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Examples & Phrases When Asking For Referrals

Referrals are like gold! They are much more powerful than all of the leads created through telesales, social or the web. 83% Of Satisfied Customers Are Willing To Refer 83% Of Satisfied Customers Are Willing To Refer < 29% Of […]

Powerful Sales Closing Questions & Skills That Will Seal The Deal

  Closing the sale is not a skill that can be learned in isolation from the rest of the sales process. Closing is one element in a chain of events that begins with the salesperson planning and preparing for sales […]

Best Phrases To Use When Negotiating Discounts

  When buying something, have you ever thought “is the price negotiable”? Would you know how to ask for a discount so it lands, or how to ask for a lower price politely? On the other side of these conversations, […]

How To Conduct A Virtual Sales Meeting

  In its third edition of ‘the State of Sales’ report in 2020, SalesForce reported that “Sales reps have increased their time connecting virtually with customers at a rate 3x greater than connecting in person.” In addition, it states that […]

How To Leave A Voicemail That Gets Returned

  How do you get prospects to return your sales voicemails? Of course, it seems impossible to get a return call from leaving a voicemail message. However, salespeople also have problems getting calls returned from warm calls, or referrals given […]

18 Common Sales Mistakes To Avoid

  We’re all looking for the silver bullet technique when it comes to increasing our sales but we can also learn a great deal from those salespeople who make the most mistakes! We’re often looking for “what to do.” Just […]

Paying Your Telesales Staff To Set Appointments?

More and more companies are electing to employ their own in-house telesales staff to set appointments for the field sales teams.  The question that arises though is how do you compensate this inside sales team? I can tell you that […]

What Do Our Retail Customers Expect From Us?

When customers step through the door, they expect a certain level of customer service. Your customer will expect an experience that is free-flowing and completely hassle free and can set you apart from your competitors if you do it right. […]

5 Online Sales Meeting Mistakes To Avoid

Are you using online sales meetings throughout your sales process? More and more companies are going down this route especially those that sell software, SAAS products and online services. Sometimes it can save you a ton of time if you […]

How To Conduct A Virtual Sales Presentation

You’re conducting an online sales presentation to a prospective new customer… Just how can you increase their engagement and keep them interested – and how can virtual meetings and virtual presentations achieve this? This really comes down to a number […]

How Online Sales Meetings Can Close The Deal

We’ve always wanted to conduct more online sales meetings with our prospects but have probably been too scared to actually push through with it all. “You can’t beat face to face” said many a Sales Manager. And they’re probably right. […]

Benchmark Your Sales Skills With A Sales Skills Test

Have you ever wondered just how good your selling skills actually are? Maybe the only way in the past to determine this is to review your commission or sales figures! But seriously, when was the last time you sat down […]

Recovering From The COVID-19 Sales Wrecker

Selling is tough at the moment isn’t it? We’ve had over 82 sales training programmes postponed! Some have moved over to virtual channels like webinars and online training, but a lot are just waiting it out. You might be in […]

The 3 Best Sales Transition Closing Statements

  I still receive numerous questions regarding what to say, or how to transition from the sales presentation to asking for the sale. Questions on WHEN to begin to close as well as exactly HOW to start the closing process. […]

How To Deal With Your Competition In A Meeting

You will no doubt have been in the position where you’ve been discussing purchase opportunities with your prospect and the subject of your competitors comes up. Whether it’s the price you are charging or their needs to get different quotes, […]


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