The sale can be divided into five classes, according to simplicity. Class 1. The simplest business sale is one in which the customer is so anxious to buy at a specified price that he comes to the salesperson and voluntarily offers her the proper amount of money for the products. As an illustration, take the [...]

Many sales are lost because salespeople assume they know what the customer wants. Sales people like to made assumptions of knowledge about what the buyer wants and needs, or sometimes more important why the buyer might be motivated to buy. Using one’s instincts and sixth sense is fine in the equation of success, but it [...]

A sales professional is someone who invests in his knowledge; who reads magazines and web portals dedicated to salespeople; and attends seminars and conferences. A salesperson who follows the trends understands how essential it is to continuously advance and develop his skills. Professionals are the ones who know how necessary it is to start selling [...]

I am sure you have heard about salespeople earning $200-300k, a million or even more. Do you think this sales person is better than you are? They are not much different from you; they are not geniuses or impeccable experts in their field. They probably don’t know much more about their products or service than [...]

In my previous article I was talking how If you live by price – you will die by price. Let’s talk further about how to close the deal without discounting. If you base your offer on your price only, there is a good chance that someone will have lower price than you, or you can [...]

How many of us have dreamt of being able to brag about our achievements, openly and honestly, showing off our trophies for all the world to see without the risk of being sidelined for lewd behavior? Well, with selling you absolutely can! If you have it, you get to flaunt it and let people know [...]

This week I am reading one very old book about Selling and Efficiency in Business and I am positively surprised that almost 100 years ago people were holding strong beliefs about the fundamental qualities of a salesperson. How can we learn today from this old ideas and beliefs? Please read the quote from the book. [...]