In this video, we discuss how to use sales role-play to increase sales. I think that most salespeople know what sales role-playing will help them to be a better salesperson, but in this video, we start by outlining why incorporating more sales role-play can transform your sales efforts. Athletes don’t jump into the game [...]
In this video, we discuss how to sell when you are an introvert. In some ways, it can be more challenging to be a successful salesperson when you are an introvert, but I believe there are small things you can do to overcome those challenges, and I discuss those in this video. Mindset The [...]
In this video, we discuss how to sell yourself in an interview for a sales job, and below is a summary of some of the main things discussed. Pre-Interview Tips Before your interview, it is recommended that you take some time to organize your sales performance for previous years. Create a spreadsheet and try [...]
While working as a salesperson, you are guaranteed to face some amount of rejection on a daily basis, regardless of how good of salesperson you are. You are simply going to come across prospects that do not need what you sell. From a percentage perspective, you could actually talk to more prospects who do not [...]
This next tip may sound a bit fluffy, but there is a concept of using sales affirmations to improve your mindset. An affirmation is a positive statement that is a reminder of your strengths or something good in your life. Having these reminders can be helpful because we often think about our problems, weaknesses, or [...]
The daily life of a salesperson can be chaotic with a lot of pressure and many different tasks that need to be completed. This can create a lot of stress if you don’t have the right level of organization in place. One thing you can do to minimize the chaos and stress is to compartmentalize [...]
If a salesperson is operating more as a taker, he or she might feel less confident about the reason for contacting a prospect, and this can lead to the salesperson using weaker language than he or she should. For example, many salespeople will open a cold call or email by saying something similar to one [...]
One thing you can do to improve your mindset when selling is to view yourself more as a helper when talking to prospects. This can be helpful because when you are in product selling mode, it can be easy to view yourself as a “taker”—you are calling prospects to initially take their time so that [...]
In this video, we discuss steps you can use for building a sales message. When working in sales, it is critical to have a good message and building a good one can seem difficult. We provide a step-by-step process that you can use to create a very powerful sales message in this training module. [...]
This is a recording from our webinar where we discussed Chapter 24 in The SMART Sales System which is centered around how to become a great sales closer. If you would like to purchase a copy of The SMART Sales System book, you can do that here. If you would like to register for the 15-week [...]