Imagine this scenario. You are a sales representative for Baker distributing. One of your long-time customers, Albertson Metals, operates a mill that produces high nickel alloy ingots. Each year, this mill purchases approximately $500,000 worth of MRO products such as bar conditioning wheels, flap wheels, grinding belts, cutoff wheels, steel... Read More
Sales is still a must for any company who wishes to stay in the marketplace. A recent Internet search uncovered over 471,000,000 hits on the words sales or selling. Visiting an Internet bookstore revealed similar interest with almost 11,400 titles including the key word of sales, over 8,208 titles with... Read More
If a store had a great discount in the middle of the woods and nobody was around to hear about it, would it make a difference?There are two types of discounting. There are arbitrary discounts; these are the type you just make up because you are trying to close a... Read More
It is one thing to make a sales presentation, but it is another thing to make a sales presentation without first evaluating your customer. For all you know, you could be selling your customer something that they already have, or something they don't want, don't need, or can't afford.This is... Read More
From surveys and experience, we've noticed many setting excellent goals for their business. We've also noticed that while the goals being set are good, the results aren't. Around 90% of those in Direct Sales do SET goals, but never reach them.So the question comes to mind.....are you making the right... Read More
In the 1990's we lived on a farm in Iowa. Since I grew up in the country, I thought I knew everything there was to know about country living. Imagine my surprise at learning something life changing from a couple of old geese! When we obtained the farm I wanted... Read More
In sales, you can work one of two ways. You can either do the things you should do or you can do the things you want to do. Sometimes these are one in the same, but more often they are at odds with one another. However, this article isn't about... Read More
Have you ever started something and not completed it? Or maybe there's something that you know that you should do but you just don't seem to get around to it? Or perhaps there's something that you know would benefit from more attention / more focus but you just don't give... Read More
Ever lost a sale? Of course you have, we all have. The difference between the average salesperson and the great salesperson is how quickly you recover from the lost sale. When you lose a sale that you thought you should have won, it is often tempting to take it personally... Read More
There's loads of material about making money available on the Internet. Most of it is called "How you can make money on the Internet by selling products called How to make money on the Internet".If it's not that title, it's about how to write "killer" advertising copy or how to... Read More
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Facilitating the buying process can be very straightforward and fairly... Read More
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Pareto's Principle {the 80/20 rule) is vividly illustrated in the... Read More
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My silent fish tank was no more. Enough water had... Read More
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Education plus Motivation is a powerful formula. But how do... Read More
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The "Three Cs" in building customer relationships are a key... Read More
I saw something in town the other day that just... Read More
I have to admit, I have an 'addiction'.Sometimes this addiction... Read More
One of the questions I often get asked as a... Read More
If you've ever flown economy class on an international flight... Read More
Three times I have revisited Turkey after living in the... Read More
Marketing is a skill. Once you master it, you can... Read More
Just because we receive a referral, it doesn't mean that... Read More
I love the art of selling. LOVE IT. When I... Read More
Unquestionably when the word hypnosis pops-up in a conversation or... Read More
What exactly is the sales profession? Without a common dialogue... Read More
Dear Friend,You #1 weapon in advertising will always be...Superior Salesmanship.I... Read More
Are you worried about whom you'll sell today so you... Read More
Proponents of traditional sales training simply teach the material, sometimes... Read More
In our culture it is basically un-American for a prospective... Read More
1. Multiply your marketing and advertising efforts on the Internet.... Read More


What is it with appraisals? In September and October there... Read More
Do you ever feel that when you are doing direct... Read More
"I need more clients!" wails Steve, a 32 year old... Read More
Most salespeople are under the false belief that the lower... Read More
Your mission as a business owner is to develop a... Read More
I just finished reading another sales copy ending with the... Read More
"Leadership rests not only on outstanding ability. It also rests... Read More
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It's all about relationships!Here is how a popular TV show... Read More
It's a rainy afternoon on a typical mid week afternoon... Read More
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My research has clearly shown that, when it comes to... Read More
Want to increase sales within your company? It's not as... Read More
Yes, it's true. Saying "No" is a great way of... Read More
Here's an idea on how to make reading the daily... Read More
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Let's face it when it comes to cold calling many... Read More
1) QUICK FOLLOW-UPSWhen you make your first sale, follow-up with... Read More
You want to increase the flow of sales revenue, but... Read More
It's not too early to start planning for the sales... Read More
What are values? Values are filters that everyone uses to... Read More
Congratulations! You successfully sold one or more of your company's... Read More
Let's be realistic nobody really wants to be labeled a... Read More
My silent fish tank was no more. Enough water had... Read More
Every sales presentation should start with the approach, or introduction.... Read More
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This is a stupid question but it has to be... Read More
Canned or scripted sales approaches are rarely successful, because one... Read More
Prospect - "So now that I've told you what we... Read More
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