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Start Selling: There's Gold in Your Database
Digging deep and drilling down to uncover mutual interests and potential business opportunities is the very essence of effective networking. These same skills are also the key components in maximizing your existing business relationships. The fastest new business opportunities can be recognized within your existing account base, however it requires discipline, expert probing techniques and the ability to peel back the layers and uncover areas of mutual need and potential gain. Think about it: Are all of your customers aware of ALL of the products and services that you can provide t
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My Sales Pipeline is Constipated
The analysts are, in increasing numbers, starting to tout the end of the recession, but for most of us, it still seems quite slow out there. Even if you’re the most talented salesperson, you probably have noticed that an annoying number of your prospects are stuck in your pipeline. Ok, it’s not the most polite way to phrase this, but you could be suffering from a case of sales constipation. No, a swig of milk of magnesia isn’t going to do the job here, but there are strategies to get you moving along again.
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Nope These Are Not Sales Techniques
The drawn out recession has snapped many salespeople back into reality. Regardless of the industry, the days of fast and easy sales are over. So-called sales professionals who have forgotten or never learned basic proven selling techniques are now realizing that they better ramp up their efforts if they’re going to hit their goals or even keep their jobs. There has definitely been a shake out of ineffective salespeople in the last two years, and organizations are choosing to function with streamlined sales teams that are lean, mean, and focused on effective selling.
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Running Your Race
Skilled long distance runners all have their unique style of racing. Some start out of the gate in a flash and then slow down as they approach the finish line. Others progressively pick up speed and really crank it up as they head into the final miles. Both styles can be successful if the runners have taken the time to train properly for the race. Just like runners, salespeople are goal-oriented individuals working to reach the finish line in the best possible time.
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How Being a Mom Has Helped Me in Business
For most women, becoming a mother is a turning point in their career. It’s a time in one’s life that’s rife with challenges, frustrations, and uncertainties, but it’s also when many of life’s most rewarding achievements and miraculous moments occur. What many new moms figure out rather quickly ...
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Closing the Networking Loop
For anyone in sales, being savvy at networking isn’t just a good skill to have, it’s necessary for long-term success. Networking is an important part to building relationships with clients, vendors, and even your competitors. The reality is that people choose to refer business to and do business ...
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Top 10 Tips for Effective Sales
We’re all crossing our fingers these days and hoping for a better economic environment. It’s been more than a little scary for many of us. However, even during these tough times, effective salespeople are acquiring new customers and making sales. How? Here are the top ten tips for effective ...
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How Being A Mom Has Helped Me In Business
For most women, becoming a mother is a turning point in their career. It’s a time in one’s life that’s rife with challenges, frustrations, and uncertainties, but it’s also when many of life’s most rewarding achievements and miraculous moments occur. What many new moms figure out rather quickly ...
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Ever Wonder What To Do After The Lunch Is Over?
It seems simple enough. “Let’s do lunch and talk some business.” But without a plan of action on how to follow up after you’ve taken your last bite, you might end up with a prospect who falls off the grid. A business lunch is a great business development tool, but it should be only one step in ...
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It's Better To Give Than Receive
Who wasn’t told as a child that it’s better to give than to receive? At the time, we might of thought that this only referred to birthday and holiday gifts, but this old adage is just as applicable now that we’re adults, especially when it comes to business networking. If you have been to a ...
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How to Beat a Sales Slump
Have you ever experienced the dreaded downward curve or slump in your sales? Most of us certainly have. If you’ve been through it, you probably have a clear recollection of that lump in your throat, adrenaline-pumping moment when you realize that you need to scramble if you’re going ...
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How Are You In Business?
No, that's not an error. I didn't mean to ask you "why" you are in business. My question isn't about your goals, your aims, your vision, your mission, your business plan, your targets, or any of the other stuff that come together and answer the "why you are in business" question. n I'm here to ...
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