You know, I fought with my sales manager a lot about providing price up front before doing a demo, a trial. We sell security software at my company. And we would go back and forth and she would say that never give price up front, build value first, otherwise people are going to take the … Continue reading How to Close Deals Faster (give price upfront?)
So quick little tidbit on handling objections in sales.. And I was just working on this this morning to really think through. And I came up with a couple points on some wisdom surrounding objections. So you’re in the right state of mind to understand where the prospect’s coming from and what your job really … Continue reading The Truth About Handling Objections (not obvious to most)
Have you ever found yourself presenting your product or service to your prospect, but you actually had no idea what parts of your presentation they really cared about? I have, and I KNOW that many other salespeople have also experienced this awkward moment. Because of feeling how crappy I felt in this moment, I made … Continue reading Sales Qualifying Explained
Imagine being able to create interest for a product out of thin air, without the prospect, even knowing that they had a need for that product… Well, that right there is the exact skill that you need to develop to be able to sell anything to anybody. But that sounds way too easy, like everybody … Continue reading If You Can Do This, You Can Sell Anything
Are You Just Being Annoying? Have you ever thought about how your follow up message makes the person on the other side of your communication feel? It seems easy to do, and is preached back and forth from here to China… But the reality is that most salespeople NEVER put themselves in their prospect’s shoes … Continue reading How to Follow Up WITHOUT Pushing Your Clients Away
Selling seems incredibly complicated and complex when you start your career in sales. Selling can seem like a mystery even after 5, 10, 15 years of getting inconsistent results. It can even seem impossible to get people to say Yes to you when all you hear is No for weeks on end. And the truth … Continue reading 2 Things About Selling You NEED to Master…
Because I know you don’t want to waste time, here’s the short answer… Processes & Challenges The actually sales techniques that you use in each transaction are identical (solve a problem), but the problems that you solve and how many hoops you jump through are usually different. Let’s compare… Small Business / Single Customer The … Continue reading What’s The Difference Between Inside Sales & Field Sales?
“How you treat one person is how you treat everyone.” You might have heard that saying before. If not, you’ve surely heard the golden rule… “Treat people how you would like to be treated.” These are not just cute little sayings, but this is your reality! And not just because of the mystical laws of … Continue reading You’re In the People Business, So Act Like It
Every sales trainer and their mother has a different way of handling customer objections. It would seem as though all you have to do is use their amazing formula or word track and the customers will just become putty in your hands! And speaking from experience…that can actually work. 🙂 However, what you need to … Continue reading The Truth About Handling Objection The No Sales Trainer Wants to Tell You
You might have heard the phrase “You get what you negotiate.” This is 100% true! If you don’t ask, you don’t get. Nobody is just going to give you extra value because they are nice people…even if they are nice people. But there’s still a major issue with using the old, outdated negotiation tactics that … Continue reading Is Negotiation a Waste of Time in 2022?
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