The Question is the Key!

The Question is the Key!

Better Sales Questions Focus, focus, focus.  That’s the phrase that I find myself repeating constantly in every sales seminar that I present.  I believe focus is the greatest challenge for sales people today, and the greatest single solution to their challenges. ...
Dealing with your customers’ time constraints

Dealing with your customers’ time constraints

“My customers don’t have as much time to spend with me as they used to.” That’s a comment I’m hearing more frequently in my sales seminars. It’s a growing phenomenon. Your customers used to be able to spend more time with you. But...
Capturing the Impenetrable Account

Capturing the Impenetrable Account

How do I sell to an account that is firmly in the hands of a competitor – an impenetrable account? In one form or another, I hear that question at almost every sales seminar I teach.  It’s a great question, reflecting one of the most perplexing and frustrating...

Q & A for Sales People: Happy with the Current Supplier

Question: When we get through to the person we want to talk to, we most often hear that they are happy with their current supplier. How can we overcome that? Answer: You are encountering the classic B2B prospect put-off.  There are a number of ways to deal with this. ...
Strategic Planning for Salespeople

Strategic Planning for Salespeople

In our fast-paced 21st Century economy, field salespeople must make effective use of their time, And that means disciplined strategic planning for salespeople. “Ready, aim, shoot.”  Unfortunately, that’s the all too common description of the field sales person’s modus...