One thing that can be helpful for a salesperson is to have a sample sales email. As we look at some samples, it is important to point out that there are a few different types of sales emails. Follow-up Emails One of the most common types of emails that salespeople need to send is [...]
One thing that every salesperson should have is the elevator pitch. You’ll be seriously hampering your sales efforts if you can’t precisely and clearly explain what you have to offer. What not to do with Your Elevator Pitch First, let’s look at some things that you might want to avoid before we discuss some [...]
A lot of people might disagree with whether learning sales and how to be a good salesperson is possible. The reason being some believe that you’re either born to be a salesperson, or you’re not. If you’re not, you can’t be a successful salesperson. Now, let’s dig deeper into this. Sales Myth – You [...]
A very important part of the sales process is developing the sales message. Even though it’s important, it’s often skipped over, and we lean toward just “winging it.” The following are some things to think about in order to improve your development of sales messaging. Identify Your Value The value you offer is one [...]
Determining how to set appointments has a direct improvement on a salesperson’s results and performance. The following are eight easy steps that you can do to improve your appointment setting. 1. Identify your core value What is the core value you have to offer? What is the value that the clients receive that purchase [...]
Everything you and your salespeople say when communicating with prospects is sales messaging. You have the choice to go with what naturally pops up in your head, or you can take a different approach. Conventional Sales Messaging Approach First, let’s look at a conventional approach or what many companies are doing for messaging before [...]
Commonly, we try to stop to think about the value proposition definition. We take an attempt at simplifying how we look at value propositions. Not the Value Proposition Definition Before moving ahead, let us initially focus on what isn’t a value proposition. It’s important because there’s a trap we all fall into and that’s [...]
Are you aware of what your unique selling proposition is? It’s important because you need to have the ability to communicate this to grab the prospect’s attention as well as stand out amongst the competition. Why this is Important “What is in it for me?” is one of the main things your prospect wants [...]
One common goal you might be working toward is making appointments with target prospects during outbound sales. There are very clear and simple things that can be done to improve your results and effectiveness, even though it sometimes can seem challenging. 1. Stay Focused on the Primary Goal Staying focused on the primary goal [...]
The following is a short list of what you should and shouldn’t do when using phone call scripts. Have some sort of script to work from to make an effort to improve sales calls. You’re likely to see more benefits than when not using a script by improving your preparation by having a script. Also, [...]