Make Your Follow-Ups Count

make your follow up count

The Sales Bible  Prospecting can get to be a lot like learning multiplication tables – mindless repetition of the same process. Often we send out letters to our prospects, then call to ask if they received the letter, and what do they say? “No!” Let’s look at other ways of following up on that initial […]

Sales Killers You Must Avoid

Sales Killers to Avoid

Most salespeople concentrate on learning how to make sales. But they also need to learn how to avoid some common ways of killing sales.  Sales trainer John Graham has identified some attitudes and assumptions that can keep you from reaching the top. Are you the victim of any of these sales killers? “I know more […]

Achieve Your Goals

Achieve your goals

Setting and pursuing realistic goals is the key to success. How do you know if your goals are realistic? Once your goals are set, how do you achieve them? Follow these guidelines:  Use your interests to create a goal that is concrete and specific as well as inspiring. Combining your interests with your imagination helps […]

When Sales and Marketing Work Together, Great Things Happen

When sales and marketing work together great things can happen

“Marketing” is the discipline that strives to bring prospective customers to the “seller.” “Sales” takes the product or service to the “buyer.” When the two are bought into harmony with each other, great things can happen.  Marketing encompasses all sales promotional activities such as advertising, public relations, and marketing services. Through marketing, a company discovers […]

It’s What You Say and How You Say It

An ancient king once dreamed that all his teeth had fallen out. He was naturally concerned about his dream, so the next morning sent for a soothsayer to interpret his dream. The soothsayer listened to the king’s dream, thought for a moment, and then said, “Your Highness, the dream means that all your relatives will […]