Don’t Waver Over Price

May 01, 2012

We have arrived at the last day of my in-depth exploration of 5 Sales Tips to Maximize Your Price. If you missed the previous posts, here they are: Sell the Outcome, Not the Activity Sell the Urgency of the Customer’s Timeline Are Your Customers Confident in You? Stop Breaking Down Your Pricing Model Today we are [...]

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Poor Listening Skills Sabotaging Your Sales Career?

Apr 11, 2012

Do you truly listen to your customers? Could you do better? The reason I ask is because it seems that listening is a skill that is emphasized as important, but unfortunately is not actually put into practice — at least to the extent it could be. And if you aren’t really listening to your customer, [...]

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5 of the BEST Sales Tips Ever

Dec 07, 2011

Recently I was talking to a group of college students regarding a sales career and they asked me what I thought were the best sales tips I’ve ever heard. Here is what I said: 1. It’s not what you say; It’s what your customer believes. You can have the best sales presentation in the world, [...]

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Do You Know What Your Customer Wants? I Do.

Oct 12, 2011

Your customer wants solutions to their needs and fulfillment of their wants. And they are willing to pay for those solutions. I make it sound so easy, don’t I? That’s not my intention. If Sales was an easy profession, a lot more people would do it (and do it well).   But just because something isn’t easy, doesn’t mean [...]

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3 Ways to Stop Being Afraid of Closing: Sales Training Tip #413

Oct 05, 2011

If the fear of rejection takes a toll on your confidence and sales motivation when closing, I suggest 3 ways to stop being afraid. NUMBER ONE:  Believe in your price. If you do not believe in your price, then you have bigger issues than a fear of closing.  I never cease to be amazed by [...]

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