Archive for Tag: #relationshipselling

Why are you struggling to sell a product that sells itself? Try this

Why would you struggle to sell when your product lends itself to repeat sales? There are products that sell themselves – or should. Products like pet food let the seller sell repeatedly throughout the lifetime of the pet, creating enormous lifetime customer value. Think about that for a moment: if you are selling dog food,

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Win with an unfair selling advantage by getting in early with the buyer

“Getting in early with the customer means being proactive, not reactive; generous, not selfish; relational, not transactional. It also propels your career and usefulness – even if you are not in selling – and gives you an unfair selling advantage.” I’m told that by 4.30 a.m. you will find owners of business on the road

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Putting buyers’ interest first puts you in a scoring position

Put buyers first. Fighting to be in a scoring position to do this, may mean letting go of sales sometimes. Which is fine if that was the only way to assist the buyer get what he needs. “Always fight to be in a scoring position.” So, a Director of Business Development reader friend of mine

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