Process & Method

LinkedIn is not a social media platform that rests on its laurels. It's regularly rolling out changes to the way it operates, and the way it processes our information, keeping up with those changes can be a challenge for all but the most diligent.

Only managing the volume of a salesperson's pipeline is not always the best approach. If we have too strong a focus on driving these volume numbers, we risk sellers, either consciously or unconsciously, loading the number of deals to meet those metrics whether they be real deals or not, or whether they have the time to develop those deals or not.

Sales is one of the oldest professions in the world but where did it all start? Part 3 covers the 1990s – 2010's and the selling methodologies during this period included Relationship Selling, Solutions Selling and the Challenger sale..

You’re with a prospect and they have a need—yet they are saying your solution is too expensive. You’re concerned they will look elsewhere.

No business should rest on its laurels, there is always room for improvement. Real leaders are not afraid to admit they don't know something and that they can always learn something new.

Sales scripting is basically the process of transcribing your sales call – from questions and jokes, through to stories and how you close the sale. A carefully crafted sales script allows you to take control of the sales process – and this means far less is left to chance.

There are a multitude of ways to retain and grow existing customers and the same goes for securing new customers. Before you charge off into a frenzy of activity, it’s important to consider which of those is most likely to work best for you, your target market and the solution you sell.

So much sales and marketing energy is wasted on people and mediums that are never going to provide a return for your time, effort and energy.

Most sellers say they're handling objections correctly. If your objection response strategy is sound and you've practised it. Then you and your team should be able to handle 'standard' objections with ease in your everyday selling situations whenever they come up.

After 10 years in running EVENTS, Trade Shows and Entertainment, people always said the same thing to me, that the networking was the best part of the event, it didn't matter how much technology or free drinks we put on, business people always love to chat.