You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to understand that sales is simply… simple math.
Not only does it apply to Sales… it really applies to most anything.
The more you play golf the better you’ll get…you may not be a tour pro… but you will get better.
The more you cook… the better you will get [...]
I’ve been in the insurance industry for many years selling life and health products and have talked to thousands of agents on the phone, at conferences, training sessions and other public venues. By no means am I “the” authority on sales, insurance sales or selling by phone, but I’ve learned a lot through my [...]
SalesDataList.com is a relatively new venture for us and we’re still trying to think of ways to improve it for our customers. We’re not naive enough to assume it will work for every business, but we think we have a variety of filters that can help professionals in:
Insurance – life and health.
Insurance – property [...]
When was the last time you listened to one of your voicemail messages?
Lousy voicemail messages will kill sales faster than you can hit speed dial.
This week I received a voicemail message from a salesperson who was looking to sell me something. Problem is I have no idea what they were trying to sell, because the [...]
“Everyone says to ask questions but how do I discover my prospect’s needs or problems without sounding like I’m interrogating her?” I hear some version of that question on a regular basis. The idea that questions are the key to uncovering opportunities is well established but many sellers have difficulty in applying the [...]
“I’m new to inside sales and get very nervous before making calls… What Can I Do to Reduce My Sales Anxiety?”
Answer:
I need to share a personal story with you. Early on in my sales career as a straight commissioned inside sales rep, I used to suffer from the same sales anxiety you are describing.
Every morning [...]
Shannon Goodson and George Dudley wrote a book several years ago called, “The Psychology of Sales Call Reluctance.” They interviewed over 11,000 sales people. Here is what they found:
80 percent of all new sales people fail because of call reluctance.
40 percent of all veterans stop prospecting because of call reluctance.
You will make five times less [...]
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The other day I was speaking with the Vice President of a large company and we were discussing the good, the bad, and the ugly of sales and selling. When I broached the topic of prospecting calls he shook his head and expressed his frustration.
“I can always tell when it’s a sales person calling,” he [...]
Every entrepreneur knows that effective selling skills are critical to business success. But they often unwittingly make fundamental mistakes in the selling process. Kevin Davis, president of TopLine Leadership Inc., a sales and sales management training firm, and author of the new book Slow Down, Sell Faster!, offers some advice for entrepreneurs.
What’s the one selling skill that [...]
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— John H. NYC