To be successful in the world of selling you need to be a contrarian. In every industry, successful salespeople are the exception, not the rule. In the insurance field, only about 20% of the agents who start are still agents ten years down the road. In real estate, the average Realtor sells three houses a […]
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There is a much-overlooked aspect of sales success that is rarely talked about and people pay little attention to, it is: self-talk. The most important conversation is the one you have with yourself. The reason that conversation is so important is because the words and language you use both reveal and reinforce your beliefs about
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Four Sales Tips to Make You More Successful in 2018 Tip #1: Stop working smart and get back to working hard. Most salespeople use “working smart” as an excuse to avoid hard work, especially the traditional methods of prospecting such as cold calling. They think work smart means work easy. As a result, they look
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On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is not at all, and 10 is a perfect description, how does your sales organization rate according to the following definitions? Fat: Enough clients and business to sustain you for the short term coupled with no consistent effort at chasing new business. Everyone is simply living
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We all know relationships are important with clients. If you own the relationship with a client account, you most likely own the business. Just as important as client relationships are the relationships within your organization and with vendors who help your business run smoothly. Problems in these relationships usually lead to problems in client accounts,
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In theory, sales is pretty simple: communicate the right way with the right people, and you’ll make sales. It’s in practice that most people complicate the issue. So how do you keep it simple? Assuming you’re selling something where someone has to deal with you for any length of time, in other words, you’re not
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I have a prediction, and I’m pretty good at predictions, from American Pharoah to the Cubs, so here’s my latest: only the top 15% of salespeople will survive the next economic upheaval. Whether it’s a significant stock market correction, a tragic world event, or another financial crisis similar to that of 2008, the next calamity
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The “how-to” behind building a highly-effective, competition-dominating, sales juggernaut is actually fairly simple. What isn’t simple is executing the steps and sticking to the plan. The dedication and resolve necessary to start and complete the process is where the majority of people fail. That said, if you’re ready to skyrocket sales in your organization, here
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I’ve had a lot of people ask me about client retention because it’s something I’ve been very successful at over the years. On that note, here’s how I did it from the initial sale all the way through the entire long-term relationship. Steps to take with the initial sale: Step 1: Verbally thank the client
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Mistake #1: Thinking that servicing accounts is more important than selling new ones I once had a coaching client show me a stack of folders and say, “This is why I can’t be out calling on new clients.” When I asked what had to be done, she picked up the first folder and said, “I’m
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