Archive for the 'Sales Prospecting' Category

by Tessa Stowe
I’d like you to take a moment right now and, before you continue reading this article, decide whether you think selling is simple or complicated? Please now read on.
Before I start to specifically talk about selling, I’d like to first discuss ‘complicated’ versus ’simple’.
In the past we have been taught to respect and […]

by John Boe
If you’re working hard, but aren’t consistently generating enough
sales and getting referrals, chances are it’s a matter of trust. One
of the most critically important and yet frequently overlooked
aspects of selling is creating a solid foundation of trust and
rapport.
Suppose you could incorporate a few simple, yet highly effective
ideas into your selling process and substantially […]

by Cheryl A. Clausen
After a poor sales conversation do you get off tracking spending time and energy feeling sorry for yourself? You may not be consciously aware that you’re doing it, but what do you do immediately after a sales call that doesn’t work out? In essence, many salespeople call time out. I’m not discouraging […]

by Wendy Weiss, The Queen of Cold Calling
1. Not understanding the goal of the call
When you hang up the phone, where do you want to be? What action do you want your prospect to take? What commitment do you want your prospect to make? Too many prospectors don’t identify the goal of their phone call […]

by D.M. Arenzon
If you lead your sales calls with your product or service then you have already set the tone of the call. The tone is called an immediate price objection and you will soon hear your prospect ask you: “How much does it cost?” Once you enter this route then your conversation now revolves […]

by Dirk Zeller
Regardless of the nature of your business or the frequency of your open houses, don’t proceed with another open house before establishing your objectives and expectations for each open house event.
The main purpose of an open house is to attract solid buyer and seller prospects, so when setting your objectives for each open […]

by Rick Johnson
Sales representatives are successful today because they gain the majority of their targeted customers business. They manage the relationship and continuously build relationship equity. That doesn’t mean they operate with the old lone wolf mentality doing everything under the sun for the customer. They are successful because they take full advantage of all […]

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