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Category: Selling skills

Are Sales People Becoming Obsolete?

December 14, 2018 pdonehue

We’ve been told that back in the 1950’s there were those who believed that “salesmen” (that’s how they were referenced…

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Posted in: Selling skills Filed under: are sales people becoming obsolete, how to be a better sale person, selling skills, selling versus order-taking

Three Good Questions About A Sales Team’s Effectiveness

September 25, 2018 pdonehue

In a recent article posted on LinkedIn, Customer Service Expert Karan Chawla shares some good insights and raises some thought-provoking…

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Posted in: Sales Management, Selling skills Filed under: sales management, selling fundamentals, selling skills, the basics of sales, the basics of selling

Optimizing Outside Sales Days

August 30, 2018 pdonehue

If your sales process involves field-based selling, then you are well-aware of the importance of making each field sales day…

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Posted in: Selling skills, Selling Value Filed under: field based selling best practices, how to improve sales efficiency, how to improve the sales process, selling skills

Never Tell What You Can Ask…

August 7, 2018 pdonehue

In a recent edition of MakingTheNumbers.com, author Jack Falvey wrote, “Let them talk! Selling is not telling!” Falvey went on…

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Posted in: Business Communication, Closing the sale, Selling skills, successful negotiating strategies Filed under: effective business communication, how to sell more effectively, selling skills

Bridging the Communication Gap

April 19, 2018 pdonehue

Miscommunication can be a costly occurrence. Defined simply by Merriam Webster as failure to communicate clearly, the causes of miscommunication…

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Posted in: Business Communication, Selling skills Filed under: business communication, communication skills, effective communication, probing skills, trial closing

Sales Process Productivity

March 26, 2018 pdonehue

Leaving aside the “selling skills” or “charisma” associated with those perceived as the most successful sellers, when you consider the…

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Posted in: Personal Growth, Selling skills Filed under: how to optimize outside selling days, outside sales best practices, sales process, sales process productivity

Cadence… What is the Best Contact Frequency?

February 3, 2018 pdonehue

People often ask, “What is the best prospecting cadence… how many outbound contacts can we make before going over the…

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Posted in: Business Development, Prospecting, Sales Management, Selling skills Filed under: business development, contact management, prospecting cadence, sales contact frequency

Outbound Prospecting Calls, First Impressions, and Your Call/Conversation Ratio

January 12, 2018 pdonehue

In a recent Hubspot blog post, staff writer Meg Prater shared some interesting insight in an article entitled, “The 8…

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Posted in: Business Development, Prospecting, Selling skills Filed under: business development, how to improve prospecting calls, how to make a strong first impression on sales calls, how to make the best outbound sales calls, outbound calls

Ready, Fire, Aim?

January 5, 2018 pdonehue

In a recent LinkedIn article, Dinah Olanoff, Executive Director of Senior Living Residences, noted that sales people must build relationships…

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Posted in: need assessment, selling relationships, Selling skills Filed under: building relationships in sales, establishing personal value, how to connect with buyers, how to sell more effectively

Get the Business First & Sell the Details Later

November 22, 2017 pdonehue

In a recent post published by makingthenumbers.com, author Jack Falvey suggests getting the business first, then dealing with the details.…

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Posted in: Selling skills, Selling Value Filed under: establishing value, how to succeed in sales, selling value

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