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Stop Complaining
Sales & Marketing GUIDE & INSIGHT

Stop Complaining

“How’s business?” one attendee asked another at a networking event.    “This (fill in the blank – weather, economy, regulation, […]

Stumbling Blocks on the Road to Success
Business & Operations GUIDE & INSIGHT

Stumbling Blocks on the Road to Success

What’s getting in the way?  You are…. The stumbling blocks on the road to success are of your own creation. […]

Upsell Effectively
Sales & Marketing GUIDE & INSIGHT

Upsell Effectively

How many times have your ordered fries just because the server asked, “would you like fries with it?”  How about […]

About Overselling 
Sales & Marketing GUIDE & INSIGHT

About Overselling 

In the movie, Jerry Maguire, TomCruise reaches an epiphany which he must share with Renee’ Zellweger. After his LONG spiel […]

Selling Skills – Closing
Sales & Marketing GUIDE & INSIGHT

Selling Skills – Closing

When you close, the first step is to summarize those benefits the customer accepted during the call.  In other words, […]

Selling Skills – Probing
Sales & Marketing GUIDE & INSIGHT

Selling Skills – Probing

Probing is the skill of asking questions to gather information and uncover customer needs.  There are two types of probes:  […]

Handling Objection
Sales & Marketing GUIDE & INSIGHT

Handling Objection

Customer objections usually fall into two main categories: Misunderstandings about our product or service due to a lack of information. […]

Recognizing Customer Attitudes
Sales & Marketing GUIDE & INSIGHT

Recognizing Customer Attitudes

A customer attitude toward our products/services generally falls into one of these four categories: Attitude Example:  😁 Acceptance is a […]

Handling Skepticism or Indifference
Sales & Marketing GUIDE & INSIGHT

Handling Skepticism or Indifference

When a customer questions or doubts that our product will provide the benefit, we say it will, you make a […]

Selling Skills:  Features and Benefits
Sales & Marketing GUIDE & INSIGHT

Selling Skills: Features and Benefits

Selling is a process of uncovering and satisfying customer needs.  In order to do an effective job of satisfying customer […]

Selling by Satisfying a Need
Sales & Marketing GUIDE & INSIGHT

Selling by Satisfying a Need

Selling is a process of uncovering and satisfying customer needs.  When communicating with a Client, we must be able to […]

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