How many times have you walked away from a sales meeting, returned to your office and stated that the sale is in the bag, and it’s just a matter of getting the signature on the contract? How often have you then been disappointed that the sales didn’t materialise, especially after you had been convinced the customer bought into your solution…
Increase the value, or the perceived value of what you sell, and you will make more sales! You have to have ways to raise the value of your product or service. By that, I mean, when the buyer feels that the return, is greater than the investment, you will close more sales. The sale often takes place when the prospect feels…
We’ve never been so time-poor. With everything inside and outside of our control exerting pressure on us to deliver, it’s not surprising that many things that should be done miss their deadline. One of those things that often goes by the wayside is proper and complete preparation for a sales presentation. Because so many other things are pressing us for…
At some point in the sales process we need to make our pitch. This is an area where most salespeople could do a lot better. Most people in sales present a standard pitch that all their customers get to hear. This doesn’t work! People are different and buy for different reasons. When people buy things buyers have what we call…
At some point in the sales process we need to make our pitch. This is an area where most salespeople could do a lot better. Most people in sales present a standard pitch that all their customers get to hear. This doesn’t work! People are different and buy for different reasons. When people buy things buyers have what we call…
When salespeople present their solutions to prospects, they seldom see the whole picture. What I mean by this is that many salespeople see their product or service and present it from their own perspective. That is, they determine what are the features and benefits the product will bring the prospect or their business and talk about them. A few salespeople…
I remember meeting a salesperson in my office who presented me with a product that would hopefully deal with some challenges we were having at the time. The product was quicker, more efficient and easier to use than our current product. It was more expensive and would have meant us getting other quotes in, but all-in-all it would do the…
We’ve all been there. You’ve been asked to make a formal sales presentation in front of a panel as part of a beauty parade and you’ve not had a lot of experience or training in doing it. Or maybe you’ve done it before and are naturally a bit nervous, especially when you have to present to work colleagues who know…
We’re often asked to help salespeople put slides together for their presentation to prospects. Some ideas salespeople have are brilliantly creative; some are as boring as the proverbial wet weekend. Naturally, we help out whenever we can and everyone is grateful for our advice on how to improve their presentations. However… The first question we always ask is ‘Why are…
MTD’s trainers and consultants often ask delegates on courses to ‘sell’ their products and services in just 10-15 seconds. It focusses the mind and makes the salesperson think hard about what is the most important element of what they actually sell. Most delegates say something about what their product or service actually ‘does’. That is, some feature or benefit that…
