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What is the Best Time for Handling Sales Objections?
I remember attending a sales call with one of my salespeople back when we were expanding our performance sales training organization. He had landed an opportunity for a sizable, in-house training deal and he knew he was going to get some resistance with a deal of this magnitude. He wanted me to join him and give him some coaching on handling sales objections during a presentation.
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6 Types of Common Sales Objections You Need to Know
In a previous post, we outlined a process for resolving sales objections. It’s a way of adding some stability, scalability, and repeatability to the sales process. In other words, all members of your sales team, from the freshman sales rep to the seasoned saleswoman, now have a way of producing repeatable results when resolving common sales objections.
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How to Resolve Sales Objections Quickly and Easily
In one of our sales training sessions, a participant asked me for ideas on how to avoid some of the objections she was getting from her prospects. Now, in these situations, my experience is if one person asks a question, then there are at least 5 other people with the same question simmering just below the surface. And for a hot topic like this, the majority of salespeople want some way to resolve their prospects’ sales objections that not only makes them look good and helps them get to close deals faster.
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How to Build a Successful Sales Team
In a previous post, we briefly talked about taking a Moneyball approach to sales. We looked at the sales competencies that are present in a successful sales team. And we looked at finding the right salespeople with the right skills to match our market strategy and the business environment.
The current coronavirus crisis won’t last forever. We know that from experience. But we also know that events like these will have a long-lasting impact on the business environment. The question is, do you have the right people in place in your business to navigate these troubled waters? And will they support your market strategy not just in the current crisis, but in the aftermath once the crisis has passed?
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Sales Leadership During Times of Uncertainty
In the original version of the Magnificent Seven, Yul Brenner and Steve McQeen spend the opening scenes recruiting men to, “shoo some flies away from a little village.” In one scene, they come across Robert Vaughn who is on the run and now looking for work. When Vaughn agrees to join the team, Brenner holds up seven fingers indicating that they now have seven men on the team. McQueen, however, waves his hand as if to say, “hold on.” He has reservations about Vaughn. That’s when Brenner says, “No. No. He’s a good gun. And where we’re going is no church social.”
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How to Drive Sales in the Face of Business Uncertainty
One of the things that I talk to sales leaders about is the difference between a thermometer and a thermostat. A thermostat can set the temperature and manipulate …
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How to Get Your Team to Crush Their Sales Negotiations
Sales managers, here’s something I’ve noticed that may be frustrating you when your new salespeople start their sales negotiations.
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Presentation Delivery Secrets You Need to Know to Support Your Salespeople
Looking for ways to boost the performance of your sales team? Want to give your crew some easy wins? Here’s how you can coach your team in their sales presentation delivery that will have a big impact on their closing rates.
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Case Study Reveals Sales Training Ideas That Will Impact Your Bottom Line
Greg Kish, Vice President Sales & Service with Legends at LA Stadium & Entertainment District at Hollywood Park
Q: Tell us about the work you do with Legends
A: Legends has been fortunate enough to partner on the most ambitious projects in the history of sports and entertainment. My role is being a steward of iconic brands to delivering on all revenue streams and ensure the financial success of the project. With that said, the most rewarding part is the opportunity to build a team of people and a culture that will have a lasting impact for our partners.
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5 Sales Closing Tips You Need To Win More Deals
The Myth of the Legendary Sales Closer
When we conduct our sales training, a mindset we like to adhere to is that there are no special skills in closing deals. In a different article, the Myth of the Perfect Closing Script, I conveyed my dismay …
5 Secrets to Motivate Your Salespeople
A question I often get in my consultation sessions is, “Bob’s not motivated. What’s the best way to motivate Bob to get out there and sell more?”
Well, I don’t know if there’s a best way to motivate sales people because I actually don’t believe motivation is an outward force. It’s not something you do to someone. Motivation comes from within the individual.
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5 Best Objection Busters You Need to Know
Here’s an interesting point I noticed in my trainings. When it comes to objections, salespeople do their best to avoid them. Overall, sales reps are usually looking to find things that are contribution-biased, things that are in their favor. They really hate to bring up objections. So most sales reps don’t even bother asking for objections. Instead, they hope to avoid them, not realizing that anything they’ve bought in their lives they initially objected to or compared and contrasted, weighing out reasons for buying vs reasons against buying.
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How to Close Business in a Complex World: Bring It in for a Landing
This article on how to close business was originally posted on September 9, 2019 by Lance Tyson in SellingPower
For sales professionals, there is perhaps no single word more enshrouded in mystery than “closing.” If you check out the descriptions for sales jobs, you’ll find that companies are always looking to hire closers. There’s a kind of mythology built around closing that implies a rarefied skill possessed by only a few elite salespeople.
But, in reality, closers are like pixies or leprechauns – they don’t exist. That’s because there’s no special skill required to close business.
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How to Turn Sales Objections into Opportunities
This article on sales objections was originally posted on July 8, 2019 by Lance Tyson in SellingPower
We’ve all had experiences when we felt a sale was going pretty well, and we felt the momentum gaining. Then, out of the blue, brake lights. Everything comes to a screeching halt. A prospect will suddenly tell you that your price is too high, or that they don’t have the budget, or that they aren’t sure your product or solution really has value.
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