A “let me think it over” likely means you didn’t close the gap between their problem and your solution. Go back. “That’s ok. To help you do so, let’s review the main points we discussed.“ This simple action serves...
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Prep the user to sell for you to the decision maker by anticipating the latter’s objections. There are different members of the buying centre of an organization and it is not a given that you will immediately sell to...
Differentiating yourself on price is a race for the bottom. Who hits bottom first, wins. And be dammed the cost. All else lose. Differentiating yourself by ethically selling doubt is more productive. But how to sell doubt, you wonder?...
Rainmakers know only the calendar changed, targets didn’t. “Rainmakers don’t have excuses. You either made the sale or you didn’t; no-one wants to hear why you didn’t bring in the sale” “Don’t get too excited about this New Year...
“Corona, after all, is no longer “imported” but “locally produced”. ‘Because of Corona is therefore a hard sell If you’re thinking it, they’ll ask it. So instead of wishing it away, or resigning to fate, address it instead. Think...
How to handle sales disappointment? Disappointments can be complex. Like the current rapid slowing down of economic activities because of the disruptive Corona virus. You will face disappointments when selling. Expect it. Learn from it. As they say, ‘If...
Don’t lament, learn. Instead of beating yourself because your last two pitches didn’t pan out, work on a reducing your conversion (call-to-close) ratio. That the presentation did not convert to a sale is not cause to hang your boots...
Objections are the archenemy of the average seller. The inability to handle objections is debilitating to the sales process. I’ll wager that easily over half of your pregnant sales abort because of this handicap “I’ve never heard of you”,...
Doing so makes you an order taker; you are little more than a shopkeeper waiting for the buyer to say, “I want a loaf of bread,” for you to jump into action. If you acquiesce to discounts based solely...
Usually, this requires that you understand his circumstance because it is the lens through which he is looking at the problem. Think for the buyer to accelerate the sale. Leave nothing for his imagination Spell out how you see...