by chris | Feb 19, 2015 | Profit Maximizing Price, Sales Process
I hate to break the news to you, but your customers really don’t want to buy from you. Just so you don’t get too upset, keep in mind that they don’t want to buy from your competitors either. What is really disturbing is they haven’t wanted to buy from you for a...
by chris | Jan 27, 2015 | Sales Process
Do you bring value? How do you know you bring value? Do your competitors bring more value than you? These aren’t flippant questions. They’re serious and they deserve some real thinking. Your customers are looking for value. They expect it not only from what they’re...
by chris | Jan 8, 2015 | Sales Process
Sitting in the Admiral’s Club in Raleigh the other day, I couldn’t help but overhear a conversation the person next to me was having on the telephone. The person talking to another person on the phone was shocked to hear Mario Cuomo had died. Excuse me, but it...
by chris | Oct 16, 2014 | Sales Leadership
Wednesday I had the opportunity to host a table at the Executive Summit — a very small segment of Dreamforce geared for select key partners/clients of Salesforce. The people participating are all senior level and viewed as being on the cutting edge of their...
by chris | Feb 6, 2014 | Sales Motivation, Sales Process
Whenever I speak to a group, whether it be a keynote or a training session, one topic I tend to mention is how our goal as salespeople is to impact people positively. When talking about this, I say it goes far beyond what you’re selling and is critical...
