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
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
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
Do you know why somebody would buy your product? Do you also know why somebody would NOT buy your product? Do you know why you’re hearing objections like “I’ll have to think about it.”? These aren’t trick questions. The answer to all of these questions would be NO! Unless you ask, that is… Why Ask … Continue reading Ask Why? to Find the Why
This is not the most comprehensive persuasion course out there, but that’s exactly why this is so helpful! These are not WORD TRACKS, they are THOUGHT TRACKS. If you want to deliver amazing content, refer back to these principles every time you write a blog, social media posts, speech or deliver a sales presentation. This … Continue reading Because I Like You…Here’s Your Persuasion Cheatsheet!
Who’s your favorite person? It’s you. Who’s needs do you care about fulfilling? Your needs. When you buy something, are you buying that product because you’re just so darn impressed by a certain company… …or because their problem solves your problem? The Problem Every salesperson is guilty of talking too much about THEIR product and … Continue reading Are you making this classic sales mistake?
Have you ever had a prospect tell you that they were “VERY interested” in your product, only to completely cut off communication for the next 3 months? If you’re in sales, then I already know the answer is YES. Lucky for us, Chris Voss has given us all a very simple and effective strategy to … Continue reading Prospect Stopped Responding? Do THIS…
Have you ever taken a buyer through the entire sales cycle, spent days, weeks or months with them, only to have them “put the project on hold” without giving you a reason? I think every salesperson on the planet has been through this… But WHY does this happen? …Because one, or ALL, of these ingredients … Continue reading You Can’t Close A Deal Without These 3 Things
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