by Janet Efere | Jan 9, 2016 | entrepreneurs, marketing, sales tips, sales training
What’s on my selling wish list for 2016? Why not dream for a bit? I may be a sales trainer, but I still need to sell, so if I was in ‘sales heaven’ and I could have whatever I wanted, I think this little list would cover it: 1. No one will ever ask...
by Janet Efere | May 25, 2015 | customers, entrepreneurs, sales training
Do you want to talk business? OK, let’s go to a coffee shop. Many entrepreneurs don’t have their own offices and either work from home or meet clients at venues such as coffee shops. This week, whilst having a really productive meeting with a fellow...
by Janet Efere | May 15, 2015 | customers, entrepreneurs, marketing, sales training
Small Business, Claim your Competitive Advantage Yesterday, we looked at some reasons why it can be good to be small. As a small business, you: Respond Faster Have More Flexibility Have Better Relationships with Customers Get a Personal connection to the Customer Have...
by Janet Efere | May 11, 2015 | negotiation, sales tips, sales training
Closing sales is not a wrestling match! When I started my sales career it was with a well-known Financial Services organisation who shall be nameless. My manager, who I can now see was the cliché of the crooked salesman, was much worse and delighted in teaching...
by Janet Efere | Mar 20, 2015 | sales tips, sales training
Why you are my enemy! I would love to send a letter to all the bad salespeople in the world, explaining what they are doing wrong. Then hopefully, they would take my well-meant advice and stop bothering me! If I did, I suppose it would look something like this: ...