Are You a Pricing Coward?

May 21, 2013

Nobody wants to be called a “pricing coward,” but that is exactly what many salespeople are. They talk tough with regard to price and holding firm with the customer, but the second there is even the slightest hesitation on the part of the customer, the salesperson throws out a discount. Being a pricing coward is [...]

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4 Reasons Why Mondays Matter to Salespeople

May 20, 2013

First reason is how you start Monday is a good indicator as to how the entire week is going to go. If you allow Monday to slide by and not make it productive, then most likely you’re going to let the entire week slide by. Second reason is Mondays are the best day of the [...]

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Slow Sales? Training May or May Not Be the Solution.

May 16, 2013

Is your company and/or sales team in a bit of a sales slump? I know it may surprise you to hear me say this, but sales training is not always the solution.  Unfortunately, training is often pegged as the solution for everything. Obviously, I do often see where organizations could benefit greatly from training.  Sometimes, [...]

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3 Mistakes People Make When Prospecting with Email

May 15, 2013

Don’t think just sending out a bunch of emails is going to generate any leads, especially when you forget the most important part of the email is the first 10 words and the title. Something you must keep in mind when prospecting by email is that the percentage of emails that are read on either [...]

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How Do You Know Your Price is Too High?

May 14, 2013

Salespeople call me all the time saying how they’re struggling because their price is too high. When I ask them why they think their price is too high, they say something like how they know they could close more sales if their price was lower. When I challenge them more, they then say how customers [...]

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