Many salespeople use a cold email as a key tool to try to engage with a sales prospect. We say "cold" in the same way that we refer to a cold call in that you are sending an email to someone that you do not have an existing relationship or dialogue with. Using email instead [...]
When some people think about the act of selling something, they often think that the salesperson is going through a process of convincing the prospect to buy what they have to offer - that they are “talking them into it”. With this frame of mind, the belief is created that the best salespeople are the [...]
“I don’t need to use a cold call script” is what a lot of salespeople will say or think when the subject of a cold call script s mentioned. And when someone says this, it is usually because they either think that scripts are for junior salespeople or for those that work more in an [...]
There was a point in my sales career when I sold enterprise software and the message coming down from my management was to have “business conversations” when you are sales prospecting. This was actually a really good directive from the top as what they were saying was to get away with talking about products and [...]
Here are ten sales questions that will could immediately improve your sales results. These simple questions can help you to extract key details that will help you to better qualify prospects leading to a healthier pipeline of deals that are easier to close. 1. Why are you looking to make a change? If you are [...]
During my sales career, I had the experience of going through many different sales training programs. There were training programs I had to go through as a new hire and then also many recurring and annual training programs. Based on my experience, I believe there are 5 significant gaps in the training that most companies [...]
The most common thing that salespeople want to improve is to get better at closing. They often want to know what they can do or change to become a better closer. The interesting thing here is that closing should actually be one of the easiest steps in your sales process. If you do the right [...]