When you first start out with your team selling efforts there is a lot of excitement around the idea. Without nurturing and consistently selling the idea, it can become old very quickly. A team selling approach requires a number of changes from everyone on the team. For example, without feedback,…
With all the changes going on in your markets, how do you increase your sales professionals’ effectiveness and results? Over the past several years we’ve seen sales cycles getting longer, fewer qualified meetings with clients, and lower sales volume. The year 2013 is going to be a challenging selling year…
How do you create a winning sales strategy? I received several notes last week on my blog asking how Zig Ziglar would train sales professionals today. One reader asked me what big trends were impacting sales professionals and what skills will be required to succeed in selling in the…
So how would Zig Ziglar use current technology to leverage his ability to connect with others? I did a quick search and found that Zig has been mentioned over 41,000,000 times on Google. He’s mentioned over 1,270,000 times on YouTube and has 87,207 fans on Facebook. Not bad for…
Salespeople often have mental blocks when it comes to prospecting. Low self-esteem and feelings of inferiority leading to the fear of rejection make some salespeople tense and uneasy about calling on prospects that they might feel are “better” than they are, socially or economically. These salespeople will not call on…
With all the uncertainty in the world today, what is the key skill required to become a better leader? Over the past several weeks we’ve seen how important trust is in making an organization successful. The Facebook IPO has reminded us again how important it is to maintain trust with…
I’ve got a secret weapon in life, do you? So, what’s my secret weapon? I started my career selling Kirby vacuum cleaners on the streets of Cleveland in 1983. It was a tough job, the sweepers were $1,000 each and I had to find my own appointments. We had a…
There are seven secrets, or principles, of sales success. They are practiced by all the highest paid salespeople every day. The regular application of these principles is virtually guaranteed to move you to the top of your field. Secret number one: Get serious! Make a decision to go all the…
As we enter into this New Year we all tend to have a heightened sense of the opportunities and possibilities that 2012 can bring. The need for goal-setting becomes more obvious and clear. And the great thing about goal-setting is you can keep it as simple or get as elaborate…
Here are the remaining 3 deadly sins of sales professionals. Number 5 being the most abused and feared of most sales professionals. What’s interesting is this is the very tool necessary to close sales. The Art of Translation. As readers and serious students of sales, deal flow, business and the…