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Author describes how to send your ships out. A failure to prospect on a regular basis will inevitably result in irregular revenues, and inconsistent commissions. Nothing could be truer for sales professionals. Let me paraphrase: Your sales can not come in (close) unless you first send out (engage with) some prospects. Sales people that actively prospect every day (i.e. send out their ships) will always outperform those who just sit and wait. written by Colleen Francis
Author describes how to Avoid the trap of overselling. It’s every salesperson’s nightmare: the sale that unravels just before the deal has been closed. It happens more often than it should, and overselling is quite often the cause. As sales professionals, it’s important to recognize that this is a trap that we all can inadvertently set for ourselves. With a little forethought, however, we can learn to avoid making this costly mistake. written by Colleen Francis
Author describes how to Build a client-retention system. To become a top-ranked sales professional, it’s vital to have a system running all the time designed specifically to help you hang on to your existing clients so that they call you again and again for new business. I’ll explain why this is important, and then we’ll consider the steps you can take in your own business to implement a personalized client-retention system designed to help you sell more to more people in less time. written by Colleen Francis
Author describes how to build Networking in the new economy. Today, we live in an increasingly connected world, so it’s easier than ever to go online and create the connections we want using social networking tools, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter (to name just a few). Social networking really shines in how it can help you reach a large number of people and keep them informed about what you’re up to these days. It’s amazingly efficient at sharing information and ideas. written by Colleen Francis
Author describes how to built client-attraction system. Challenging times have a way of revealing the soft spots in the selling strategy of any organization. Even if you haven’t found this to be the case in your industry, don’t wait another day to do the right thing. You can do this by building a client-attraction system. That starts by identifying two things: who out there is buying, and who among your existing clients can you sell more to. written by Colleen Francis
Author says when you see a chance, take it. It is far too easy to get caught up in who is on the losing end of things in a tough market, even though—and let’s face it—that’s what tends to sell in the news business these days. Too often what’s overlooked is that there are great success stories out there being written today by companies who see this economy the way I do - as a golden opportunity to grow and prosper. written by Colleen Francis
Author describes how to build your personal philosophy for success. Success in sales or any other work depends how you look at your work. We become or mould our self to what we think for. We get shaped with the one with whom we hang out. Its time to come out of the thinking box and speak in open…. written by Colleen Francis
Author describes lying to yourself is one of the worst lies we can tell. When we lie to ourselves it affects our attitude and our ability to communicate with others and acting like ourselves is more powerful than trying to act like someone else. The author has came across four lies that sales people always tell themselves .They are ; treating any prospect as if its sure …… written by Colleen Francis
Author describes how we can increase our sales with quality voicemail messages. Have you listened to the quality of the voice mail messages being left by sales representatives who call at your office or home. Let’s start at the very beginning… Voice mail must be prepared in advance, delivered with confidence and that take up no more than 45 seconds (30 seconds is best) is considered to be quiet provoking. A profitable voice mail has 4 components. Your name, company name, honest intrigue and …… written by Colleen Francis
In this article Author says despite your best attempts to sell value and remain firm on your rate, some clients will press ahead with their request for a discount. After a solid attempt from you to reassure them that your rate is fair, if your prospect is still pushing for a discount, you have a choice. If you want to give concessions, following a simple system will ensure a profitable negotiation. Always, is to find something else to give up that doesn't reduce your rate. A free day, no-charge reporting, a client profile on your Web site and much more. written by Colleen Francis
In this article Author describes seven ways to boost sales and thrive in the new economy. Author says, as sales professional, we can embrace today to generate dynamite growth in our sales, even in this new economy. Author has shared with us how we can generate more sales from existing business relationships, and about how we can communicate in a manner that mitigates a prospect’s sense of risk. written by Colleen Francis
In this article Author describes seven ways to boost sales and thrive in the new economy. Here’s a lesson in there for all of us, as sales professionals to apply each time we step up to the plate in business: it pays to be choosy. Sales people get their best results when they target their prospects with forethought and empathy. This is an especially important discipline to engage when selling in a down market, because resources are tighter than ever and your time is finite to meet your sales quotas. written by Colleen Francis
In this article Author describes seven ways to boost sales and thrive in the new economy. Customer uncertainty during difficult economic times can make any sales person’s job harder, especially when pitching to new prospects. As a sales professional, you already know how important it is to first sell the benefits of your product or service so that a prospect or existing customer can make a decision with confidence to buy from you. written by Colleen Francis
In this article Author describes seven ways to boost sales and thrive in the new economy. Today, from consumers to corporate clients, the people who make the decision to buy have one big question on their minds: “how can you help reduce my risk?” As a sales professional, I’m sure you recognize the corrosive danger of those “what-ifs.” You have to make it your #1 job to address those fears head-on, by communicating with your customers clearly and credibly with messages that meet their needs. written by Colleen Francis
In this article Author describes seven ways to boost sales and thrive in the new economy. She says as a sales professional and as a business owner, I’ve weathered all kinds of markets, and I’ve had the great fortune to learn from others who have also managed to stay at the top of their game. The secret to success in sales today isn’t found by adopting untested techniques, many of which are packaged with fancy sounding names that sizzle with promises but fall short on delivering results. written by Colleen Francis
In this article Colleen Francis describes how can we reinvent our sales in year 2009. She says that if we really want to reinvent our sales in 2009, we must know our standard in 2008. She says that we can chart our sales productivity daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or even annually. This chart gives us a great opportunity to take a look at our own productivity or our team for 2008. She gives some good examples for how can we check our or our team's productivity. There are two ways to do this... written by Colleen Francis
In this article Colleen Francis describes the new rules of a new economy and gives advice to sales people what they need to do to succeed in a changing marketplace. She answered the three generally ask questions by the sales people:
When will the economic slump ends?
