Don't be a Whiner
Feeling the cold shoulder from your boss? This video shows how to shift gears from whining to winning by presenting solutions instead of problems.
3 Skills Development Activities You Must Embrace
You must build with the best...and grow with the rest. Here are three skills development activities you must embrace in your organization today.
When Prices Go Up, Sellers Get Down to Business
As the post-pandemic landscape continues to reveal itself in today’s marketplace, price increases are a defining characteristic…and a pain point for many of us.
They Want to Renegotiate…Now What? (Part 3 of 3)
Your mastery of this will put you in a stronger position to be creative, resourceful, and persuasive at the negotiating table.
They Want to Renegotiate…Now What? (Part 2 of 3)
It can feel like a big, scary problem when your customer starts demanding you renegotiate terms and prices on an existing agreement you have with them.
They Want to Renegotiate…Now What? (Part 1 of 3)
It occurs in just about every business and it’s happening a lot now: the dreaded call from a buyer who says they need to renegotiate the terms of an...
Are Your Value Statements Stale? | Sales Strategies
Are you sharing the same messages today that you were sharing a year ago with your clients?
Mastering Value-Based Selling: Personal vs. Operational
All value-based selling—when done effectively—is about correctly defining the benefits of your product or service based on what matters to your customer.
Value-Based Selling: Tangible vs. Intangible
Value-based selling—when done skillfully—has multiple inputs. Each input redefines how you and your customer see the worth of a product or service.
Your Sales Team: In Touch With Your Organization?
Is your sales team in touch with your organization?
Using LinkedIn to Breakthrough and Win | Sales Strategies
I want to share with you a real-life success story from one of my clients in the oil and gas industry. He started to embrace non-traditional...
The Difference Between an Objection and a Heckle | Sales Strategies
An objection comes after a substantive discussion. It's a legitimate question you have to answer. This objection may arise midway through the sales process...
Selling During COVID-19: 3 New Rules for Sales Calls | Sales Strategies
It's absolutely critical that you continue to make sales calls. You just need to reorient your messaging in a way that leads with empathy.
3 Steps to Double-Digit Sales Growth | Sales Strategies
A client once reported to me that the work we did with them last year is creating 35% more revenue to the company than it did in previous years.
The Big Negotiation Mistake Most Sellers Make | Sales Strategies
I’ve found sellers consistently make one mistake: they jump too quickly to lower their price even if they're getting something in return.
The Simplest Yet Most Difficult Sales Skill | Sales Strategies
Silence is one of the simplest things a seller can learn to do, but it is the most difficult for them to execute in the sales process effectively.
The Critical Sales Call Step You're Probably Missing | Sales Strategies
Have you ever thought of debriefing your sales calls—the good, bad, or mediocre ones? It’s a great practice to get into.
The #1 Strategy to Growing Current Accounts | Sales Strategies
You can’t retain or grow existing customers if you don’t build out multiple contacts inside each account. The first step is to identify the next in command.
A Simple but Brilliant Account Management Strategy | Sales Strategies
I know this sounds simplistic, but it is amazing how many sellers don’t check and use these markers as the KPIs for the first few months of the customer.
Why Top Performers Are Team Sellers | Sales Strategies
Top performers trust other people in the organization to help them manage and sell to customers.