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Knowing when to stop

Sometimes as sales people we talk too much and forget to use our ears and eyes to tell us when the prospect is ready to buy. Sometimes we try for too long to turn a hopefully lead into new business costing us dearly in t

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A blindfolded chimp could be a highly paid investment banker

A suggestion that decisions based solely on logic and experience are not necessarily those that produce the star performers in any field including sales

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What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself

What publicity do you give yourself? I believe that it is this publicity, the reputation that you carry with you, that goes a long way to determining the level of your success as a salesperson.

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False assumptions can kill sales

A review of the sort of assumptions sales people often make that may not necessarily be true and will reduce the chance of winning new business

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It is a tough market out there but there ARE opportunities

An insight into how the mind set of a sales person can significantly affect their chances of making a sale

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I will call you back when I have time

How do you handle prospect when they try and brush you off

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Searching for great examples of persuasion

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Just give us your BEST price

What do you say when a prospect asks for the "best price" - Here are four useful options

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Fear of cold calling on the telephone

There are two basic reasons for the fear of cold calling. Both are easy to cure if you know how. The expectation of repeated failure and not knowing what to say, this blog explores some ideas to cure the fear of repeated

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I was asked a good question today - it went something like this...

One answer to the - I need to run this past XYZ before we give you the final go ahead.. objection

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