MacGyver Selling: Finding Leads Outside the Box
When considering the typical salesperson, one usually imagines an overworked employees in the corner cubicle of a dimly-lit office floor, slaving away at a call sheet dialing number after number…
When considering the typical salesperson, one usually imagines an overworked employees in the corner cubicle of a dimly-lit office floor, slaving away at a call sheet dialing number after number…
In almost every sales situation that we can think of, there are at least two parties. The seller is interested in delivering a product or service in exchange for resources…
This semester I had the honor of privilege of once again taking a Professor Sweet class; I took sales for a startup. As are most of Sweet’s classes, sales were…
When approaching the close of a sale, it is important never to ask for an order, instead, you should make your prospect “give up’. The prospect “giving up” means they…
When making a sale, it is important to be searching for your prospects pain. The way to discover this pain is asking good questions, then shutting up. When you are…
I read this article online about asking the right questions in the sales conversation. It’s no secret that the salesperson has an objective that they want to reach when having…
If you’re telling, you ain’t selling. A vital skill for a salesperson to master is the art of being quiet and listening. While it may seem easy, it can be…
I read this article about how to control a sales conversation as the salesperson. The author, James Meincke, provides tips in controlling the conversation that would help the salesperson control…
It’s easy for us to fall into ruts in our thinking. Especially when money is at stake, it can be hard to acknowledge that our way of doing things is…
Good salespeople need to balance the goal to close a sale with an approach to the sales process that does not come across as pushy or manipulative. One of the…