The MTD Sales Blog

We’re always told to think big, aim high and challenge ourselves. It can give us motivation and drive to go where we might not have thought we could and achieve things we might not have thought possible. How can we give ourselves that massive push to go for something that would inspire us to tap into our potential? One way…

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There are many forecasts of how the future will affect our businesses and each one of these reports has a slightly different perspective on the effects it will have, depending on your industry. What we need is a rule of thumb, or generic guidance, on what will affect us, regardless of our products or services we offer. Here, we discuss…

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How much have you achieved in 2018? Did you reach, or even better, exceed your monthly targets? Maybe you finally closed the deal that you’ve been working on for months?! With only a few days until 2019, take some time to reflect on all your greatest achievements this year has bought you. I’d like to think that some of our…

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What’s the most frustrating barrier that you come up against when you are trying to get the buyer to commit to your solution? If you’re like most people, you probably answered something like ‘indecision on the part of the prospect’. Yes, the prospect being indecisive can be frustrating to you as a sales consultant. You’ve gone through all the reasons…

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Negotiation comes from the root word ‘negotiat’ meaning ‘done in the course of business’. In other words, it’s a natural part of the conversation process when dealing with prospects, so if you feel you’re not good at negotiating, or you don’t have the assertiveness to get a good position for yourself during a negotiation, then you are certainly missing out…

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When someone says “That’s good value!” what do they mean? Well, there are a number of ways of interpreting value and it can mean different things to different people. For some of your customers, it could mean the actual price they are considering paying. For others, it could enhance their overall satisfaction and experience with the products or services. And…

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Very often, we see top quality salespeople made up to be sales manager and expected to deliver immediate success, as if they already have the necessary skills to succeed in that role. Think about it; just because they have been successful in one position doesn’t automatically ensure success in another. Many salespeople are excellent at organising themselves, can sell very…

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You’ll have heard many times that it costs more to attract new customers than to retain the business of current ones, and it’s true that the marketing costs plus all the other charges and outlays to attract customers far outweigh the time and effort to keep and increase business with existing clients. So, if your customer does leave you or…

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One of the keys to increasing sales is getting under the skin of the prospect or your customer, so ascertain the real needs and to get them to understand how they can improve their business using your solutions. Without that depth of knowledge, you sound just like any other vendor, trying to persuade your prospect to buy from you rather…

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How do you define the word ‘value’? One definition could be ‘the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something, one’s judgement of what is important’ Other words that come to mind might include desirability, practicality, merit, worth and appreciation. We often consider ‘value’ in the sense of what something is worth to our…

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