Getting Them to Buy: The Two Most Important Pieces to the Sales Pitch

Why are some sales pitches more persuasive than others? Are the salespeople just naturally more convincing, or do they know secrets about creating a sales pitch that the rest of us don't?Well, in most cases, convincing salespeople use special elements within their pitches to help increase their persuasiveness. These elements... Read More

Secrets That Lead To Failure In Sales

Let's be realistic nobody really wants to be labeled a failure when it comes to sales, unfortunately many business minded people are just that when it comes to selling their product or service. I have gathered a few tips I'd like to share that can prevent you from succeeding in... Read More

A Great Sales Technique: Be Aware of Sales Myth #5

A myth can best be described as somebody or something whose existence is or was widely believed in, but is in reality fictitious. Based on this description I have created a series of articles entitled: Sales Myths. Here is one of them.Sales Myth: People with the greatest "gift of gab"... Read More

7 Sales Techniques To Differentiate You From The Competition

You have a choice. You can stand out or blend in with your competitive landscape. Differentiation doesn't come naturally, blending in does. We all want to fit in with the crowd, we want to be like everybody else, and we've been that way since we were kids. As a professional... Read More

Attitude Insurance

Everyone knows the importance of having a positive attitude, especially in the health insurance industry. Even negative people say that they have a positive attitude.All agents have seen it one time or another. They are at a meeting, and in the hallway during one of those five minute breaks they... Read More

Seven Critical Qualifying Questions

Training your salespeople to not waste time working unqualified accounts, or building relationships with the wrong people in qualified companies is imperative to the long the term success of our sales team and your company.By understanding your salespeople's natural fear of qualifying, you can better coach them to ask the... Read More

Hello! I Cant Sell!

What's that you say? You can't sell?Oh, you must be right, although you are selling me right now!A good friend of mine once said to me, "Life is sales."What a profound statement! Think about it! Life IS sales. We sell all day, every day.We just don't realize or acknowledge the... Read More

Spend More Time Selling

On average a sales person spends less than two hours per day selling their products. This statistic never seized to amaze me, even though I had often found myself being an active participant of its findings.Lets face it, if we spend so little time in our day selling, why are... Read More

The First Step to Stress-Free Selling (TM)

Step 1: Get Ready - Create a foundation you can build on. This step involves prospecting and pre-call planning. Approach businesses randomly and you will: 1) Call businesses unsuitable for your magazine 2) Who don't believe in advertising and 3) Are unlikely to advertise with you. Then appeal to them... Read More

Sharpening Your Sales Skills

Making a living in sales can be very rewarding, however, it can also be tough at times. That is why it is very important to stay on top of your game at all times.Making a sale doesn't happen by accident or by luck, the sale is made because the person... Read More

In The News:

Showing 1 - 10 of 354 Articles
« Previous
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Next »

pen paper and inkwell


cat break through


Boost Your Selling Power With Your Call-To-Action Phrases

Look at your marketing material. Now, is there something missing?... Read More

The Canned Sales Pitch Myth

Canned or scripted sales approaches are rarely successful, because one... Read More

How To Go Perpendicular In Your Sales Territory

First and foremost are you thinking Strategically? "Do you have... Read More

Training for Trade Shows - 5 FAQs

Trade shows are so obvious. You go. You hand out... Read More

TheTop 10 Reasons Why Salespeople Get Outsold

In my business, it has been an interesting and very... Read More

How Salespeople Can Create Immediate Believability And Credibility

It pays to be specific. I believe that statement is... Read More

Anticipating the Audiences Reaction

Obviously, you can not know all of the things that... Read More

Dramatically Increase Sales With The KISS Test

We've all heard the term KISS at one time or... Read More

Eliminating Objections to Increase Sales

You want to increase the flow of sales revenue, but... Read More

Boost Your Sales With These Proven Responses

When five years ago I was faced with having to... Read More

Like It or Not... You?re in SALES!

Mention the word sales or salesman and two out of... Read More

A Great Sales Technique: Be Aware of Sales Myth #5

A myth can best be described as somebody or something... Read More

5 Powerful Tips To Persuasion!

Having excellent persuasion skills is one of the most important... Read More

Transforming Problems into Sales

My silent fish tank was no more. Enough water had... Read More

The Dos and Donts of an Elevator Pitch

The dreaded question: "What exactly does your company do?" It's... Read More

Have You Prepared for Success in Sales?

My wife and I watched the movie Ray a couple... Read More

Psychology of Converting a Prospect to Money

If you want a truly successful business, you need to... Read More

Make Your Referrals Count

Just because we receive a referral, it doesn't mean that... Read More

7 Sales Techniques To Differentiate You From The Competition

You have a choice. You can stand out or blend... Read More

11 Proven Sales Strategies to Help You Close The Deal

There are a number of sales closing strategies that you... Read More

Increase Your Selling Confidence

1. Be on time. In fact, arrive a few minutes... Read More

Sales 101

For many individuals in business the hardest part is selling.... Read More

7 Sales Skills to Improve On

The following 7 sales skills are what I have found... Read More

Yikes - My Feet Hurt! 8 Tips for Trade Show Exhibitors

Yikes - My Feet Hurt!Concrete. Tiles. Cheap carpet. Walking, walking.... Read More

You Dont Need Health Insurance!

Seems almost every situation in our lives is centered on... Read More

3 Tips to Get Clients Now

"I need more clients!" wails Steve, a 32 year old... Read More

How To Write A Killer Sales Letter

I sit down and look at my notebook. Then, I... Read More

How To Give Your Sales Job A Strategic Tune-up

In happens every year in June.Six months down and six... Read More

You Dont Love Your Kids if You Dont . . .

"You don't love your kids if you don't buy my... Read More

Hello! I Cant Sell!

What's that you say? You can't sell?Oh, you must be... Read More

8 Must Questions to Ask in Every Sales Situation

Solving people's and organization's problems is ultimately what business is... Read More

Top Ten No Money Promotion Ways That Create New Clients and Fast Sales

Better than offline promotion such as press releases, talks, or... Read More

The Road to Pendingville is Paved with Good Intentions

If you've been in sales for any length of time,... Read More