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- The Big Sales Lesson From Sex And The City - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2008 from Kim Duke- I'm a grown woman and can admit this. I CAN'T WAIT to see the new Sex and The City movie!! I was one of the die-hards who loved the HBO show as soon as it launched and I definitely helped spread the word of Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda. And I'm not the only one. Millions of ...
Views: 862 - Ultimate Persuasion Power: Lift Up Your Sales and Negotiations to the Highest Level - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2009 from stephanie stephanieA lot of sales person or businessmen spend a lot of money just to be trained on how they can boost up their sales and negotiations. Well of course it’s very obvious, they want to earn more. When the first time you entered the world of business, you will never expect that your sales will rise ...
Views: 861(2 votes) - Close More Sales Following These Six Simple Steps - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Damian KutznerWant to close more sales and get more referrals and repeat business? In this article you'll learn step-by-step how to make sales presentations that sell your product for you. Step 1. Get to know your product or service. What do you offer? What makes you different from the competition? What's ...
Views: 860 - Sales Coaching: 5 Reasons You Can't Close - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2008 from Cheryl ClausenWhen you struggle to close the sale you think closing is the problem. But when you struggle to close the sale closing is a symptom of the problem not the problem itself. When you try to fix a symptom as though it were the problem the problem remains because you’re trying to put a ...
Views: 860 - Sales Lessons Learned From Selling in a Recession - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from Kelley RobertsonThe past year was definitely interesting. Some sales professionals prospered while others suffered. I spoke to one person who doubled his income—and he works in automotive sales! Yet, another well-established person experienced a decline of more than fifty percent in their sales. There are ...
Views: 859(3 votes) - The Spirit of Service - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2007 from Mark HunterAt one time or another, we have all encountered an employee who would clearly rather be anywhere than at the store serving customers. It's unfortunate because there are few professions where a person has a chance to make a bigger impression on someone than in retail. Every day, a retail ...
Views: 859 - How A Strange Envelop Saved Bob From An Empty Appointment Book - Sales Coaching - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2008 from Cheryl ClausenBob, had just finished up another frustrating day that yielded no sales, and no appointments for future sales. He plopped down at his desk and began to sort through his mail dreading the bills he knew he’d find, and wouldn’t be able to pay. As he quickly sorted through the pile ...
Views: 858 - Selling Secrets Learned from 25 Years - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2012 from Andrew HortonCold calls are no longer an option, old hard core selling is a distant memory and viewing your customers as buyers of your products and services from a purely transactional perspective, is as effective as using a bucket to try to empty the ocean. Selling has changed more in the past 25 years ...
Views: 858 - 12 Keys to Tuning Up Your Sales Force - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2008 from Lee SalzNot sure if your sales organization is up to snuff? Here are twelve keys to help ensure that your team is focused on the right things every day. Many cars today tell the driver when it is time to perform maintenance. Even better, some tell the driver that maintenance is needed in 1,000 miles ...
Views: 857 - 25 Ways To Get Motivated To Start Selling More - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2007 from Jim MeisenheimerMotivation is not my department it's your department. Let me explain. As a professional speaker and sales trainer, I sometimes get introduced as a motivational speaker. The truth is I'm not. You see, if you weren't a motivated person before I started speaking, you probably wouldn't be ...
Views: 857 - Effective Networking is one of the Top Sales Skills Required to Succeed Today - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2012 from Andrew HortonOne of the most important skills you need to develop as sales professionals is your ability to build meaningful, mutually beneficial relationships and real connection with people who matter. Dare to take inventory of your current relationships right now. Are the relationships you have, ...
Views: 856 - How To Write Motivational Copy That Sells - by Who of us hasn’t written advertising copy that we thought was great only to find out it flopped big time? Why? When you wrote it, it seemed very persuasive. You included lots of benefits and even gave a money back guarantee. It got YOU up and moving so why did your customers turn their heads? ...
