Focus On Opening The Sale

Ah, the close. That part of the sales speele that determines whether you or your salesperson gets paid or not. No wonder you’re always on the lookout for new closing techniques that promise big commission checks. Don’t you wish there could be some magic sentence that...

There is Quality Sales Talent Out There

Don’t wait until the end of the year to start looking for quality talent. Quality sales talent does exist, the problem is that the vast majority of today’s most successful account managers began their careers as “accidental sellers”. You would never hear a...

Happy Birthday America… almost.

We all live in great communities with many blessings. Take the time to thank your customers. Take the time to inform your audience that buying local is the American way. Create a campaign to talk about the pride in your community, the value of doing business with...

Create Sales Emails That Count

I recently had the chance to set down with Kyle O’Brien, Community Manager, at ej4. The topic of discussion… yes, you guessed it, how to properly create a sales email. Here are a few insights from a blog that Kyle put together last week. When you email a...

Talking Your Way Out of a Deal

Our friends over at ej4 put together an amazing blog and we couldn’t resist sharing a few paragraphs…  Talking Your Way Out of a Deal Making the sale in a timely manner is high on every salesperson’s list. Going from pre-calls to building rapport and...

No, But, If™

As sellers, we are conditioned to say “yes” when our customer wants something. But two bad things can happen… 1. We give away the store. 2. We get nothing in return.  We are conditioned to say “yes”. Stop customer nibbling, and the...