by Janet | Feb 23, 2024 | sales training
I made a prospecting call. He picks up and actually answers with his own name (that’s already a win!) I tell him my name and remind him how we know each other, BUT it is tremendously noisy. It sounds like it is a heated meeting! I say ‘it is super noisy...
by Janet | Jan 3, 2024 | sales training
Are we failing to give our young salespeople the right start in sales?In his excellent interview with Tom Bilyeu, Simon Sinek talks about Millennials (those born after 1984, so I guess that includes Gen Z too) and how they face specific challenges other groups...
by Janet | Feb 21, 2021 | entrepreneurs, sales tips, sales training
Why the best way to sell is …er…not to sell Time and time again when I am running my training courses, particularly those that focus on basic sales techniques, delegates express their worry that they don’t want to be pushy or too...
by Janet | Feb 8, 2021 | entrepreneurs, marketing, sales tips
5 Things a child knows about the Summer sales dip that you don’t. Work, work, work. That’s what so many of us do isn’t it? We work really hard, putting in the effort and the hours and then, despite our best efforts, during August a lot of our...
by Janet | Feb 4, 2021 | customers, entrepreneurs, sales tips, Training
When is a Sale Not a Sale? Many people who are new to sales experience the frustration of thinking they have made a sale, but then, when it comes to the delivery of the product or service, confirmation in writing, or payment of a deposit, the customer does not seem to...