Cross Selling Across Divisions
I don't know of an organization that does not want its salespeople to cross-sell. The big question is why it is so difficult to successfully implement a cross-sell strategy, especially…
How To Become a Better Salesperson
Most novice or untrained salespeople make the same three mistakes. In brief, they are; They don't identify their target market and end up trying to sell to anyone and everyone.…
Five Steps For Sales Success in a Slow Economy
A slow economy is a difficult time for business and no salesperson welcomes it. As total business volume slumps, triggering apprehension of deeper recession and pessimism and uncertainty can prevail.…
Close Effortlessly without Pressure or Anxiety
High Probability Closing is not an event. It's an integral part of the entire sales process. We define "closing" as Mutual Commitment. Therefore, we request the prospect's commitment at every…
How are you handling your leads?
Since "nothing happens until a sale is made", and, since all sales come from leads, then leads are what makes everything happen. Therefore, leads (access to interested customers) are a…
Why Being Aggressive Won’t Get You Sales
When people are asked to think of less than successful salesman, one of the unpleasant characteristics that springs to mind is them being pushy or aggressive. The usual memory is…
Sustainability within NASCAR
Recently, I was both surprised and pleased to discover that NASCAR takes sustainability very seriously. Believe it or not, NASCAR has been working with key stakeholders to promote sustainability since…
How to Get Prospects to Return Your Call
How effective are the messages that YOU leave for your prospects? Your prospects form an opinion about you and your company every time you contact them. In fact, the messages…
Getting the Appointment
What are you doing now to try and set up an appointment with your prospect? Calling? Is that all? Guess what? Every other salesperson is doing the same thing. They're trying…
Three Secret Keys to Persuasion Magic
Just a few critical distinctions can supercharge your communication skills: 1. Appeal To Peoples´ Values Values are the criteria by which people make sense of all the information they must…