Prospecting

4 Best Ways to Prevent Summer Sales Call Cancellations

Jun 19, 2013

Summer is upon us, and with that, salespeople’s focus begins to wander. I always feel if my competition wants to slack off during the summer, I am more than happy to pick up their customers. While some salespeople do cut back during the summer, it also can be  the customers who start canceling appointments. Here [...]

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Are My Customers That Stupid? The Case of the Stupid Customer.

Jun 13, 2013

We’ve all said at one time or another under our breath while walking out of a customer’s office, “Stupid customer. They just don’t get it.” I’d say there have been many a gathering of salespeople where the sole topic discussed is the stupidity of customers. I hate to say it, but there are more than [...]

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Your Customer Has Changed. Have You? 6 Questions You Must Answer.

Jun 05, 2013

What parts of your sales process are you still using that your customer couldn’t care less about? Below are 6 questions you must ask yourself about your selling process: 1.  What percentage of my customers have done research on the internet before meeting with me? At what point during the sales process are they doing [...]

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The Sales Magnet by Kendra Lee

May 30, 2013

Prospecting is without a doubt one of the hardest parts of the selling process. If you happen to work for IBM or any other large company, then prospecting is certainly a lot easier thanks to the name recognition and the amount of money large companies like IBM spend on advertising. On the other hand, if [...]

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Sales Motivation Monday — No Paperwork! No Expense Reports!

May 27, 2013

Many of you in the United States are not working today because it is Memorial Day. Enjoy the holiday! I wanted to be sure, though, to put a post out here for all of our readers from other countries (as well as to give U.S. salespeople something to read when they return on Tuesday.) If [...]

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