It is critical to ask sales questions when you are out there selling. But the difference between being a good salesperson and consistently overachieving is asking the right questions. Let’s look at one of the common sales prospecting questions that many salespeople think is good, and we will show you why this is one of [...]
Sometimes it can help to look at some cold call voicemail examples in order to get some ideas of what to say when prospecting. In this video, we go through some examples for you. Value Message The first of the sales prospecting voicemail examples is a value message. It is one that just focuses on [...]
In a previous blog post, we discussed how to use soft closing questions. There are also times when you will want to be more direct and hard close a sales prospect. Here are some examples of hard closing questions and some explanations for each closing question. Are you ready to move forward to the next [...]
One of the things salespeople or business owners care most about is closing the sales. With that, everybody is looking for ways to become a better closer. In this video, we talk about some soft closing tactics that, when you do everything else right, can be more effective than trying the traditional hard close. [...]
If you were to ask a group of salespeople what the one thing they wanted to be better at was, in many cases, most would answer that they would like to be better at closing sales prospects. This is understandable because closing the sale is actually the most important step and what directly leads to [...]
We had a very productive sales training webinar this week. Here are the recording and slides. The topic was “Sell More by Screening Good Prospects from Bad.” Your Time is Valuable and Must Be Protected This sales training webinar focuses on the key principle that your time is extremely valuable. You only have so [...]
We currently live in a very narcissistic world today. If you are ever on social media, you will notice a steady flow of selfies and status updates that are solely centered around what the person posting is doing, has received, achieved, etc. The Problem with this Behavior The interesting thing is that what motivates this [...]
If you want to become a better closer, you should trial close your prospects in almost every interaction with them. Trial closing is performing a test close. You do this by checking in with the prospect and asking questions to see where their head is and if you are heading in the right direction. Here [...]
One of the most common sales role-play exercises you will see in training programs or interviews is where the request is made to sell a pen. If you have ever seen someone try to do this, most of the time, they will not handle the test well. In this post, we will explain exactly how to [...]
In this webinar, we look at the subject of what to do (and not do) with voicemail boxes when sales prospecting. Getting a prospect’s voicemail box is the most likely outcome. Prospects can be difficult to reach. You can call a prospect dozens of times, and it would not be crazy to get his [...]