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Pricing & Safety

A very common challenge for salespeople occurs when a prospect starts asking pricing questions too early in the sales process. Ineffectively handling that question can hamper the rest of your sales efforts. It’s important to understand that the price question is not always what it seems to be. More often than not it is merely a defense mechanism used by the buyer. Salespeople who handle the price question effectively understand that the prospect does not really need to know precisely how much...

The Role of Faith

No, this post is not about religion (at least in the formal definition). I had a fascinating week...

It's Never Too Late

I was speaking to a great group of CEOs in Eau Claire today. Two-thirds through my presentation,...

Don't Be A Pigeon (Why Selling Is Dead)

Traditional selling techniques are no longer effective in the twenty-first century. A study...

The Most Important Power in Business

Last week I took Warren Buffet to task for his ill-conceived philosophy on making mistakes. Today,...

Go Ahead - Make Some Mistakes

Regular reader of this blog know that I'm a fan of mistakes. I've shared my mistakes, I've used the...

Build It...They Will Come

The 1989 movie Field of Dreams is, in fact, the daydream of every marketer. The line made famous in...

Avoiding A Damaging Sales Mistake (Part 2)

In yesterday's post I shared a critical designation, and strategic sales decision, that must be...

Avoiding a Damaging Sales Mistake (Part 1)

In 2004, I wrote about the need to align your sales proposition with the value definition of your...

Predicting The Sales Slump

I can predict, with a great degree of accuracy, when a new salesperson (to sales or to your...