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- Sales Prospecting Techniques - Discover How To Find Out What People Want You to Sell Them - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueSales Prospecting by Positioning Your Business Where Customers Seek You Out "What business are you in?" It sounds a bit strange at first but it has massive implications to your business. Many businesses and salespeople lose sight of the real reason they are in business, that is to solve problems ...
Views: 1231 - Telesales Techniques - Discover How to Easily Find Highly Targeted Sales Prospects to Call - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueIf you have an element of sales prospecting and new lead generation involved in your sales position or your business then you have so many options open to you. There is no excuse for not being able identify a constant stream of new sales prospects. There is also no excuse for approaching people ...
Views: 1202 - Sales Prospecting Techniques - Discover How to Use YouTube to Generate B2B New Business Sales Leads - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueHave you ever thought of using YouTube as an effective sales prospecting tool? You might think that YouTube is for teenagers to share videos of dancing parrots and car crashes but you would be wrong. There are huge opportunities for professional sales people and business people to get exposure ...
Views: 1399 - Sales Prospecting Techniques - How to Use Google So You Never Need to Cold Call - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueIs there an alternative to cold calling in sales prospecting? There is and it's good old Google! Ah, Google! Possibly the greatest invention of the 20th Century. What did we ever do without it? I know what I did without it because I was selling before it existed. I can remember spending a whole ...
Views: 2447 - Cold Calling Is Dead - Manage Google Alerts to Provide Warm Prospects - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueOne of the greatest advances in sales prospecting techniques is the ability to use Google alerts to track prospects, customers and sales trigger events. If you set up a few of these alerts the amount of data gathered can begin to get overwhelming but don't fret there are easy ways to manage all ...
Views: 2353 - Sales Prospecting Techniques - How to Use Google to Never Have to Get Past the Gatekeeper Again - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueHow is your sales prospecting success? One of the applications of the Internet that really excites me more than most for sales prospecting, is the ability to get direct contact numbers for almost anyone you want contact with. Historically, appointment setting training and material has largely ...
Views: 1221 - Selling Techniques - How to Convince People to Buy From You - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueHave you heard the saying "People buy people?" If you have been in sales or business any length of time then you would have heard this a thousand times. The trouble is no one has ever really been able to show you how you can go about selling yourself - until now, that is. You might work ...
Views: 5250 - Sales Prospecting Techniques - Blogging Can Replace Cold Calling As a Fantastic Lead Generator - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueSales Prospecting in the 21st Century means you have to be blogging to raise your industry profile. Here you will discover the essential first part - the right name choice. Are you blogging? If you are not then you are missing out on one of the greatest tools for accelerating your sales ...
Views: 1173 - Sales Prospecting With Blogging for Professional B2B Salespeople - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueSales prospecting using blogging is a fantastic way to generate new business. In this article, which is part of a series released here, you will discover some advanced ways for salespeople to use blogging for sales prospecting. This is rather an advanced way of thinking about blogs but is ...
Views: 1217 - Sales Prospecting Techniques - Should You Use Twitter for B2B Sales People? - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueSales Prospecting with Twitter.com, is called a 'micro blog'. It is a blogging platform that allows posts to be a maximum of 140 characters. It has taken the online world by storm and is set to stay as a dominant online networking platform for years to come. But the main question is if you are a ...
Views: 1566 - Sales Prospecting Techniques - Should You Be Using Twitter for Selling to Businesses? - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueA question I am often asked when delivering sales prospecting training is 'should I be using twitter for business to business sales prospecting?' Why Use Twitter: Twitter is a fantastic way to quickly and easily begin a dialogue with key targeted people and form relationships with them. You can ...
Views: 1045 - Telesales - Telephone Sales Tips to Produce Results - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueWhy should you sell over the telephone? • Telesales is cost effective compared to face to face sales • Telephone selling is direct - typically no appointment is required or its a quick and easy way to make a sales meeting • It's personal - your personality can shine through • It's ...
Views: 1113 - The 80-20 Principle in Sales Success - Do You Know It? - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueThe 80/20 principle is also know as the Pareto principle after the economist who developed it. It is an almost universal principle that can be applied to business and life. It generally shows us that 80% of your return comes from 20% of your effort. We use this principle right throughout our ...
Views: 998 - Cold Calling is Dead - What a Pile of Horse Manure! - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueThere is so much being written at the moment about cold calling being outdated, outlived and down-right dead. I couldn't disagree more. Yes, we all know there are more sophisticated marketing and sales methods around. We would all like our phones ringing off the hook with potential clients ...
Views: 1016 - How to Find All the High Quality Prospects You Need - Prospecting Sales Success - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueSales is not a numbers game and the way you control that is by clearly identifying who you would like to be working with and who is a good fit with your company. Define your ideal client or customer. Sales is only a numbers game game if you let it. It is your choice. If you can't identify who ...
Views: 1145 - Sales Prospecting - The Quickest Way to Find New Business - Part 1 - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueWhen sales people are prospecting we very often overlook the easy solutions. Where ethically acceptable to do so, the quickest way to get new business appointments meetings is to contact the competition of your existing clients. Example 1: My business was recently emailed by a search ...
