by Phil Sayers | Nov 10, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
What’s the word most people associate with salespeople. “Pushy.” Ouch! Persistence is part of being a salesperson. In fact, 80% of sales require five or more follow-ups. And there’s an obvious difference between consistently adding a bit of value...
by Phil Sayers | Sep 16, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
You might sell a product that genuinely makes conducting business easier, but this doesn’t grant you a simple sales process. The sales process can be long, tedious, and frustrating, no matter how innovative your product may be. Selling to businesses often means...
by Phil Sayers | May 27, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
You spend hours prospecting, researching, making calls, sending emails and posting on social media. If you have prospects who are dragging their feet or slowing a deal down, you might be working with a tyre kicker. The Cambridge Dictionary describes a tyre kicker as,...
by Phil Sayers | Oct 29, 2018 | News
Wouldn’t it be good if every sales call you made ended with the customer agreeing to buy from you at the price that you’ve quoted? For products and services with a relatively low price point, this might happen, but for most businesses it doesn’t. Let’s be honest, if...
by Phil Sayers | Sep 27, 2018 | News
A discount can speed up sales that have stalled, it can create goodwill, and it can provide an opportunity for requesting concessions. But…. discounts need to be treated with caution. Promising your prospect a discount any real negotiation can have three...
