Recently I've been seeing a lot of noise around the word "Deal". I have no idea why some sales experts are designating this word as something to avoid, but i whole heartily disagree. I am happy to look someone in the eyes and ask them if we have a Deal. I'm happy to let someone know that this is a great Deal. As long as I am genuine and I really believe that I've put together a … [Read more...]
10 Commandments of SalesFu – How to be a #Sales Ninja
Do you have all the information and knowledge about your product but still can't close the deal? Do you have a fear of selling because you aren't sure what to do? Do you not want to be "That Guy" or "That Girl" that's always trying to sell and is annoying as heck? Are you constantly being told "No", or worse yet, "Maybe"? If you or anyone you know needs to grow into a better … [Read more...]
52 Weeks of Book Reviews. Week # 15 – Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal by Oren Klaff
Formula's and systems work. The biggest secret in the world is that they all work, just to varying degrees based on your effort. The simple fact of the matter is that Effort X Skill brings Success. The reason the 10x system works is because most people just apply 10x the effort and by massive repetition also become more efficient and up their skill level. It takes approximately … [Read more...]
52 Weeks of Book Reviews. Week # 10 – The Unfair Advantage: Sell with NLP! by Duane Lakin
The world of NLP is a little hazy. I've met people who swear by it, and others who write it off as wishful thinking. I believe that there is something to the NLP method, although I'm not sold on the mass appeal and train-ability of this. It's a tough topic to teach in a book. Let's take a quick dive into this. 52 Weeks of Book Reviews. Week # 10 – The Unfair Advantage: Sell … [Read more...]
52 Weeks of Book Reviews. Week # 4 – Selling to anyone over the phone – Renee P. Walkup
This one is a bit of a cheat because I read the original edition almost 10 years ago and didn't even realize that there was now an updated 2nd edition. I must say that the team improved and updated the content for us and it makes a difference. I'm in a Call Center environment and on a daily basis I'm trying to adapt former face to face sales people into over the phone … [Read more...]