™.” I believed then, as I believe now, that the answers to your success lie in the questions that you ask. At that time, I had a great client, Hertz Equipment Rental, that rented backhoes. It was a division of Hertz Rental Car Corporation. The VP of Sales was…
Read MoreWhen times are tough, and the flow of customers into your business is slowing down to a drip, what’s more important: marketing or sales? I had that conversation yesterday with the CEO I was coaching. He sells very high-end custom furniture. Because of the economy, he was complaining that the flow of traffic into his…
Read MoreDoes anything in life come easy for us? Yes and No. When we engage in activities aligned with our strengths and skills, they often come easily to us. On the other hand, tasks that we dislike or lack proficiency in can be challenging. However, that is not what I’m talking about here. Recently, I had…
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