Knowing how to handle objections from clients begins with anticipating their concerns.  Your attitude at the start will directly affect your sales at the end of the day. Be enthusiastic.  Know how your product or service can add  value to your customer by either saving him time and money, by eliminating stress and waste, or [...]

“Should I follow a script when cold calling?” A few of the benefits of using a script are:  You can practice reading from it before you call to help you sound more knowledgeable, professional, and in control The script contains a list of common objections, with suggested responses Reviewing the script will allow you to [...]

If you’re just getting started in the sales process, or if you’re updating your sales procedures in the hopes of getting better results, chances are your cold calling scripts will be getting at least some of the attention. If so, you may just be wondering what to avoid when cold calling, and in this article, [...]

How to sell to your prospects today? Start with the fact-finding. Don’t be afraid to ask questions that will help you understand your customer’s situation. Don’t be afraid of what objections your prospect might bring up. You will actually make your sale much easier with the good fact-finding. You want to uncover your prospects needs and [...]

What is the mission of your presentation? To create desire for your products. That’s all. And the minute that is accomplished, the order is yours for the taking. Action Step In order to create desire for your products, you need to believe in the product itself. Your feelings about the product are easily picked up [...]

Whether you love your sales job or not, you have the choice to do it well, or not; to be fully involved or to back away; and if you adopt the attitude of choosing to do your work well, you will find so much joy in the job itself! Choosing to do your work well [...]

As a salesperson, it is your mission to discover exactly what your customer requires by asking the necessary, most pertinent questions. The process of discovery is of paramount importance in your selling career and learning to ask the correct questions is a very necessary skill to acquire. Only when you have discovered what it is [...]

Always take the customer’s point of view. More importantly – always work to help the customers achieve their goals. Try to demonstrate a willingness to support your customers in growing their companies and fulfilling their business needs and desires. This attitude will go a long way in gaining their returned support and their appreciation for [...]

Today I am sharing with you my Daily Sales Tip #21 titled: “Find companies that have immediate wants and needs.”  

If a prospect does not understand the products or your proposition, it would be useless to continue an attempt to sell without first clarifying what is being presented. So when an objection indicates that the prospect lacks understanding, you need to become an educator, or a teacher. Action Step: Ensure that you are able to [...]