Views: 924 - Sales Prospecting - The Quickest Way to Win New Business Part 2 - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueWe are looking at the quickest ways to win new business by careful sales prospecting. The reality is there is no quicker way to develop a list of target clients than to revisit your past successes, the companies involved and target their competitors and their Industry. An Example: A ...
Views: 913 - Telesales Tip - If You Don't Have a Reason to Call Then There is No Point in Calling - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueVery often when I run telesales training courses, one of the biggest failures I see is an understanding of why people are calling. Before you ever embark on a campaign of appointment setting and/or telesales you need to understand why you are calling the other person. Take a few minutes and ...
Views: 976 - The Secrets to Effectively Using Voicemail to Get Call Backs and Make More Sales - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueVoicemail is the scourge of many salespeople and yet the number 1 prospecting tool for some of the worlds most successful salespeople. Where does it sit in your sales prospecting armory? I really am surprised that even the most experienced sale people have never, ever taken the time to work ...
Views: 1497 - Sales Techniques - Know What to Do to Increase Sales When Sending Literature - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueWhen you send sales literature in the post your job is only just starting not ending. Make sure you know how to develop this to make the sale. All too frequently sales people spend an inordinate amount of time posting out literature to prospective clients and customers. Generally it is ...
Views: 1005 - Telesales Objection Handling - Send Me Some Information in the Post - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueSales Objection Handling - "Send Something in the post" This has to be one of the most horrible phrases ever heard by many salespeople. In fact it generally goes something like this: "Send something in the post and we will call you if we are interested" When many sales people hear this, ...
Views: 1821 - Objection Handling Techniques - Learn the Lessons of the Worlds Star Performers - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueMost people who come to my sales trainings want to know about objection handling and closing. Unless they have had training before or are a little bit more experienced, they think that sales relies on what you say at the end of the process. This is not true because sales is a process that ...
Views: 979 - Objection Handling Techniques - I'm Happy With My Current Supplier - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueThis has to be one of the most asked questions in my sales training. "How do we deal with the sales objection -- we are happy with our current supplier?" Firstly, let me talk you through a few key elements of what I notice in people when they have asked me that question: Generally ...
Views: 3261 - How to Get Sales Meetings - Use Technology to Increase Sales Conversion - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueToday's modern technology lets you do so much in terms of saving time and adding functionality to the sales process. One of the greatest advances is in the area of web meetings or 'webinars' as they more commonly know. A webinar is an online meeting held over the internet using a service such ...
Views: 1118 - Sales Process - Ensure You Have a Sales Process For Successful Selling - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueWhen working with sales people in my sales cinsulting business I am often amazed at the amount of time they spend focusing on the people that are actively interested in their product or service right now. Now don't get me wrong, these are by far the hottest prospects and deserve attention. ...
Views: 882 - Online Sales Training - How to Cut Costs and Increase Performance - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueOnline Sales Training has been on the verge of breaking through to the mass market for many years. With some of the recent technological advancements and the changing dynamics of the business world due to the global recession, online sales training is set to take a massive increase in adoption ...
Views: 983 - Online Sales Training - Is it Right For You? - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueOnline Sales Training has been on the verge of breaking through to the mass market for many years. With some of the recent technological advancements and the changing dynamics of the business world due to the global recession, there is set to be massive increase in adoption in 2009/2010. Many ...
Views: 929 - Become an Expert in Telephone Selling - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueHave you have experienced the absolute pleasure of listening to a true professional salesperson closing a sale on the telephone. There is nothing like it and it really is something you must aspire to. There is no stress or anxiety in his voice, just a smooth confident flow which you just ...
Views: 947 - Don't Leave Closing the Sale to Chance - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueUnfortunately, many average salespeople leave the closing of a deal purely to chance. Sure, they make some sales but if you compare their end results with those of a professional you will find there will be a massive gap. Professional and successful sales people always have a plan in place ...
Views: 976 - Successful Sales Planning Made Easy - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueThe main step you must take for successful sales planning is most definitely preparation. As with anything in life, to be successful you must have a written game plan. Lets not pretend it's easy, because it is not. But just because it is not easy does not mean you should put it ...
Views: 981 - Sales Training Tip - Using Time Management Techniques to Achieve Your Goals - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueOne of the most important skills that any salesperson must utilize is to set out a strategy to achieve your objectives and to plan in advance how you intend to manage your time and sales territory to reach the end goal. It is often said that time is the most valuable asset of any sales ...
Views: 1184 - Close the Sale by Becoming a Friend - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueYou know how important it is to make plans which will propel you towards your goals but what is equally important is actually talking to your customers. Everyone one of your customers will have different requirements. Make sure you take time to listen to their requirements and decide how you ...
Views: 940 - Fail to Plan, Fail to Sell! - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueIt is a known fact that sales people hate planning. Let's be brutally honest here, most of us hate planning. Even though most sales people are motivated by actually taking action they wrongly assume that the time it takes them to plan their leads and administration is time that they just cannot ...
