A lot of people over the last few weeks have been talking about “the best ways” to locate new customers and clients. A lot of people think that the strategies required have changed and that many of the old strategies don’t work anymore. Out with the old, in with the new? Not really. I agree that there are many "new ways" of reaching prospects and customers... I have a LinkedIn account and a LinkedIn group (Sales Psychology & Performance if you want to have a look). I have a Youtube channel, I Twitter, I have a sales training … [Read more...]
Does Cold Calling Work, 2?
June 22, 2011 By 7 Comments
I hope that you’re having a good week, speaking to lots of new clients and winning lots of new business. I want to start this blog post by asking you a question, “What do you think about cold calling?” Now by asking that, what I don’t mean is do you like being rung at home when you’re eating your dinner (tea for us Northerners) and someone trying to sell you timeshares? No, what I mean is, “Do you think cold calling works?” Now I know that this is a very divisive question. It’s divisive for a whole variety of reasons. It’s … [Read more...]
Have You Got A Question About Sales?
June 3, 2011 By 2 Comments
On my travels as a sales motivational speaker I meet a lot of salespeople, entrepreneurs and business owners who have questions about sales or selling but no-one to ask to get the answers. Some questions I get asked on a seemingly daily basis whereas others are rarer, more specialist or more complex. On of the challenges salespeople have is not knowing who to ask or where to look for the answer. To try and help with this I am currently creating a list of questions that you have about sales and or selling. These could be on any subjects … [Read more...]
Isn’t Under-Promising Going To Cost Me The Deal?
June 2, 2011 By 2 Comments
On my recent Sales Apprentice blog, I was asked the following question (see below). I get asked quite a lot of questions via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and of course my success blog and it would take up all of my time to answer all of them however I do try and utilise the themes for later blog posts. Some however are best picked up separately and this I felt was one of them as it is a question that I get asked in one form or another quite a lot when I am speaking at conferences or talking with clients... Long time reader of these blogs but … [Read more...]
What Is Brainstorming?
June 1, 2011 By 2 Comments
What is brainstorming? What does it mean to you? What does it actually mean? Who uses it? And why should you care? Let's start off with a Dictionary.com definition shall we... Brain•storm•ing Spelled[breyn-stawr-ming] –noun a conference technique of solving specific problems, amassing information, stimulating creative thinking, developing new ideas, etc., by unrestrained and spontaneous participation in discussion. Origin: 1955–60 OK. So, and just incase you haven’t got it, brainstorming is a way of coming up with ideas, … [Read more...]
What Do You Do About Ignorant Phone Boors?
December 2, 2010 By 4 Comments
Is it just me or are people getting ruder and more insensitive? Have common decency and what would once have been accepted as good manners gone out of the window? Or am I, at 42, just becoming a grumpy old man? I'm sure you will all have your opinions! You might indeed wonder why I am asking and what on earth this has to do with sales and success? Well, in my opinion, quite a lot. Sales is a relationship game after all so everything that you do and how you are perceived will impact upon your reputation, your relationships, your sales and your … [Read more...]
An Interview With Sales Speaker Gavin Ingham
November 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
And now for something completely different... I was interviewed today for a sales blog (Sales Giants) and I thought that the answers might be fun for my readers plus there are several important sales tips, strategies and ideas in my answers... What kind of customers do you usually work with and how do you help them exactly? I have two specific customer types and in both cases I help them to improve sales motivation and performance. Firstly, I work with companies and organizations speaking at sales conferences, AGMs and away days helping … [Read more...]
How Can I Get Motivated When My Team Are Demotivated?
November 6, 2010 By 8 Comments
Here's a question that was asked the other day on my LinkedIn group and I thought that the answer I gave would be of interest to my blog readers as it is a situation that I see fairly often which is impacting both individuals and sales leaders... "How can I get motivated when my team members have changed? My new team lack the ambition and drive to canvass and, for my sins, I am falling behind." Changes in business teams and operations can be one of the most destabilizing and worrying things. I understand your frustrations. Most … [Read more...]
