There are lots of ways you can lose business once you have it. Imagine telling a customer he could afford a price increase as a way to raise your prices. Sounds dumb? Yup, lost business! What if you never get the chance to sell to a customer? That’s more lost business. There are some useful strategies you can use to prevent lost … [Read more...]
Starting a Sales Career? Where do I begin?
Have you ever said, “I would have liked to know that!” before you made a mistake? You’ve probably said that to yourself if you’re starting a sales career. It’s most important at the beginning of your sales journey to be aware of the ideas that will help you sell. Getting frustrated from failure is more likely if you don’t know where to start. Here’s where you can start selling … [Read more...]
How to Deal with Deception in Sales
A very important customer once deceived me. This customer was my most important distributor. I had worked with this gentleman for years and trusted him. You can imagine my shock and disappointment. Business that was promised to me went to a competitor. The lost deal cost my company over $1 Million. I did not handle the situation as best as I could … [Read more...]
Knowledge is Power in Sales
You might have heard someone say knowledge is power. Knowledge is most certainly power in sales. Here’s the knowledge you need to acquire to get your power in sales. What do you know about yourself and your work in sales? One of the questions I ask when I work with salespeople on their selling strategy is “Tell me about your competition.” It’s a big red flag when they … [Read more...]
Sports and Selling are Similar: Coco Gauff Can Help You Sell
Were you one of the 3.4 million viewers of the Coco Gauff/ Aryna Sabalenka US Open Tennis Finals? (That was 1 million more than the men’s finals.) It was an incredible match after Gauff lost the first set 6-2. It appeared that Sabalenka would make a quick finish of Gauff or “one way traffic” as Brad Gilbert would say. Instead the match became a thrilling match up of skill, … [Read more...]
Make the Most of Your Time to Sell
You and your competition have one thing exactly the same. You have the same amount of time each day. How you choose to spend it to sell (or not) is a predictor of your sales success. Here are some ideas to make the most of your time to sell so you can sell more. Make the most of your time to sell with good choices. One of the things I like about sales is that I get to … [Read more...]
Prevent Losing Sales: 3 More Strategies
One thing you want to do is prevent losing sales. After all, think about how hard you’ve worked to get your business. The challenge of selling is that you’re always at risk of losing sales. Here are 3 more strategies to implement now so you prevent losing sales. Demonstrate what you’re worth. It seems to some salespeople that a quick and easy way to gain new business … [Read more...]
What do you see when you sell?
Seeing is believing. That’s what people say and think. But, what are you seeing when you sell? What you see—or more importantly what you don’t see can impact how successful you are in sales. Here are some ideas to see when you sell so you can sell more. Are you even looking so you can see when you sell? Too many salespeople go into each sales call with their prepared … [Read more...]
Career Success: Managing Up As a Sales Strategy
Your most important customer for career success is your manager. Sadly, not all managers are easy to work with. You can develop a sales strategy and make it easier to work with any manager. Your strategy can help guide you to your career success. Learn your manager’s expectations and then deliver the way they want them for your career success. Your job is to work the way … [Read more...]
Negotiating Mistakes to Avoid
You would think that a city government would avoid negotiating mistakes. Think again. I recently witnessed a $21 million negotiating mistake that you would be shocked to learn. What did they do wrong? Lots of things. Just be sure you don’t make the same amateur mistakes. What does your contract mean? What do you think someone would mean if they used words like “best … [Read more...]