Don’t Lose Yourself Selling Yourself
Joe Gray In sales, it is easy to have blinders on trying to close every possible deal. This is because making a sale means making money, in the short term. Salespeople can…
February 2022
Ask First, Sell Second
When it comes to making a sale, sell yourself before you sell your product or service. In other words, sell yourself as someone who is genuine and has people’s best…
Don’t Buy Our Product.
The title of this post may seem out of place for a sales blog, however, it is an important concept to grasp in sales. So often, the focus in sales…
Sales Tip Series (3 of 4): “Making Bank” with Ben Frank
Molly McCommons Welcome back to the third edition of the series, “Making Bank” with the one and only, Ben Frank. Today, I’ll be discussing The Great Persuader’s third secret for successful selling:…
Apple’s “Steps of Service”
Oliver Schwarz Some large companies have very specific training techniques that every customer service employee is trained in. For Apple, it’s a five-step process called the Apple “steps of service”. Apple didn’t…
Selling Yourself
Thomas Kenny When trying to get a job, you are still selling. It just so happens to be that you are selling yourself and your skills. It does take a slightly different…
Selling an Event
All of this previous week (2/6 – 2/10) I was running a club event, and had to sell the event before it happened. I then also had to sell every…
Know your Target Audience
Logan Mays In sales it is key to be able to understand what you are selling but more importantly who are you selling to? knowing your target audience is the goal before…
Reinventing the ABC’s
David Since the 80’s, Always Be Closing has been a common mantra among salespeople. The idea is that the salesperson should try to maximize the number of sales they make by…
Traditional vs Relational Selling
Elias Reay In the 1900’s, the main type of selling was known as “Traditional selling.” This type of selling consisted of four phases, forming a pyramid. These four phases included telling, qualifying,…