Closing Sales: Page 9

Business Process

5 Mistakes to Avoid in Sales

Learning the missteps not to make is a big first step toward getting it right.

Growing a Business

7 Ways to Have a Difficult Conversation Without Losing Your Client

The customers you value most are often the ones least inhibited about asking more for their money.

Growing a Business

Financial Winter Is Coming. Are You Prepared?

The difference between the right call and the wrong call equates to comparing a photo taken from your phone with a piece of art.

Growing a Business

5 Ways to Win Sales and Influence People

Conversations, especially the requirement to listen, are the key to conversion.

Growing a Business

Making the Sale Requires Making Nice-to-Have Into Got-to-Have

If the customer tells you it costs too much but won't ask for a better price, you haven't persuaded them they need what you're selling.

Growing a Business

8 Ways Marketing Agencies Can Position Themselves for Sales Success

Sales success starts with a solid marketing strategy and that 'sales' isn't a dirty word.

Marketing

10 Brilliant Responses to the Customer Who Is 'Just Looking'

Customers can have valid objections to a pitch but most of the time they just want some help without a lot of sales pressure.

Business Process

7 Ways to Leverage Existing Customers for More Sales

Use these tips to keep your relationships with customers alive, crush sales goals and generate new sales leads.

Marketing

8 Never-Before-Published Follow Up Ideas Unveiled

When all else has failed, send a chocolate foot to that potential client in hopes of getting your 'foot' in the door.

Business Process

5 Signs You May Need To Re-Energize Your Sales Pitch

Sales professionals who grow complacent are likely to see their performance numbers sag.

Business Process

5 Ways Your Manufacturing Company Can Sell More

Have you considered a truly interactive digital catalog? Sales plans for each count? The Pareto Principle? Yes, the Pareto Principle!

Leadership

5 Keys to Making Phone Calls That Actually Sell (Video)

It can take seven to 10 phone calls before ever talking with a prospect. Don't give up.

Leadership

The Damaging Psychology of Sales Reps and 3 Crucial Habits of Top Performers

The reasons why sales reps underperform are not entirely mysterious.

Fundraising

5 Important Lessons Shark Tank Teaches Us About Negotiation

Show up to learn, know your limit and realize you're pitching yourself -- not just your business.

Growing a Business

How To Make Software Sales Less 'Salesy'

Be open and honest in setting expectations around your tools and help determine whether your solution can really solve their problem.