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Archive for the ‘Sales Tips’ Category

Dec 7, 2017

Thoughtful Thursdays – Urgency can be your sales friend

A situation where the need for product becomes urgent can be any combination of rewarding, disappointing and stressful. Today’s sales thought is about urgency being your sales friend rather than a barrier. Urgency may cause… Read More

Nov 23, 2017

Thoughtful Thursdsays – When your competitor’s price is hard to believe

The professional sales person is typically delighted to get information about competitive prices. From time to time however the information is hard to believe, especially when the numbers are excessively high or low. Today’s sales… Read More

Nov 9, 2017

Thoughtful Thursdays – Getting the most out of your customer meetings

The days of dropping in unannounced to see your customers are long gone. Your own schedule probably does not permit this type of sales call strategy except on rare occasions. Time is extremely valuable and… Read More

Nov 2, 2017

Thoughtful Thursdays – Being persistent about persistence

It is time again to be persistent about persistence. My original post on the subject appeared about six years ago and is republished about every two years as a reminder of the value of persistence…. Read More

Oct 19, 2017

Thoughtful Thursdays – Prospects still not returning your calls?

In March of this year, one Thoughtful Thursdays sales topic was about prospects not returning your calls. I talked about not having high expectations for return calls and provided a few suggestions that might increase… Read More