The Key to Faster Sales
The key to faster sales is extremely obvious, yet also counterintuitive.
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.
Stop Waiting, Start Doing!
When salespeople are stuck or in a slump, many of them tend to...wait. That’s right, far too many sellers just wait for things to get better.
Make Your Daily Routine Your Own | Sales Strategies
It’s important to remember that you do not need to have a set routine that's prescribed by somebody else. Everybody is different.
Why Sales Strategies Fail
Have you ever put together a sales strategy which you believed to be near flawless, only to see it fail in the long run?
Beware of Your Sales Blind Spots
No one an unobstructed 360-degree view of their client relationships. Nobody…
A Follow Up Schedule That Works
Too many salespeople fail to follow up, and often, it's because they don't have a follow up schedule that works.
Catching a Loss Before It Happens | Sales Strategies
I've been emphasizing to a number of clients the importance of creating an “early warning system.” It’s a system that helps you identify and prevent...
Skip the Pitch and Create a Vision
The days of the ideal buyer have gone the way of the dinosaurs. So has the routine sales pitch…
Don't Be Afraid of Your Pricing
Want to know the easiest way to lose control of the sales process?
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.
Your Client Wants an Insider - Not a Partner
There isn't a buzzword out there today that's more dated than the notion of you being in "partnership."
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.
Beware of the Talk Trap
The talk trap lays waiting for unsuspecting sellers who innocently confuse somebody who will listen to them with someone who also has...
Your Sales Team Needs This Key Trait
Do your team members possess the key trait for sales success?
Virtual Selling (and Buying) Are Here to Stay
It’s a fact. Gartner’s recent market research confirms that virtual selling (and buying) are entrenched in how people want to do business now.
Always Be Retaining!
I don't know a single sales leader who finds hiring great new talent to be particularly easy.
Are You Prepared To Lose Your Biggest Customer?
It's no secret that losing clients is never a good feeling, but it's also not a big secret that some client losses are felt harder than others.
This Pipeline Metric Can Dramatically Impact Your Results | Sales Strategies
I want you to pay attention to this often misunderstood or missed pipeline metric. People don't pay attention to it very often.