If our prospects are going to invest in our product or service, then we need to help them discover that their existing situation is inadequate. After all, why would anyone invest in something if there’s nothing lacking with their current situation? Helping prospects discover their inadequacy is sometimes hard to ...
A sales template can be created to capture and systematize the steps of the ideal sales process for a particular product or service. This sales template process is a way to assure that a consistent sales process can be followed regardless of the experience of individual salespeople. In addition to ...
Competition is the reason salespeople and many other employees strive so much. If it weren't for competition, businesses would lack the strongest incentive for change - in new products, new processes, new market ventures, new strategies and organizational development. This competitive impetus is more than self-serving in that it drives ...
Reversing - answering a question with a question - is a potent tool for any sales person, but only if used correctly. Used properly, a salesperson can get a clear understanding of why someone is asking the question so the salesperson can give a better answer, direct the conversation or ...
One of the most common reasons I hear from salespeople not making prospecting phone calls is they're reluctant to call because they won't know what to say. This reason is used both surprisingly enough for warm calls and for cold calls, too. Now the reason for cold calls is probably ...
Recently I had a successful business owner ask me, "When do you know when your business has finally arrived?" I had wondered the same thing for many years. We all are waiting for that day when the business runs itself. We wonder, "When will I have enough business and repeat ...
Business school and Master of Business programs do a fairly comprehensive job of teaching students economics, finance, business management, business models, marketing, public relations, and even a lot about product placement and pricing strategy. But when it comes to the essential point of transaction, where a business actually meets face ...
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