Archive for November, 2010

Gratefulness Leads to GREAT-FULL-NESS »

It’s Thanksgiving week in the US, and I’m reprinting a very popular email Tip first shared last year at this time.
Enjoy!
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We’ll wander a bit from the typical sales tip, yet it will still contribute greatly to your success, and happiness, as well as that of others.
And it’s fitting that tomorrow is Thanksgiving, since that [...]

Smart Calling Workshop for Eaton Sales Team »

On Wednesday I worked with the Federal Systems and Integration Services sales team of Eaton Corporation in Raleigh, NC. This group sells large scale uninterruptible power supplies to the government. With the small group we had lots of interaction and they all developed great Smart Call opening statements for their prospecting calls.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Stealing Business From the Competition »

If you place prospecting calls (hopefully Smart Calls) you probably often hear, "I already buy from X-Company," or, "We’re happy with who we’re using."
I know, at this point you feel like saying,
"X Company! What a bunch of losers. How can you be so dumb?"
Almost as bad–and what many salespeople actually do–is data-dumping a pitch explaining [...]