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Salespeople: How to Sell a Price Increase in Any Market
No one likes a product price increase. You don’t want to sell it. Your customer doesn’t want to pay more. Yet, rising costs are inevitable so how are you going to handle them as the sales person? The right expectations and tools will help you navigate a price change like the professional you are. 1. […]
Looking For A Sales Lead Tracking App? Use This Checklist
A note on recording calls Call recording laws vary by state. Some states require only one party to consent, and roughly a dozen require every party on the call to consent before you record. Which rule applies usually depends on where the people on the call are, not where your company is, so a team […]
Time is Money: 4 Ways to Reduce Costs for Your Salespeople
Outside sales costs a pretty penny. With technology upgrades, transportation prices, and the cost of the actual sales team, expenses climb high. How can you save money in growing market? Simple: Save your time. These four practical approaches to economizing your time result in higher sales and a healthier organization. 1. Sell By Location Location-based […]
4 Tasks Your Salespeople Hate (And How to Automate Them)
Let’s be honest: If you’re a high performance sales person, you’re probably not going to do sales activity reports. You want to spend your time selling, not reporting about it. And if you haven’t been productive, you’ll probably just make up the info so you don’t look bad. Managers, you expect your sales team to […]
7 Must-Have iPhone Apps For Salespeople
Your iPhone: the one piece of technology you always have with you on the job. No matter where life takes you, your iPhone lies within arms-reach. Why not equip this side-kick with a few more tools to make your job easier? Once you have these 7 apps, you won’t know how you worked without them. […]
How to Write the Perfect Sales Email
Who doesn’t get bombarded with sales emails every day? When I open my inbox each morning, message after message blasts me with the latest opportunity only available for a limited time only. My favorite button: delete. Turns out, it’s not just me. In fact, 35% of email recipients open emails based on the subject line […]
Salespeople: Here Are 3 Ways To Save An Hour Per Day
If you were to analyze a typical salesperson’s day, what would you see? Most likely, you’d find them filling out paperwork repeatedly, making conference calls, meeting at specific times (in inconvenient locations), providing customer support for current clients, creating a list of prospects to call, and, let’s not forget, making sales. Sure, there’s value in […]
Recording Sales Calls: Should You Fear “Big Brother”?
A note on recording calls Call recording laws vary by state. Some states require only one party to consent, and roughly a dozen require every party on the call to consent before you record. Which rule applies usually depends on where the people on the call are, not where your company is, so a team […]
Social Media Mistakes Salespeople Don’t Know They’re Making
You decided to spend a little time on Facebook today… “networking.” After all, you’re in sales and this is one way to keep up with your clients and potentially make a sale. You sign in and see a friend request, which links you to a few others you want to connect with. You notice someone […]
7 Rules for Getting Past the Gatekeeper
You’ve driven across town for a sales meeting, only to find the receptionist catching up on the latest issue of US Weekly while Dr. Jones is tied up. Now what? We’ve all been there – suddenly in a battle to get past the gatekeeper. In many cases, gatekeepers are low-waged employees who don’t really understand […]