Whether you are a fan of Tom Brady or not, you must respect his consistent results. In the past 15 years, his team has only missed the playoffs two times. Of those playoff runs, his team went to the Super Bowl six times, winning four of the six appearances. And in all of the other [...]
There are many different opinions about whether or not someone can truly develop selling skills. Many believe that salespeople are born and that you either have the natural ability or you don’t. I personally don’t agree with that. I see selling as a skill that can be developed and improved regardless of your personality or [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Here are seven inside sales tips that can immediately improve everything you are doing. 1. Don’t sound like a salesperson Your prospects get sold to a lot. Their phone will ring all day with people like you trying to sell them something. Being aware of this could be used to modify how you approach them. [...]
I receive at least one cold email every day from a salesperson, and as I read these, I always see some things that could be done better. Here are some thoughts on small changes that can have a significant impact. 1. Try not to sound like a salesperson. All of these emails I receive [...]
What if there is a way to sell more by selling less? Here are four tips for changes that you can make that will lead you to not trying so hard, and you might just end up selling more at the same time: 1. Minimize the product and company talk tracks A typical salesperson [...]
We all buy stuff every day. Some of these purchases are repeat purchases and some are new. When you think about that, you may realize that we really don’t mind buying stuff. Sometimes it can be kind of fun getting something new. But even though we might enjoy buying something or know that we need [...]
While struggling with a cold this week, I thought of a company that has a great sales and marketing message, and that is because they focus solely on the pain that they fix. This example that I thought of is NyQuil. Take a quick look at their main tagline: NyQuil: the nighttime sniffling, sneezing, coughing, [...]
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 [...]
