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Salespeople Who Give Discounts are Not Salespeople

The Sales Hunter

It’s time for me to rant about salespeople and discounts. When a salesperson offers a customer a discount, what they’re saying is they have not been able to do a good enough of a job demonstrating value to the customer. Discounting your price should not be part of your vocabulary or thought process.

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The Slippery Slope of Discounting | Sales Motivation and Sales.

The Sales Hunter

The Slippery Slope of Discounting. Jan 14, 2012. If you as a salesperson — or worse, if you as a sales manager — do not believe in the price of what you sell, then that is a bigger problem than whether you have a tendency to offer a discount. of your sales are happening at a discount. Contact Mark.

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Selling Skills or Selling Process? Which is Holding You Back.

The Sales Hunter

Selling Skills or Selling Process? A person with strong selling skills. Strong selling skills certainly are a beginning. These include the ability to listen, ask questions, create a unique selling proposition and ultimately close. I refer to these as selling skills, not a sales process.

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4 Ways to Improve Sales in 2012 | Sales Motivation and Sales Training

The Sales Hunter

Ways to Improve Sales in 2012. How will you improve sales in 2012? Problem is if the techniques you used in 2011 to no avail, then what makes you think using the same techniques in 2012 will yield different results? Here are 4 things you can do right now to improve sales in 2012: 1. 6 Tips to Jump Start 2012 Sales Now.

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7 Things Salespeople Should NOT do in 2012 | Sales Motivation.

The Sales Hunter

7 Things Salespeople Should NOT do in 2012. We’ve all seen list after list of things we need to do to increase our sales in 2012. 2012 is right around the corner. discounting. high profit selling. selling a price increase. selling skills. discounting. high profit selling.

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6 Tips to Jump Start 2012 Sales Now | Sales Motivation and Sales.

The Sales Hunter

6 Tips to Jump Start 2012 Sales Now. Want to know the best way to get your 2012 sales off to a great start? Use the tail-end of 2011 and the first few days of 2012 to network like mad. Your objective is to wish them the best and find out from them what they expect in 2012. Let’s make 2012 a great year.

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Sales Outlook 2012: What Is Your Opinion? | Sales Motivation and.

The Sales Hunter

Sales Outlook 2012: What Is Your Opinion? I will take the 2012 Sales Survey. I am committed to helping you make 2012 a great year! I will take the 2012 Sales Survey. Small Goals Now Mean Big Results in 2012. Professional Selling Skills: Sales Motivation Survey Results. discounting. discounting.