Views: 971 - Cold Calling - Is it Really That Bad? - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueYou should really try to look at cold calling in a different light because it really can make a big difference to your personal and business success. I know what you're thinking, How can this be so important? There is a common misconception that cold calling is an unskilled job, a job that ...
Views: 1201 - Don't Allow Lost Sales to Get You Down - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueThe most straightforward way to avoid rejection in your selling activities is to try and make sure that your sales prospects are as qualified and as receptive as it is possible to be. It is highly recommended that you spend time to research and prepare for your clients before you make the ...
Views: 967 - Cold Calling Tips and Tricks - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueIn an ideal world you would be getting a steady stream of enquiries all day long from people who were interested in the product or service you are selling. Unfortunately this just does not happen and you have to go out and find your sales prospects, and if you like it or not one of the most ...
Views: 1317 - Don't Stall the Sales Process - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueThere are many points where it is possible for a sale to stall but the main three are as follows 1.After you have made the initial presentation, 2.The initial proposal 3.When the contract has gone to the legal department for verification. As the last point is really not a matter for ...
Views: 978 - The Curse of the Cold Caller - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueThe people who make the decisions in any company, large or small, hate cold callers with a passion and they consider them to be one of the biggest time wasters that they know of. They will often refuse to take your calls because they assume that you will just be wasting their time. End of, ...
Views: 1039 - The Minute That Makes a Great Salesperson - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueWhat can you say about a minute? That is what can you say about a minute other than it being 60 seconds. Well, what you decide to do with that minute can have a profound effect on your sales career. If you want to be successful, which I'm sure you do, then you must realise that every ...
Views: 885 - Closing the Sale, It's Easier Than You Think - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueAre you having trouble closing leads? If so you are amongst the many sales people who find this most important part of the sales process to be a big problem This really is one of the most tricky things that salespeople face. It is so important that you learn how to deal with your prospects ...
Views: 951 - Laugh Your Way to Closing the Sale - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueEveryone can probably remember a cartoon or television show that makes them laugh every time they think about it. And every time we think about it, it makes us laugh again and we tell all of our friends that they have go to watch it as soon as they get a chance. This kind of Humour, you ...
Views: 931 - How to Keep That Sales Seminar Motivation, Forever! - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueMany sales people, from those with experience to newcomers to the industry, go to sales seminars hoping to learn the tricks to get rid of the many struggles associated with selling. The more hopeful amongst them are aiming to find the holy grail of selling techniques which will close every ...
Views: 999 - The Sales Motivation Secrets You Must Know! - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueIt does not matter if you are salesperson of the year or if you are in the first week of your sales career, you will definitely come across a period of time where you will encounter a steady stream of 'No Thanks' During these challenging times it is very easy, despite the salespersons amazing ...
Views: 929 - Sales Tips - How to Use Framing in the Sales Process - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueMaster sales people are adept at using a strategy called framing to communicate with prospective clients. Framing ensures their sales messages 'cut through the clutter' and distinguishes them as the credible sales resource for their product or service. Framing is not a difficult skill and it ...
Views: 5218 - How Well Do You Know the Consumers of Tomorrow? - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueThe sales world is changing and you should be aware of the impact of the changing tastes of consumers and how it can effect your business. Do you know what makes a millennial tick? The Millennials: Other wise known as the Generation Y, the Echo Boomers and the Net Generation, they are ...
Views: 916 - One Change in Your Sales Offer Can Make You 30% More Profit Instantly - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueUsing Behavioural economics To Increase Sales In the course of my reading around the subject of sales, I always look to find new and innovative ideas to make a difference to my clients. One of the most fascinating areas that has emerged in the last few years is that of behavioural economics. ...
Views: 879 - Cold Calling - Do You Want More Confidence in Your Ability to Sell? - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueOne of the single biggest areas that delegates on my sales training want to cover when we look at cold calling and appointment setting is CONFIDENCE. When we set goals at the beginning of the day almost everyone wants to walk out of the door more confident in their ability to make cold ...
Views: 1052 - Sales Training - How is Your Cold Calling Attitude? - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueThe way You approach cold calling will have a big impact on the success You have. If you're constantly saying to yourself "They won't be in" "They will be in a meeting" "They will have just come back from lunch" "They won't want to talk to me" "They are probably ...
Views: 1501 - Do You Always Have Trouble Closing Sales? - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueI was at an event recently and one of the scheduled speakers failed to turn up. Never being short of something to say or a desire to help other business owners I volunteered to do a 10 minute 'open floor.' When asked what the most pressing sales challenges in the room were, One of the other ...
Views: 938 - Sales Training Tip - Most Sales Come Down to Price - Right? - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueI was at an event recently and one of the scheduled speakers failed to turn up. Never being short of something to say or a desire to help other business owners I volunteered to do a 10 minute 'open floor.' When asked what the most pressing sales challenges in the room were, One of the other ...
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