Building goodwill in business is a pre-requisite for companies to advance in their strategic forward planning. The British Department Store, John Lewis, is renowned for its quality customer service and its build-up of goodwill. Here’s what one of their […]
Selling to businesses is an ever-changing kaleidoscope of ideas, techniques and co-operations to keep your sales funnel full! It can enhance or destroy careers in a very short time period. If you’re still selling in the same way you […]
Emotional Selling Proposition – have you got one? We all know that sales are based mostly on emotion and the decision is backed up with logic. Sales logic vs emotion – that’s the law of the salesperson. So, do we […]
One feature of modern, relationship-selling is that we need to understand about peoples’ preferred buying behaviour if we are to sell to more of them. It is a fact that people buy differently. They can be known as buyer types. […]
By different types of sales, we’re referring to the sales styles that salespeople will adopt when they are with prospects and customers. Either face-to-face or online. Over the years the styles have changed because buyers’ needs have changed. We’ve […]
“The customer is always right” I’m sure you’ve heard these oft-quoted words from Harry Gordon Selfridge, the founder of the department store that bears his name. And how often have you thought of those words and cringed when the customer […]
It’s a common subject brought up on our Sales Training Courses, and it can affect even the most experienced of salespeople. How do we overcome the feeling of nervousness before having a sales interaction? First, let’s highlight why nerves may […]
We’ve all had them; those customers for whom nothing you ever do is enough, or everything you do is wrong, or you’re blamed for everything that isn’t your fault. A picky customer is usually like that with every situation. It’s […]
After all the preparation, sales questions, proposals and meetings you’re so close to closing the deal. But there’s one thing stopping you! Asking for the sale… So let us look at a few more direct and clear ways to […]
What’s interesting about us humans is the fact that, even though we don’t like to admit it, we are judgemental beings. Often, we don’t view ourselves as being judgemental; we consider ourselves to be realists. A situation occurs and we […]
Do you move from one sales meeting to the next without conducting a full review on how the last one went? If the answer is yes, then chances are that you’re leaving a lot of money on the table. […]
Many salespeople who attend our Sales Training regularly ask us: How do I overcome price objections? What should I do with someone who ignores my emails? These questions and countless others often show salespeople are looking at sales from […]
Here are 33 sales tips and techniques that I believe will help every salesperson to improve their overall sales figures and create more motivation and drive. Take a look and let me know what your favourites are, and what other […]
If only everyone was the same, it would make selling a lot easier. Just imagine if you could predict how they buy, their behaviour and their next move. We’d all have smiles on our faces as we went into […]
Are you looking for a sales video funny? Whether it’s for a Sales Training session or maybe a sales meeting that you’re running it’s always good to lighten the load! So I’ve hunted high and low and found 5 of […]
