General Sales Skills

3 Ways To Handle Clients That Wont Stop Negotiating

There are many times when a client tries to intimidate or get the better of salespeople. Whether it’s because they feel they have to in order to get a better deal, or their ego is associated with getting one over […]

5 Ways To Deal With A Picky Customer

  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. […]

3 Buying Motives Of The Modern-Day Buyer

  Selling today is all about recognising the true motivations of buyers and aligning your presentation/solution to match their needs and desires. We all know that! And we cover is excessively in our Sales Training. Or take a look at […]

5 Best Phrases To Use When Offering A Discount

  No matter how good your discussions have been with a prospect, there will come a time when you simply have to talk about lowering your prices. Even though you’ve built up your value, it still seems the prospect wants […]

10 Things To Ask Your Client At The First Meeting

It’s an exciting time when you meet a client or prospect for the first time. It can also be nerve-jangling as you try to make a good impression, so your products or services virtually sell themselves. Opening the first meeting […]

Your Price SHOULD Be Higher Than Your Competitors

  I met a salesperson on one of our Sales Courses who was really upset that his company had raised his product’s prices by over 3%, and hadn’t given him an explanation as to why. It was simply called ‘an […]

3 Ways Of Asking For The Sale Or Order

  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 […]

7 Things Successful Sales People Never Say

  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 […]

How To Build Value In A Sales Presentation

  Increase the value, or the perceived value of what you sell, and you will make more sales! Something we always say during our Sales Training. You have to have ways to raise the value of your product or service. […]

7 Key Phrases That Will Spark Your Sales Interactions

  Salespeople are great conversationalists. That is, they find it easy to discuss opportunities and possibilities with prospects, listening to their needs and wants, and working with them to deliver great products and services. But once in a while, you […]

How To Critique A Sales Meeting

  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. […]

5 Ways To Guarantee A ‘Yes’ From The Decision Maker

The title of this blog a bold statement. But we have experienced many meetings with decision-makers where these ways have proved successful. I’m going to share them with you in this article. How many times have you thought that a […]

17 Sales Tips A Buyer Would Give You If You Would Listen

  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 […]

33 Sales Tips & Techniques

  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 […]

How To Increase Sales Value In Your Client’s Eyes

How many times do your clients talk about you reducing your prices? What do you say when the issue of price is brought up by the prospect? In which direction do you take the conversation when price is the biggest […]

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