This is an interesting and, for some salespeople, a ‘killer’ response from a prospect when you are presenting your solutions. Your product may be the best in the make, you may have all the gizmos that impress other clients, you […]
You’ve been there many times. You’ve convinced the customer that the product is right for them and the quality is just what they want. Then the bombshell hits – they start talking about price. Price is always a mirror of […]
We all know the old rule-of-thumb in selling which is to try not to reveal or discuss the price of what you are selling, until after you have completed your sales presentation. However, dealing with today’s modern, more educated consumer, […]
You know the drill: you do a great sales interaction, cover as many objections as possible before they arise, ask for the order, and then continue to ask for the order. One of the oldest idealisms in professional selling is […]
How frustrating is it when your client has gone through your proposal and your sales presentation and then said ‘I want to shop around and get some quotes from other suppliers’? It’s not obvious from his statement what exactly their […]
Although we’ve spoken in the past about avoiding the discount question, there will come a time when we have to face reality and have to discount at some point. What I’m referring to is damage control and that’s what our […]
