Two important things you must determine during the qualifying are whether your prospect has the authority to make a buying decision today, and whether they have the finances available to make the purchase. Many salespeople assume the person they’re talking to has the decision making power for the purchase. Sometimes, the person you’re meeting with […]

Sales Prospecting For The Complex Sale: I probably receive more correspondence from salespeople who deal with long sales cycles, or what is commonly referred to as the complex sale, than from anyone else. They contact me because they’ve seen my website or heard about my books and are skeptical about whether or not my lead-generation […]

So, you believe your prospect has a problem you can help him/her solve with your product or service. It appears the prospect has the desire to solve the problem, and the finances to afford the solution. If you have completed all the steps in the sales process up to this point, your prospect should be […]

If I asked you what the most important tip, technique or strategy is that you learned in your sales career, what would you say? I easily remember the one that I learned early on because I’m reminded of it nearly every day. In fact just last week I read a story about Gary Emanuel, the […]

Do you have prospects that seem to give you the run-around? They expressed interest in your product or service when you first contacted them but now they don’t return your calls, reply to your emails or seem interested in making a buying decision. Persistence is an essential trait that successful sales people possess. The ability […]

Assuming You know The Perrception The Customer Has Of You I was doing a five-day sales training program for a company located in a very small town in South Carolina. One of those small quaint towns with a population of just over ten thousand, one road through the town with only a half dozen traffic […]

How To Close Sales When Prospects Call Small business owners know that the most important function of the telephone is to bring customers to you, begging for your service or product offering. So when the phone rings with a prospective customer on the other end, do you know how to transform an interested caller into […]

Are your b2b lead generation strategies too focused on the business leads that are ready to purchase? These end-stage leads may be the dream of every sales and marketing team, but when your lead generation strategies are all concentrated on these types of leads, the others in your sales funnel may get left out and […]

Motivate Your Sales Team to Crush the Tomato: One of my favorite hobbies is playing baseball with my kids. I’m very involved with their Little League teams and volunteer to help teach baseball skills to the kids. My 7-year old son, Steven, is playing his first year of coach-pitch baseball. Prior to that, he played […]

Yes, we all need to bring out the most out of our work day. Given the frenzy in which the business world moves, doing things fast becomes natural for us. Among the things we commonly do is performing all the tasks at hand at the same time. While this might sound like a good idea, […]