Making Sales is Easy When You Learn How to Make Friends

Friends buy from friends. Why? Because people trust that their friends will go above and beyond the duties of a typical salesperson. They know that their friends will give them friendly, honest help and provide them with the product that is perfect for their needs. In return, these people develop... Read More

The Clock is Ticking on Your Leads

Every day is critical when you are in the business of sales. That lead you receive today could very easily be gone tomorrow.It is very important to act on your lead the very second you get it, not an hour later, or a few days later.The second it is in... Read More

Nine Competencies of the Complete Sales Professional

Have you ever tried to explain to someone what you actually do as part of the sales profession? I'm talking about what you do, not what your company does or what your value proposition is, but what YOU do day in and day out as a sales professional?To be a... Read More

7 Keys to Turning Cold Calls Into Warm Calls

Let's face it when it comes to cold calling many of us fear being rejected. What if I was to tell you I have come up with 7 keys to turning your cold calls into warm calls? Would you believe me?Try these 7 cold calling ideas for yourself and see... Read More

Be Yourself

Here's the thing... you still have to make every marketing and sales message all about the WIIFM* for your target audience. But it's how you do this ? the words you choose and your behavior ? that makes the connection with the marketplace all about you.Let's look at what the... Read More

7 Safety Tips Every Realtor and Door-to-Door Sales Professional Need to Practice

These are the top 7 safety tips that criminals don't want you to know. It makes their job harder. What makes a criminal pounce? Intent and Opportunity. Their intent we have no control over, however we definitely can do something about the opportunity. Start thinking like a criminal. How would... Read More

In Sales, Words Just Don?t Compute

In studies conducted by Motivational Systems of West Orange, New Jersey, researchers found that 72% of the 12,000 participants reported that, in first time meetings, non-verbal communication carried significantly more weight than a verbal message (words). Only 6% of the respondents paid the slightest attention to what a person said... Read More

How One Simple Concept Can Increase Your Sales

We all want to belong. As humans we feel the need to fit in somewhere, anywhere. I call it the "herd mentality"... we tend to follow what everyone else is doing.Well, Bob and Bill across the street each have satellite dishes... that means I have to get one too.Everyone is... Read More

Is It Time To Rethink Your Sales Training Program or Is Your Sales Training Delivering Results?

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

Six Simple Steps to Increase Sales and Decrease Stress

Have you ever found a lead on a scrap of paper after the prospect purchased from your competition? Are you spending time recreating proposals because you can't find a similar one you wrote a few months ago? Do you run out of the door for an appointment at the last... Read More

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Anticipating the Audiences Reaction

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

Invite Questions to Boost Your Sales

Do you invite your prospective customers to ask questions ...or... Read More

8 Sales Lead Generation Methods

I've been getting lots of email from my readers lately.... Read More

The Truth About Sale Success!

Bill Brooks of The Brooks Group wrote an article several... Read More

The Golden Week of Selling

Have you ever heard of the Golden Hour? I live... Read More

Four Ways To Increase Your Sales Fast... In 2-4 Weeks?

You built a very good web site...You have a great... Read More

Sneaky Sales Tactics

The reason why you have a job in sales is... Read More

When The Clock Strikes Twelve!

I just finished reading another sales copy ending with the... Read More

Successful Selling in 21 Steps

1. Dependability was chosen as the most important.2. Integrity was... Read More

How To Write Sales Letters That Deliver

Tired of sending out sales letters that generate anemic response?... Read More

Sales As A Positive Experience

No matter what your age or stage in life, some... Read More

Ideal Clients - Who are They and Where Do You Find Them?

Ideal clients are the ones who are perfect for you.... Read More

When Youre In sales Always Aim Higher

Yesterday I did a sales training program for a great... Read More

Equal Chance of Winning The Sale? Bah!

Are you going to win this deal? With just less... Read More

Why ALL Sales Decisions Are Based On Emotion - Heres The Proof!

Have you ever gone into a newsagent, picked up a... Read More

4 Easy Ways to Boost Your Sales

Here are 4 easy ways you can boost your sales... Read More

Transforming Problems into Sales

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

Visual Science of Selling

Statistics state that 55% of people judgments are made based... Read More

Sell Yourself, As Well As Your Product

When selling a product to a consumer, one of the... Read More

Failed Salespeople Share Similar Traits

We are each responsible for our own success - or... Read More

Increase Profits from Your Existing Customers

An area many businesses fail to recognise as a way... Read More

How To Stop Chasing Prospects Forever!

Perhaps the biggest challenge faced by salespeople is the problem... Read More

Whats Your Sales Training Goal - Exposure or Behavioral Change?

When your company invests in sales training, what is the... Read More

The Processionary Caterpillar Syndrome Costs You Sales?

Some years ago I read and interesting story that illustrated... Read More

4 Reasons Why the Sale is Not Made

When sales are down, a salesperson must begin to take... 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 Love Your Kids if You Dont . . .

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

Really WINNING Over Customers

Three qualities are needed to sell anything in life. They... Read More

Jump Start Your Sales In 10 Quick Steps

1. Combine a product and service together in a package... Read More

Top 5 Characteristics of Great Salespeople

I am a big believer that great salespeople generally realize... Read More

Sales and Closing Techniques

One essential criteria of being a successful salesperson is the... Read More

How to Achieve Sales Goals by Focusing on Activities

When I broke into sales in 1986, I read several... Read More

Psychology of Converting a Prospect to Money

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