What has changed in this marketplace?
What must they do to remain successful in this new economy? written by Colleen Francis
In this article Colleen Francis describes how we can maintain long-term business relationships. If we want our efforts to be meaningful and memorable, an emotional bonding with people is very important. Getting an emotional attachment with someone is not all about you...it's about them. She describes four ways that how can we connect emotionallywith people i.e... written by Colleen Francis
Colleen Francis describes how sales people decrease their sales pressure in the year-end. Connecting regularly with your clients not only at the end of the year but any time and giving them regular latest updates about your products and services, helps the sales executive to close his sales timely. She says avoid the temptation to hold a "slash and burn" sale in the under considerable pressure. Colleen has described ten ideas for the sales people, how they can stay away from end of the trap. written by Colleen Francis
In this Article Colleen Francis describes the power of two words “because” and “never” in sales. She says that tries these two magical words in your communication and sees the amazing results in your business. She also shares some examples to tell us how these two words can increases the results. She says that it’s important to remember that while these two magic words can be very powerful, they also have to be used with great care. They lose much of their effect if they’re over-used. written by Colleen Francis
In this article Colleen Francis describes the value of customers in the business. She says that personal relationship with clients is very important that you have a retention and reactivation strategy as part of your sales arsenal. To build deeper personal relationships with customers she gives some tips:
The importance of reaching out and checking in.
Think of your database as a goldmine.
Choose the right tool and have a clear message.
Leave no nugget of data unturned. written by Colleen Francis
In this article Colleen Francis describes that high prices doesn’t matter in the market if you serve the best services and quality to your customers. She says that price can determine who you are and who your customers will be. She says that a low-pricing strategy can also have an adverse influence on who you do business with. She says that the focus on value and benefits Top-ranked sales performers focus on the value of what they are selling and how it can best meet the needs of the customer. written by Colleen Francis
In this article Colleen Francis describes that how we can get positive results in sales by Voicemails. She says that nobody likes voicemail. But she describes three-step strategy to break open the voicemail clamshell.
1. Leave a short, purposeful message that requires no action by the person you are calling.
2. Leave a short, purposeful follow-up that fully meets the commitment you made earlier.
3. Leave one final, purposeful message that takes ownership of why that person hasn’t called back yet. written by Colleen Francis
This article of Colleen Francis describes the art of letter writing (handwritten letters). She says that we doesn’t want to write letters because letters writing take more time to compose and mailing them can be time consuming. She says that the letters express your feelings but the most compelling email message or phone call can’t match that kind of attention-grabbing power. She says that tries this letter writing art in your business and sees the amazing results in your business.
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Five simple things you can do every day to improve your bottom line
In this article Colleen Francis gives the five selling rules to improve your sales. That rules are:
Pick up the phone (good communications skills),
Go to a networking event
Send an email (keep in touch to your customers)
Rekindle
Call a satisfied customer
She says that if follows above five rules in our business we can improve our bottom line. written by Colleen Francis
Your first meeting goes wrong. Then don’t let negative emotions come out n your way of success. Do something proactive to change your perception and help alleviate the stress you’re experiencing. Colleen Francis from Engage Selling has given us five positive ways to deal with these “Character Building Days”. …. http://www.engage-selling.com/
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Cut in the price is the key factor, which steals your loyal clients. Competitors opt the price reduction policy, which takes away your valuable customers to whom you have been offering the best of your services. But Colleen has rightly explained under the 6 steps that how a sales representative can overcome such situations when his client says, that he is being offered the same product at a very competitive price. In the above article ……http://www.engage-selling.com
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Have you ever thought of that Why good Sales people at times unable to close a sales deal. Building a trust with your client is the most prominent factor. There are basic eight mistakes, which have been brought in light by Colleen in her new article. Trust, Fear, Tricks, Sole product focus and few more mistakes which a good sales person makes closing a sales deal. To know more http://www.engage-selling.com
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Your product price is too high or it’s too expensive. This is the dreaded pricing question which most of the sales representatives face from their clients. How to deal with such upfront questions is a challenging task. Give an early estimate for such questions by keeping all the options ready. Do your brainstorm to prepare yourself to answer similar question if they arise in future. Just go through.. http://www.engageselling.com/ written by Colleen Francis
Is your price too high-or not high enough? Here we are with a two-step formula for handling these kinds of objections. Don’t be afraid of objections, you can use silence to effectively handle almost any objection. Whenever a client tells you your price is too high, just take a deep breath and be quiet. Ask them questions before answering to their objections. Here we are providing you the list of right questions and some responses you can use to answer a client’s objection. Try out these steps to hold success in your hands… http://www.engageselling.com
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