INSPIRATION Tips
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Find the reason and listen
Every unsatisfied customer needs to be heard. Remember the rule of thumb: One good customer can generate 20 more but every bad customer could possibly effect 70 more buyers. Most unhappy customers can be the best customer when they can vent their frustration out and someone takes time to listen or even tries to help solve the problem in the future. Every company has some negative publicity. The key is to turn that negative into a postive.
Have some Fun!
The best way to get out of a `sales slump` is to take a substantially different approach to your day. Rather than rushing out and stressing out to get a sale - because it`s your quota - change your objective! Make your objective for one day to just go out and have `fun`. Don`t try to `sell` anything. If you begin your prospect calls and customer calls with the objective to have `fun`, you`ll be surprized at the response you`ll get...and you may even be surprised when a new prospect decides to `buy` :-)
Have a FUN day!
Know what you want
There was once a little saying that brought it all home: You have to have GOALS ... in order to accomplish them! A little phrase that brings this home is: "You can't get what you want until you know what you want." This is so true in a sales professional's life ... and RESULTS. Set those goals - know what you want! Then...make them happen!
Make that sale.
There is absolutely no prospect out there that you can not get for your company. The secret of the super star sales pros is that once they decide what prospect they want - they stop at nothing until that prospect becomes a customer. It may take time, it may take going above and beyond the norm; however, if you truly want a particular customer, YOU CAN DO IT.
Positive Energy
When a sales professional has 'energy', it can be positive or negative. Positive energy is when people are willing to go the extra mile to solve a problem for a customer. They are able to share positive input, new ideas, and feedback with their peers, and have the desire to go out and do their job...with JOY! Positive energy is when our sales professionals get excited about seeing their prospects, their customers, and look forward to every day with energy to spare & share. So, when you have 'positive' energy - the world is in your hands. Negative energy? Nah, I don't even want to 'think' about that!
Just ask -
“Ask and you will receive. Seek and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”
- Matthew 7:7
Emotional Selling
Emotional selling is important but remember selling is the game of "I have something you want and you have something I want". Meaning you have a product and its up to you to convince the buyer he needs that product so that you will get what you want, a sale a/k/a money.
Selling is about fullfilling a need, want and desire.
Call Reluctance
When you `know` you need to start prospecting on the phone or cold-calling on new prospects, yet you `dread` it to the core of your being - the best way to get over it is to (as Nike used to say) "JUST DO IT". Making that first initial effort will get you started and from that one on - it will be a breeze.
Share Your Success Story
Learning from each other is important. Share ideas and strategies that work with your team members. If you share your sales success secrets, someone might just share with you, too.
We would like to hear about YOUR successes. Send your selling success stories in. I hope to begin publishing the best ones on this site in the near future.
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