by Phil Sayers | May 14, 2020 | News
There’s been a huge amount of discussion and debate on social media recently about the financial support that the Government has put in place to help businesses and business owners get through the current challenging environment. Most of the commentary has been...
by Phil Sayers | Apr 3, 2020 | News
It seems strange to think that it’s two weeks since I wrote about what we should be focussing on now that restrictions on movement were coming into play as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only two weeks? …. It feels like months, so much has happened since...
by Phil Sayers | Feb 2, 2020 | News
Earlier this week I had a conversation with someone who, like me, works a lot with accountants. During the discussion, I was asked “what do you think are the top 5 things accountants get wrong with regards to selling?” It’s a really interesting question, not least...
by Phil Sayers | Feb 4, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
When a deal stalls, it’s tempting for the salesperson to unknowingly put themselves first. We’ve all been guilty of it at one time or another. You might repeat the close, not so subtly threaten the prospect with an expiring discount, or roll several...
by Phil Sayers | Jan 28, 2019 | News
Today’s salespeople are afraid to pick up the phone. Yes, phone anxiety is real. ValueSelling recently conducted a survey on B2B sales teams’ top prospecting challenges and found that 50% of sales people surveyed feared making cold calls. Half of the respondents...
