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The Art And Science of Closing - How To Close More Sales Right Now
One of the questions I often get asked as a sales coach by sales people and business owners alike is, ?How do I close sales better? What closing techniques would you recommend??
How To Become A Sales Superstar And Have Fun Winning More Business - Start Here!
One of the interesting things about being a coach and speaker is that I have the good fortune to work with lots of different people from all sorts of different types of companies, markets and backgrounds. Whilst I do work (on the motivation and public speaking side) with non-sales people probably 95%+ of the work I do is with sales teams of some sort or other! As such, I get a real insight into the challenges and issues that many top sales performers face and also into who they are and what they believe.
How To Win Business By Networking
In sales we do tend to become focused upon our own little worlds. Our company, our desk, our clients; but there is a whole world of people out there living their lives in their little worlds too. And they do a lot of business. The purpose of personal networking is to move yourself into these people?s networks so that you can do business with them naturally and without cold calling. Now, I am not for one second suggesting that you should stop cold calling but you can use personal networking to greatly increase your chances of success and referrals.
Marketing Vs. Sales
Marketing and sales co-exist and work in tandem beautifully if they are allowed to remain as separate entities coming together to achieve results:DRIVING REVENUE!!Marketing = SIZZLE ------ Sales = CLOSINGThe misunderstanding that marketing and sales are the same causes a downward spiral of events. Sales staff and managers become frustrated, productivity drops, turnover is high, and company image suffers. This ?cycle of misunderstanding? perpetuates itself over and over again resulting in lost revenue.STOP THE CYCLE OF MISUNDERSTANDING!HOW?1) Understand that there is a difference between marketing and sales. What?s The Difference? Marketing is associated with advertising, event planning, community involvement, getting your company name ?out there?, creating credibility, normally a ?people pleaser? personality, with the primary focus on lead generation.Sales is associated with knowledge and understanding of the value of a lead, understanding the ?selling cycle?, a well documented sales process (and knowing how to use it), great qualifying questions, developing an atmosphere of trust with customers, listening more than talking, asking for the sale or the next step, great follow-up skills.The actual skill sets (not personalities) for each of these areas of expertise is different. Most companies evaluate potential sales staff on personalities NOT skills. A critical component in the hiring process should include a skill based evaluation. 2) When recruiting, define well in advance what position you are hiring for ? sales or marketing? Most companies? need both as a team working together.3) Eliminate untrained or unskilled staff from being involved in the recruitment process. The misconception about sales and marketing being one and the same runs rampant in all industries in all staff involved in the hiring process.Solutions:1) Develop a company profile to differentiate skill sets.2) Create a list of key questions designed to delineate the difference in skill sets of the sales person vs. the marketing person.3) Provide appropriate training to anyone involved in the hiring process to help them understand the differences to assure you are hiring the right person for the right position.
Increasing Your Sales FASTER -- Dealing with Ill Think It Over.
Do you frequently hear that from a prospect?
Training for Trade Shows - 5 FAQs
Trade shows are so obvious. You go. You hand out
brochures. You come back to the office. It?s just a glitch in
your work week. Well, it?s much more than that. Your bottom
line can float on when you make - or lose - a sale at a trade
show.
5 Powerful Tips To Persuasion!
Having excellent persuasion skills is one of the most important abilities to possess in today's fast-paced world. We all need the support and cooperation of others in helping us reach our own personal goals. The saying that "no man is an Island" is an undeniable truth.
Get Tough
You deal with rejections, frustrations, disappointment, and possibly disrespect on a daily basis. You probably experience more emotional ups and downs than most other professionals. And, no matter how successful you are, your income is less predictable than that of salaried employees. As a salesperson, your level of mental and emotional toughness affects you everyday, both on and off the job.
Cutting Through Stalls and Objections
It's the prospect. If stalls and objections frequently come up in your sales calls, it's a good idea to bring them up before the prospect has the opportunity. If you bring them up first, several good things happen:
Build Rapport by Mirroring
Traditionally, salespeople look for something in the office that begs a question. For example, "Is that your sailfish on the wall?"
Why Salespeople Dont Take Risks
Proponents of traditional sales training simply teach the material, sometimes in a very entertaining format, but they place the responsibility for using the material on the salesperson.
Better Listening Skills = More Sales
Today?s business environment is intrinsically tied together by
ongoing information exchanges between two people. This personal
communication is most often facilitated by the spoken word.
Understanding this information, as it flows within a dialogue
between two people is fundamental to improving one?s selling
effectiveness.
Top 5 Low Cost Ways To Get More Sales Leads And Sell More Without Cold Calling
Cold calling may now be outdated. People have become defensive to cold calls and not many respond to them anymore. Cold calling is now about rejection, getting rejected call after call until many salespeople, especially B2B salespeople, just get fed up and quit. There are other methods of generating business leads without cold calling, and many of them inexpensive and not too time consuming.
The #1 Lead Generation System of Top Sales People
Developing an abundant supply of targeted referrals is the number one lead generation system used by top sales people.
The Clock is Ticking on Your Leads
Every day is critical when you are in the business of sales. That lead you receive today could very easily be gone tomorrow.
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In Sales, Words Just Don?t Compute
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Let Your Weaknesses Increase Your Sales
Imagine...you inquire about a product. The salesperson does everything right. Says the rights words, emphasis the benefits of the product -- everything right. And you hesitate but you do not know why. You just aren't "sure." And you respond, "I'll think about it." Then you talk with another salesperson that says the same things, uses the same languaging, and does everything else right, until towards the end. Then they get honest with you and tell you the weaknesses of the product. Then you buy.
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Survival On The Road! A Resource For The On The Road Sales Professional
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We all have something in our past we believe someone
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Customers - Always be Focused on Them
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Simple Technique for Isolating Objections
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2. Financing
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My response: "Yes."You're probably wondering what happened to the company credibility issue. It really wasn't a concern at all, as identified when continuing to isolate the real objection - MONEY.
Recap: The purpose of this simple, yet powerful sentence ("Aside from "that" is there anything else?"), is to eliminate all objections prior to the "close."
As They Approcah the Finish Line... The Winner Is?
Recently, right before I was about to deliver a motivational speech at a sales conference, the Director of Sales took the stage and began talking about the importance of teamwork and how all the reps needed to work more effectively together. At the conclusion of his presentation, he turned to a large flip chart and turned the front page over.
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customer to make a decision or to place an order. However,
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