Views: 856 - Sales Coaching: 9 Mistakes That Will Cause You To Fail - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2008 from Cheryl ClausenI work with and am friends with a number of financial advisors. In a recent conversation with a veteran in the business we discussed the main reasons new advisors don’t make it. Truthfully your odds of making it in the business are pretty slim if you just do what they tell you do to, but ...
Views: 856 - A Ridiculously Easy Way To Increase Sales - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2008 from Kim DukeMy mom has a fabulous expression you're going to love. She believes if you want to make life a little more interesting then you need to ... "Stir The Pot" So What Does Stir The Pot Mean? I'm sure you've had this happen. (in fact - you may be experiencing it at this very moment) You've ...
Views: 855 - Growing Your Business One Customer at a Time - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2007 from Liz TahirThe People aspect of business is really what it is all about. Rule #1: Think of customers as individuals. Once we think that way, we realize our business is our customer, not our product or services. Putting all the focus on the merchandise in our store, or the services our corporation offers, ...
Views: 854 - Is Selling Unethical? - by Submitted on May 25, 2009 from Helen GravesI’ve noticed that the word “sell” can be a strongly negative trigger for many of us creative service-based business owners. It tends to conjure up visions of polyester, pressure and pushiness, all of which are just downright unattractive qualities. But, the fact is, without a selling ...
Views: 854 - Sales Training Tip - Most Sales Come Down to Price - Right? - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueIt's all about price!! Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. And did I say - Wrong! If your attitude and mindset about your products and services before you start the day is: "Well it's a commodity marketplace and everyone buys on price" Then you have lost all chance of making any valuable sale ...
Views: 854 - The Marketing-Sales Dilemma - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Karla Jo HelmsFor many professionals, selling is becoming an impossible mission. There are even books written on the subject letting you believe that "selling is dead…" Yes, selling is becoming seriously challenging. The first reason is: there are more and more competitors out there who swear they have a ...
Views: 854(1 vote) - Best quality dry fruits available online in Bangalore - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2020 from Luna DeanAs the winter and Diwali are approaching, the demand for dry fruits goes up. This year has been tumultuous with the Covid 19 lockdown and people being forced to remain indoors. We have had to make changes to the way we have done things including our shopping. Stores have had to open ecommerce ...
Views: 853 - Forget the Fockers…Meet Your Customers! - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2007 from Craig HarrisonHow much do you know about your customers? Do you know what makes them happy? Mad? Restless? Let's face it…you should! Businesses often operate in ignorance of what their customers like or dislike, ignore and abhor. To ensure retention, pay attention! The Basics: What Customers Love - When you ...
Views: 853 - The Top 7 Sales Blunders - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2004 from Kelley RobertsonWe all make mistakes when selling our product or service. Here are the most common mistakes people make. I have to admit I have made many of mistakes listed in this article even though I have been teaching this stuff for almost a decade. I hope you can learn from them. 1. Allowing a prospect to ...
Views: 852 - Are You 'IFFY' - by Many people say that working for themselves or working on Straight commission is just to 'IFFY' for them.
'I'd rather work for a company that will give me a check every week, that direct marketing stuff is just to 'IFFY' for me.'
'I couldn't quit my day job, it's just to 'IFFY' and your not ...
Views: 851 - Career Sales Training: How Do You Drum Up Business? - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2008 from Cheryl ClausenYou aren’t going to wake up one morning and magically have people clamoring to work with you unless you’ve done the things you need to do to make that happen. But few salespeople have a clue how to get qualified leads contacting them, and they aren’t going to learn overnight. ...
Views: 851 - Commercial and Office Leasing and Sales in Yamanto Ipswich - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Herminia PriceThe quite suburb of Ipswich in Australia's Queensland area, Yamanto is all geared up to be the next best growth corridor in the country. Originally a cotton plantation area Yamanto had seen little or no growth prospects for quite some years now. But thanks to the development of Ripley Valley and ...
Views: 851 - Discover 6 Keys To Successful - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Jim KleinAre you planning properly before making your prospecting calls? Imagine you make an announcement to a friend you're going to take a vacation in a couple of weeks. Your friend gets excited and asks, "when are you planning on leaving?" Your reply, "I don't know". She asks, "where are you going"? ...
