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Some Good Business Development Advice…

January 5, 2019 pdonehue

In a recent article posted on LinkedIn, Bill Paul, Director of Business Development for PC Construction for Northern NE, shared…

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Posted in: Business Development Filed under: business development, business development process, selling process, 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

Sales Malpractice!

July 19, 2017 pdonehue

Defined as “prescribing medicine or medical treatment without sufficient knowledge of the patient’s condition,” medical malpractice can have devastating effects.…

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Posted in: need assessment, Selling skills Filed under: always do what is best for the customer, customer experience, customer need assessment, cx, how to assess customer needs, sales malpractice, selling process, selling skills

Objections or Opportunities?

July 11, 2017 pdonehue

“Looking for the No” is a common phrase in the selling world. In the process of probing for a customer’s…

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Posted in: Closing the sale, Objections Filed under: closing the sale, handling objections in sales, how to handle objections in sales, objections are opportunities, selling skills

Try, Try Again

April 8, 2017 pdonehue

“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” Like most of us, you’re probably familiar with this phrase… but…

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Posted in: Prospecting, Selling skills Filed under: how to advance the sale, persistence, selling skills, the value of persistence in sales

Call a Lot of People?

March 11, 2017 pdonehue

Arthur “Red” Motley was known for his conciseness and, true to form, each section of his famous definition of the…

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Posted in: Business Development, Prospecting Filed under: call volume, contact frequency, prospecting, sales call frequency, selling skills

Better Outbound Sales Calls: 60-Second Success Tip

March 9, 2017 pdonehue

If making outbound sales or prospecting calls is part of your job, then you know it is important to continually improve…

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Posted in: Business Development, Prospecting, Selling skills Filed under: business development, how to make the best outbound sales calls, prospecting, prospecting best practices, sales prospecting, selling skills

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