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Fake Prospects, Fake Buyers, Fake News

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The prospect agrees to take your meeting, and they even agree to your demo call. Both indicate that they are going to make decision quickly. Then, it’s time for you to close the deal and boom! You get hit hard as this new favorite customer tells you that they have to take it to others to get an approval to buy. Suddenly, the potential to make your quarterly number is going up in smoke!

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How Can I Tell If I Have a Qualified Prospect: Confidential Information

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So, you think you have a great prospect; however, why do you think they’re even interested in you or what you sell? Sales is a two-way street. You can have all the feelings you want, but the customer’s feelings are really what matter. Get over yourself and your feelings, because they don’t count! A key way to measure how the prospect feels about you and your potential to help them is by how much information they’re willing to share with you.

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Prospecting and the 3 Traits You Must Have to Succeed

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Effective prospecting can be summed up in three words. I refer to them as the 3 traits you need to have if you want to be successful at prospecting. The 3 traits are: · Persistence. · Attitude. · Process. I call this “PAP.” Whenever I see someone consistently living out these traits, they are always successful. The first trait is persistence. If you’re not 100% committed to making prospecting a necessary action – something you have to do – then you can kiss it goodbye, and you will n

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Your Reputation Arrives Before You Do

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You can run, but you can’t hide. You can fake it, but you won’t make it. The era of thinking that you can behave one way in one situation and a different way in another is long gone. Your reputation arrives before you do. It continues to amaze me that salespeople think they can craft this perfect image with customers but behave like a jerk in other situations.

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10 Key to Prospecting Success

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Ask salespeople what their number one issue is and you’ll probably hear, “getting good prospects.” Here’s a simple fact: you can’t close a sale until you have someone to sell to. So what does it take to successfully prospect? As I’ve worked with thousands of salespeople and written the book, High-Profit Prospecting, I have narrowed it down to what I like to call the “10 Keys to Prospecting”: Check out the video where I discuss these 10 keys: 1.

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Monday Motivation Video: Motivate Yourself by Encouraging Others

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Who could you encourage this week? One of the best ways to encourage yourself is to encourage others. It changes your whole outlook! Start every day by encouraging someone around you, whether it’s your spouse, significant other, kids, neighbor or even the barista at your local coffee shop. You’ll be most encouraged and motivated when you encourage others.

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Sales is About Making a Significant Impact on Others

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Do you agree or disagree with the title of this post? If you agree, it is probably because you see sales not as just a job but as a lifestyle. If, on the other hand, you disagree with the title or you have issues with it, it is probably because you view sales as taking advantage of others. Video: Sales is Not a Job, Sales is a Lifestyle: To me, sales is about making a significant impact on others.