4 Habits That Feel Productive and Close Nothing
In our Closing Room sessions I watch sellers confuse efficiency with effectiveness in the same four ways. Every one of them feels like progress, and not one of them moves a deal.
Your Stakeholder Is Ghosting You…Now What?
Sellers keep telling me the same thing: we can't get in front of the stakeholder. Here's why calling almost anyone else in that building beats sending one more email.
Doing Your Team Meetings Wrong?
Meeting monthly for status updates? Why bother? Instead you need short, sweet weekly meetings. Here's what to cover...
The Best Way to Sabotage Your Renewals
Treating your customers like an ATM, only showing up when you need cash, is a sure-fire way to lose their renewals. Let's break the cycle...
It's Time to Prioritize the Sales Data
Closing deals shouldn't be a guessing game—it's all about the data! See the numbers that top closers rely on numbers to seal the deal.
Intangible Benefits Aren’t
Are you converting intangible benefits into tangible ROI? Your ability to master this skill determines whether you’ll consistently be successful...
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.
4 Straightforward Sales Goals | Sales Strategies
There are four straightforward sales goals that I would like to share with you. They are simple, effective and will help you set the right targets and...
Why Team Selling Works | Sales Strategies
Here's how team selling will help you get buyers in the room, build a critical mass of stakeholders, and close the business faster.
Are You Still Selling Like It’s 1982?
Did you know closing ratios on deals that employ traditional selling methods (e.g., cold calls and direct mail) have not changed since the 1980s?
Graduate From Trusted Advisor to Object of Interest | Sales Strategies
Customers don't want trusted advisors. They don't want partners. Those presuppose that you're on the outside. What they're really looking for...
Your Buyer Is Asking Themselves These 3 Questions | Sales Strategies
I want to highlight three important questions that buyers are asking themselves right now. Knowing how to deal with these three questions will help you...
Hunters vs. Farmers: Making It Work | Sales Strategies
Documentation, a strong CRM, and a standard operating procedure are indeed critical if you want to make this hunter and farmer structure work.
Don't Get Trapped by Your Ideal Client | Sales Strategies
To ensure your success in future volatile markets, it’s important to create this ideal client spectrum and build a well-balanced portfolio and pipeline.
Do Your Prospects Trust Themselves? | Sales Strategies
Implement these three simple referral strategies and your buyers’ trust will increase and they will feel more confident in their abilities to make a decision.
You Must Own Your Profession
Don’t let someone else’s routine serve as a flimsy replacement for the work you must do in defining your needs as a sales performer.
Generalizing from a Negative can Sabotage Your Mindset | Sales Strategies
Changing your mindset to really focus on specific positives will help ensure that you continue to win based on what you're good at.
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.
Goals Without a Plan Are Useless | Sales Strategies
Create the pathway to your goal now. I promise you'll get closer to hitting your goals!