Views: 851 - Sales Secrets - The Best Advice - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2008 from Jim MeisenheimerHere's a sales secret. The best advice I ever got was from my father. Growing up as a kid, whenever I asked him, "What do you think I should do," he always responded with, "What do you think you should do?" I guess the best advice wasn't really advice, more like a gift. The gift of learning how ...
Views: 851 - Snap Out of It! 13 Tips for Breaking out of a Slump, and Getting Back on Track - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2006 from Colleen FrancisSales people who have a poor start at the beginning of a year, often find themselves struggling for the rest of the year to catch up. The good news is, whatever you're experiencing, we've all been there at least once. The bad news is, most of us don't know exactly how to snap out of a slump, and ...
Views: 851 - The Persuasion Tips: Winning Negotiations and Get What You Want - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2009 from stephanie stephanieWhen it comes to the word negotiations, what comes first to your mind? Negotiation is a dialogue that produces an agreement upon any courses of actions. Mostly negotiation occurs in business especially in marketing and sales. In the world of marketing and sales, everything that happens here, ...
Views: 851(1 vote) - 5 Steps to Attracting More Sales Beyond Your Wildest Dreams - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Rochelle Togo-FigaAs entrepreneurs and business owners, we all have dreams of closing sales beyond our wildest dreams, signing up lots of clients, and making more money than we ever thought possible. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always happen as quickly as we’d like it to. Many entrepreneurs and business owners ...
Views: 850 - Sales And Selling Technique: Problems Closing? - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2008 from Cheryl ClausenDo you get to the end of the sales presentation only to be thanked for the information and ever so nicely invited to keep in touch? Ouch! Zig Ziglar refers to this as being a professional visitor. So, what happened how did you come to this point only to walk away empty handed? ...
Views: 850 - Sales And Selling Technique: The 2 Most Underperformed Steps In Sales - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2008 from Cheryl ClausenDo you think sales starts at the appointment? If you do you’re short-changing yourself and working far harder than you need to. Your sales results are far less than they could be. The first two steps in the sales process happen long before the appointment. Step one is to ...
Views: 850 - Become that one in a hundred! - by Did you know that out of 100 new websites, only one will make it? Sobering, isn't it? If you are like me, you stumbled on to the internet, heard stories of those who made millions and decided that this was your chance! You were going to take the ecommerce world by storm.
Chances are, you threw ...
Views: 849 - How Sales Training Keeps You From Sales Success - Sales Coaching - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2008 from Cheryl ClausenHow much time, energy, and money have you invested in sales training programs, seminars, workshops, and books? If you’re serious about becoming a top sales professional the total is a large number…perhaps so large you could buy a car or at least make a couple house payments with ...
Views: 849 - Similarities Between Getting Sold-Out Sporting Event Tickets, and Making Sales - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Art SobczakI’m a sports nut. Whenever I travel to a city I typically check the schedules of whatever pro or college team of any sport to see what I might be able to attend. Also, my friends and family are well aware that I’m pretty good at getting great tickets to games by paying less than face value--even ...
Views: 849 - Insurance Sales Success: Do You Have What It Takes To Make A Match? - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2008 from Cheryl ClausenWhen you try to sell instead of trying to match you can’t sell. Have you ever seen the children’s toy where the child tries to put different shaped objects into matching shaped holes? Essentially selling insurance is the same thing only the shapes and holes are conceptual rather ...
Views: 848 - How to Launch a New Website and Quickly Attract Traffic and Generate Sales - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2006 from Matt HockinSo… you’ve got a great product (or service) and your website is now optimized to be a sales conversion machine. Now it’s time for the next piece of the puzzle… getting targeted visitors to your website so they’ll buy. This article covers the most effective methods for getting a quick surge of ...
Views: 847 - Overcome Objections and Close the Sale - by Unfortunately, the first two orders many new salespeople receive are “get out and stay out!” It is human nature for your prospect to procrastinate when asked to make a decision involving money. Studies indicate that a prospect will say no on average five times before they actually buy. As a ...
