Do this: List your 3 favorite clients or customers. Now list the number of referrals that you have gotten from these 3 in the last 12 months. Surprised at such a low number? It’s not uncommon at all. Why do salespeople fail to get more referrals from their clients & customers? 3 words: They Don’t …
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As a sales coach you can imagine the number of times I have heard a VP of Sales say to me “We need help closing more business.” Or a Director of Sales ask, “Can you help us with our closing?” It’s common. After spending a few minutes with these people it’s clear that they don’t …
“Don’t Want to Upset a Prospect? Join the Peace Corps.” Our job in sales is to find problems. Our products & service solve them. We need to find them. Last time I checked finding problems requires us to ask questions. Most salespeople ask the basic questions – the questions that need to be asked (technically). …
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It’s the Holidays. . . Companies Don’t Want to See Me Let Alone Buy from Me It’s that time of year again. People have been asking for it so here goes… It’s December of 2013 & even though it hurts me to ask… I have to: Do you know salespeople & companies that start to …
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On This First Day of School the Sales Coach Asks: Why in the World Would You Educate Your Prospect to Buy From Your Competitor? You do it! It’s true and you know it! Be honest – it happens all the time. When was the last time you gave your prospect (or current client) all the information …
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Have you ever felt like your ego was crumbling away as you followed up – relentlessly – on a deal that you thought would close weeks ago? You’re not alone. It sounds like this: “Just following up on the information we provided…” or “Call me at your convenience…” or “I wondered if you had time …
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The #1 Sales Myth of All Time It’s December of 2012 & even though it hurts me to ask… I have to: Do you know companies that start to wind things down right about now? It’s the holidays & since not much happens during the holidays they might as well run on cruise control until …
The rules have changed for Salespeople! Prospects are more educated than they have ever been before. Companies are under more pressure to cut costs than they ever were before. Companies have more over- seas options than they ever had before. Competition is tougher than it has ever been before. What’s it all mean? It means …
How many times have you left a sales appointment… walked to your car in the parking lot… & thought to yourself, “What the hell just happened in there?” What are the chances that your prospect is also thinking, “What just happened – and what do we do know?”
There! I said it. Owners of Companies, Presidents, VPs of Sales & Sales Managers … HEAR THIS… You can’t Motivate Anyone! C A N ‘ T. Stop trying to motivate your sales people – doesn’t work. It’s no use. Salespeople have to want it for themselves. You can’t give it to them, no matter how hard …