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Sales Challenge #40

Apr 24,2012 3 comments
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Not knowing how to close can be a killer to your sales process. In many cases, all you have to do is ask a direct question. What is your direct question to close a sale?

by Deborah Gardner, www.deborahgardner.com


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Deborah Gardner

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Sales Challenge #39

Apr 17,2012 2 comments
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Be true to who you are. People cannot connect with you when you're trying to be someone else. What is your character like to others?

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Deborah Gardner

by Deborah Gardner

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Apr 16,2012 4 comments
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“You have to do what others won't. To achieve what others don't.” – Anonymous

The WELL Question: What will you commit to doing this week that you have not been doing. . . that you know you should be doing. . . that will help you to close more business this week?


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Sales Challenge #38

Apr 10,2012 2 comments
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Listen more than talk. You can't really start to build a relationship until you're listening to their needs. Are you repeating your customer’s needs so they hear you loud and clear?  

by Deborah Gardner, www.deborahgardner.com


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Deborah Gardner

by Deborah Gardner

Sell Well

...to SELL WELL

Apr 09,2012 4 comments
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“You gotta be hungry!” – Les Brown

The WELL Question: What can you do this week to create more hunger, that will in turn give you more drive and motivation, so you can go out there and meet more prospects and close more sales?

 
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Sales Challenge #37

Apr 03,2012 2 comments
with 223 views

Customers or potential customers have needs. They need you more than you need them. They are the ones with the needs. You are the one with the solutions. What solutions or answers do you have for them?

 
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Deborah Gardner

by Deborah Gardner

Sell Well

...to SELL WELL

Apr 02,2012 2 comments
with 261 views

Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

The WELL Question: What ideas keep your mind stretched this week?

 
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Sales Challenge #36

Mar 27,2012 1 comments
with 238 views

Forget about what you sell and sell what your customers sell. Learn how they run their business. Find out things like who they sell to and who’s their competition. How can you become a sales asset to your clients?
         
 
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by Deborah Gardner

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Mar 26,2012 3 comments
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"Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust."
Zig Ziglar

The WELL Question: What’s your solution to overcoming objections for this week?

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Sales Challenge #35

Mar 20,2012 2 comments
with 204 views

The sales process seems to keep referring to the economy. Drop the word "recession" from your sales pitch and replace it with "opportunity." What are the opportunities in working with you and buying your products and/or services?
       
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Deborah Gardner

by Deborah Gardner

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Mar 19,2012 1 comments
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"On any given Monday I am one sale closer and one idea away from being a Millionaire."
Larry D. Turner
The WELL Question: What’s your number 1 idea to become a Millionaire  this week?

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Sales Challenge #34

Mar 13,2012 3 comments
with 212 views

Want the sale, bring on the energy. Energy, enthusiasm and a positive attitude can go a long way in forging long-lasting customer relationships. How important do you think your attitude is to the sale?

 
 
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by Deborah Gardner

Sell Well

...to SELL WELL

Mar 12,2012 2 comments
with 228 views

"Art is making something out of nothing and selling it."
Frank Zappa

The WELL Question: How are you going to unleash your creative potential this week?

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Sales Challenge #33

Mar 06,2012 1 comments
with 278 views

If you think you lost your last sale on price, you're probably wrong. If you think you'll win your next sale by lowering your price, you're probably wrong. Price is important but it doesn’t make or break a sale. What are you going to bring to the table that has more value than price?

 
 
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by Deborah Gardner

Sell Well

...to SELL WELL

Mar 05,2012 3 comments
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"You've got to be success minded. You've got to feel that things are coming your way when you're out selling; otherwise, you won't be able to sell anything."
Curtis Carlson

The WELL Question: What’s your positive  visualization exercise for this week?

 
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Sales Challenge #32

Feb 28,2012 2 comments
with 239 views

To open a dialog with others, write a sales script. A script builds confidence if simple and to the point. There are many types of scripts, telephone, objective, opening and closing. What script do you use to win a sale?
 
 

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by Deborah Gardner

Sell Well

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Feb 27,2012 3 comments
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"We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects."
Alexis de Tocqueville

The WELL Question: Which personal shortcomings are you going to accept and start working on this week?

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Sales Challenge #31

Feb 21,2012 1 comments
with 245 views

Offer your customers a drawing around an event, like the Super Bowl when they wear an NFL jersey or whoever can throw a football through a hoop receives a discount on any purchase. What theme-based contests can help increase your sales?

 
 
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Deborah Gardner

by Deborah Gardner

Sell Well

...to SELL WELL

Feb 20,2012 5 comments
with 283 views

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
Albert Einstein

The WELL Question: Do you have enough fuel capacities to keep your sales bicycle moving this week?

 
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Feb 13,2012 2 comments
with 256 views

“The first rule is, to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.”
Marcus Aurelius (121–180)
Roman emperor and philosopher

The WELL Question: What burning question are your going to deal with face–to–face this week?

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