by Janet | Jan 29, 2021 | entrepreneurs, sales training, Training
Is your sales focus wrong? Most people, when they find out I am a sales trainer, ask, perfectly reasonably, about getting help with skills like closing, overcoming objections or improving conversion rates. But actually, although these are important, so many people...
by Janet | Jan 25, 2021 | entrepreneurs, sales tips, sales training, Training
Why I love Sales Objections and you should too. As a sales trainer, one of the things that I get asked about probably more than any other (with the possible exception of how to close better) is overcoming objections. There is something about an objection that can...
by Janet | Jan 13, 2021 | customers, entrepreneurs, sales tips
Why Outstanding Customer Service Doesn’t have to be Complicated (or expensive) This morning I had an almost flat tyre. Not an actual puncture, but something I noticed last night and forgot to deal with. I was on the school run, so I had to make sure the...
by Janet | Jan 12, 2021 | customers, entrepreneurs, marketing, negotiation, sales tips, Training
Have you ever talked yourself out of a sale (and what should you have done differently?) It is important to understand when to talk and when to stop. When we are being sold ‘to’ none of us likes to be with someone who talks constantly; it is irritating and it can make...
by Janet | Jan 7, 2021 | entrepreneurs, marketing, sales tips, Training
7 things that we all hate about selling 1. Cancelled meetings Especially when they ‘forget’ to tell you and you’ve physically travelled to the venue before you find out. Also annoying when you have done tons of preparation and they no longer want to...
by Janet | Jan 4, 2021 | entrepreneurs, Food for thought, sales tips, Training
How a split second decision as an 8 year old changed my life About this time of year, 43 years ago, I was sitting in my classroom at Goldsworth Middle School in Woking. The teacher was asking us to audition for parts in the Christmas carol service. The format was...
