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Your sales recovery plan – lessons from election results

Even die-hard “We will never buy from you” customers or prospective customers (prospects) can be turned. This is what sales or service recovery plan means, and what Presidential aspirant William Ruto has demonstrated with this year’s election results. I mean, who would have imagined him getting any electoral affection in Mt. Kenya region? Only two

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Three lessons in selling from the campaign trail

Finally! In 5 days Kenya decides who their next leader is. In a few days the campaigning will be over. The trail will grow cold. So, before it does, and in keeping with the mood of the nation, here are three lessons in selling from the Kenyan campaign trail. Always ask for the close Whether

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Prep the user to sell for you by anticipating objections

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 the right one. This is because the right one could be plural-in fact in B2B selling,

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Be intentional with the next steps stage in B2B selling

Always have a next steps step in B2B selling. The best B2B sales process or selling strategy is one that is deliberate with an activity to keep the sale going. Besides ensuring continuity of the sale, it shows the seller’s stamina for the long haul post sale. B2B sales process description First off, a working

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Sales coaching importance to sales management

Sales’ coaching separates stellar sales managers from average ones. Sales management is not everyone’s cuppa tea and effective sales managers are few. These few know that sales coaching importance cannot be gainsaid The meaning of sales coaching Sales coaching can be defined as a continual formal one-on-one engagement by the sales manager with his team

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Change customer’s mood and his mind will follow

Change the customer’s mood, if it’s not receptive. If the customer is not in the right frame of mind for the meeting, switch gears and address this. Insisting on progressing with the pitch will likely backfire. If his mood won’t change, his mind won’t either. So change the customer’s mood and watch his mind follow.

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Open the B2B sales call with customer insight

When you open the B2B sales call with insight about the potential buyer (prospect) you heighten engagement from the get-go. And the more engaged he is, the easier the sales call becomes. And you want that, don’t you? How you open and close the sale matters. Opening the sale means the first words you utter

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