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The 7 Secrets of Sales Superstars – Part 1

2015 is going to be an awesome and exciting year for sales people.

The global financial situation is improving. Crude oil prices have almost halved to their lowest levels in five years and consumers are having more disposable income as a result. This is great news for us in the sales game.

I have already started experiencing this in my own business as my corporate training calendar is almost FULLY BOOKED till the end February 2015. This is a first for me and I am delighted.

So how are YOU feeling about 2015? Excited? Motivated? Uncertain? Maybe you’re feeling nervous? Continue Reading

In Sales Today, Knowledge Really IS Power

Sales used to be simple. Make a cold call. Get an appointment. Meet and build rapport. Uncover needs with probing questions. Deliver your pitch or presentation. Overcome any objections. Close the deal. Sign on the line.

Sales is no longer simple. There is too much competition, too little time, too much distraction, too little money. Customers (both existing and potential) don’t have much time to speak to sales people. They believe they have more important things to do.

In the past, to succeed in sales, you had to have great Product Knowledge, so that you could answer all of your customer’s questions. In today’s world, product knowledge is still important, but it is only a small part of the bigger requirement for ongoing sales success. Today we need to ASK the right questions, of ourselves and of our customers, to keep winning. Continue Reading

Are you fighting a Price War or winning the Strategic Sales Battle?

Greetings Fellow Entrepreneurs, Sales Professionals and Managers!

Is it just me or did this year simply fly by, like an illegal taxi at a roadblock?

And what an exceptional year it has been. We have been blissfully busy working with two types of organisations: Those fighting the Price Wars and those who are winning the Strategic Battles.

Those fighting the price war are despondent, depressed, distraught and demotivated. They are GATVOL of the China Factor, Commoditisation, Globalisation, Financial Turmoil, Uncertainty, Indecisiveness, Aggressive Competitors and Endless Economic woes. (Ja dit is WOES!) They are tired of battling in the trenches, cutting prices to the bone, losing margin, juggling cashflow, getting their butts whipped by the opposition and not getting their damn credit applications approved. They call us in to equip their tired troops with new sales weapons and ammunition to go out and win the war. Continue Reading

Struggling to meet Sales Targets?

Exceptional Times call for Exceptional Ideas.

In many industries right now, making sales is very tough, in some cases almost impossible. Salespeople are frustrated and demotivated, sandwiched between the pressure of meeting targets and their customers’ reluctance to buy. Traditional sales techniques are not getting the required results.

We need to explore a new approach to selling, which utilises more of the current technology and psychology. This does not mean that the basics of selling have changed or should be discarded. It means that the psychology of buying needs to be taken into account. Continue Reading

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