Views: 847 - Become Proficient at Reading Moods By Phone - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Art SobczakWhen we look at someone who is in an obviously foul mood, is stressed out, or otherwise is totally preoccupied, that usually shows in their appearance. And often we react appropriately with our interaction with them. In some cases, we avoid them totally. So, are you a good “mood reader” over ...
Views: 846 - Can The Right Headline Really Make You Rich? - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2008 from Virgil StanphillCopywriters have advocated for years how critically important headlines are to the success of any advertisement or sales letter. Because they are. To prove it they often quote copywriting legends such as John Caples, who pointed out “If the headline of an advertisement is poor, the best ...
Views: 846 - Do You Have This "Nasty" Little Sales Habit? - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2006 from Kim DukeGot your attention didn't I? There is a "nasty" little sales habit that separates "wanna be" amateurs from professionals. And I mean NASTY ... it is a moldy green, time-consuming, energy-wasting, confidence-zapping habit. Want to know what it is? Most sales people CHASE their ...
Views: 846 - Has The Secret To Increased Sales Been Discovered? - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2008 from Cheryl ClausenAbsolutely. While this “secret” is right under your nose most don’t put the pieces together and take advantage of the five-pronged key elements for increased sales. You will immediately increase your sales when you include all five elements in your business and develop ...
Views: 846 - What are You Asking For? - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2010 from Bill SayersBe careful what you ask for; you just might get it. I am always telling sales people this old adage. How are you starting each day and what are you saying to your self before you leave home? What are you saying to yourself as you go into your big meeting this week? What are you asking for as you ...
Views: 846 - Avoid the What If Approach - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2006 from Kelley Robertson“What if I could show you how you could save money, would that be of interest to you?” “What if I told you that you could capture more market share, would you like to hear how we can help you do this?” “What if our system saved you time, would that be of value to you?” “What if I matched our ...
Views: 845 - How To Get Face To Face Over The Phone - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2008 from Jim KleinOne disadvantage of selling by telephone is the lack of face to face contact. Mastering this phone skill will give you an advantage over most sales people. When you are sitting with a prospect it's much easier to read their body language. You can see the look on their face when they're confused ...
Views: 845 - The Trust Return on Investment, Part 1 - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2011 from Colleen FrancisIf you are like most organizations, your marketing budget has been squeezed and squeezed as customers become tighter with their spending and competitors become more and more fierce. This means that more and more, the return on marketing investment needs to be measured and maximized. As ...
Views: 845 - The Power of Storytelling - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2008 from John Di LemmeEach and every day as we are building our businesses, we all know the key to a successful presentation is a product being sold to the end-line consumer and/or sponsoring a new person. In an upcoming issue, I am going to write about the difference between making a sale and having customer loyalty ...
Views: 844 - Sales Training For Service Businesses - Why Should I Use You? - Part 2 of 3 - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueIn part 1, I demonstrated it's not all about sales training. Sometimes sales can be increased by developing your companies uniqueness. Believe me, I know how hard this process is and for some companies they believe they can never find uniqueness. To those I ask "If you can't articulate why ...
Views: 843 - The World Has Changed, it is Time to accept this and to Take Advantage of it - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2012 from Andrew HortonI often hear about people sitting back, waiting for things to get better, asking questions like, “When are things going to get back to normal”? I am afraid to say that this is the new normal. The market has changed forever and the sooner you accept this and get off your butt and begin making the ...
Views: 843 - Cold Calling with Honesty - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2011 from Archie J. JohnsonYou probably never explain to potential clients your true goal in calling them, however, you don’t need to. They’re already aware, since we’re all sensitive when the telephone rings and it actually is somebody we don’t know. In the classic standard sales training, we mastered the latest ...
Views: 841 - Wholesalers in a Nutshell - Will they Deal with You? - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2006 from Micheal HarryWhat is a wholesaler? In a nutshell, it is a company that buys (usually directly) from a manufacturer in large quantities at a discount, then pieces out the product into smaller quantities that are then sold for a higher price. The usual chain of product goes: Manufacturer > Wholesaler > ...
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