Every time I work with a new sales organization, I find a few salespeople that are, well, too “sales-y”! What’s the mark of one of these old-fashioned types of salespeople? They employ platitudes and overused expressions rather than applying solid psychological sales principles. Nothing is more off-putting to a client than an obvious script or tired technique.
Is talent development one of your top goals for 2016? While many companies talk about it, few deal with it systematically. Consider the following facts: The average turnover in sales is 25-30% The cost of hiring is roughly $50,000 -$75,000 per rep (It’s much more in a B2B environment). Over 50% of all employees are disengaged from their jobs and are seeking new and better opportunities. So, what skills do you look for and how do you conduct powerful...
People call our offices each week and tell us, “We don’t need any help with the Discovery phase or any of that “connecting” stuff, just give us some tips on how to deal with the “I want to think about it,” or the “Let me talk to my Accountant,” or “Let me run it by my Board of Directors.” How do we get past that?
Entertaining is about being funny and clever, it’s all about you. Training, on the other hand, implies giving up some control and allowing your students to guide the lesson. Entertainers talk and perform and take control, without gaining real involvement from their team. Remember the adage: People don’t believe it when we say it, they believe it when they say it.
