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Everyones Favorite Topic - 3 Tips for How To
I believe that everyone understands that no matter what business you are in- Real Estate, Financial Services, Teaching, Auto Sales any other profession, we are all in the PEOPLE BUSINESS. It's been said that fully 85% of your success in life is directly related to your ability to effectively work with people.
Selling with Purpose
Selling With Purpose
What is it about selling that makes you afraid? Do you get nervous at the hint of having to sell? Is it the fear of rejection that scares you? Is it the fear of not being able to communicate effectively?
Define Your Fear. What is it about selling that makes you afraid? Next question, how did you develop this fear? What is it based on?
a) Many people fear sales because they're afraid of being rejected as I mention.
Selling Abilities - Part 1
Selling "-abilities": Reliability
(Part 1 of 4)
Most salespeople love to talk about their "-abilities": Reliability, Upgradeability, Compatibility and Expandability. Salespeople feel stronger and more confident when they can use their 'abilities' to convince the customer to make a buying decision.
Selling -abilities : Part 2
In the last article I talked about different strategies for selling the 'reliability' aspect of your software or hardware. I mentioned how most high tech salespeople love to talk about their "-abilities": Reliability, Upgradeability, Compatibility and Expandability.
Ten Quick Etiquette Tips for Business Lunches
Knowing what to do when meeting a prospective client forlunch, or going to lunch with the boss or colleague can beconfusing at times. Here is a quick list of items toremember:
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I Am A Habit
JOHN DI LEMME on "I Am A Habit"H-A-B-I-T..
Miracles are Your Responsibility!
John Di Lemme on "Miracles are your responsibility"Miracles are your responsibility! What does that mean?
Simple..
5+5 = Your Dream
JOHN DI LEMME ON "5 + 5 = Your Dream" I know your thinking..
Selling Commodities
"How do you create a perceived value to differentiate yourself from the competition, when you are both selling a commodity?"
That's a question I'm often asked in my seminars. It uncovers a problem that is spreading to almost every industry.
Stuff We Make Up About Our Prospects
?Go through the "no's" to get to "yes."
?It takes X number of "no's" to get 1 "yes.
Why People Use Long Sales Copy
Have you ever wondered why some people use long sales letter?
Here is the answer: These people newer bothered to find out what the potential customer wants.
If you know exactly what your potential customer wants, you can be short and to the point.
The Anatomy of a Sales Letter
When Dr. Frankenstein exclaimed "it's alive.
7 Ways to Stop Selling & Start Building Relationships
Sometimes we can all use a friendly reminder to keep us from backsliding into old ways of thinking about selling that lead us down the wrong path with potential clients.I was inspired to write this article after a few coaching sessions with a client named Michael, who sells a technology solution.
7 Pitfalls of Using Email to Sell
* Are you sending e-mails to prospects instead of calling them?* Is e-mail your selling medium of choice because it lets you avoid the rejection that you dread when you make real cold calls?* Do you wait and wait for return e-mails from prospects that will give you the green light to move the sales process forward?Sad but true, these days most people who sell for a living spend 80% of their time trying to communicate with prospects via e-mail instead of actually picking up the phone and speaking with them. Are you one of those people? If so, you aren't alone.
Ten Top Tips for Terminating Telephone Terror
1. Make telephone callsFew things are more terrifying than the unknown.
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