Salesman Bob has just renewed his membership at the “Sales Gym” for the New Year. He’s decided that he wants to get himself ready for the testing times ahead – healthy, wealthy and thinking like a champion. All the members …
During the first morning of our training workshops a large percentage of delegates regularly remark; “I just want to get better at closing – that’s all I really need. If I could close more sales, everything else would fall into …
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Hurray – it’s that time of year again when the sales team all hide behind unnaturally tall tables, while desperately trying to appear professional in their (ill-fitting) branded polo shirts, stylishly matched with their business suit trousers. Yes – it’s trade shows …
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Are there any really bad songs that you choose to listen to – over and over again – from start to finish – just because you like the way they end? I know it’s an odd question, but every time I’m asked what my favourite …
There can often be some confusion with regards to what qualifies as an effective sales call. They can be mistaken for promotional, marketing or service calls – which, when required, can be incredibly useful – but tend to have completely …
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There are 5 questions below, which if you answer honestly, will give some indication on what effect you genuinely have on your own sales figures. To my mind there are far too many people out there, earning the well-deserved wages …
Marketing guru Perry Marshall tells a great story regarding the reasons why the Wright Brothers succeeded in getting off the ground, while so many others came crashing down to earth. You see, the reason that Orville and Wilbur Wright were the …
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Well Do We? Do We Really Still Need Salespeople? These days, you don’t have to look very far to find an article, video or book where someone is telling us that selling is no longer relevant to modern day business. Cold calling …
If you’ve participated in any form of group sales training with me over recent years, you will almost certainly have played The House Game. Essentially, everyone pairs up and then sits back to back. One of the pair has a blank …
If you’re job involves some element of business to business sales interaction, it may also involve some level of negotiation. Many salespeople aren’t natural negotiators – that’s not necessarily a bad thing or a lost cause – it’s just that the personality traits demonstrated by …
What’s the Difference Between Selling & Negotiating? Read more »