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Top 3 Reasons to Use Consultative Selling Skills

Klozers

Consultative Selling Skills are used by organizations in many different industries to drive high end Business 2 Business sales, and whilst Consultative Selling is undoubtedly difficult to get right, the rewards are high given the typical values of the products & services involved.

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Finish 2013 Strong so You Can Start 2014 Right

The Sales Hunter

I just think if you coast now, you won’t be able to psych yourself up enough to compensate for your poor performance in the 4th quarter of 2013. I’m sure you could come up with additional ideas that more uniquely fit your particular industry or selling situation. My suggestion? Don’t panic. And don’t coast.

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The Pipeline ? The six elements of a perfect sales meeting

The Pipeline

Bring in outsiders to teach a skill or customer insight. Practice objection-handling or consultative selling skills. Sales Compensation. TopLine Sales Compensation Solutions. Constantly make your team better. Review the latest product features. Do role-playing. Proactive Triggers. Proactivity. Productivity.

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The Coming Sales Talent Crisis, Part 2

Partners in Excellence

Helping our customers requires new sales skills. The traditional solutions and consultative selling skills become table stakes. It’s not the hiring, onboarding, and sunk compensation costs that kill us; it’s the opportunity cost. This process is complex.

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Major Accounts vs. Sales Prospecting: Where to Spend Your Time?

The Sales Hunter

Marketing, on the other hand, tends to be compensated more for business growth, and their belief tends to be that growth is more likely to come from new customers than from existing customers. Who is right? How’s that for a political answer?

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Why It’s Okay to Fail on a Sales Call

The Sales Hunter

If that’s your goal, then that’s fine, but then your compensation should reflect that of a customer service rep or order taker and not that of a salesperson. If you win on every sales call, then I’d say what you’re really doing is merely taking orders and providing customer service.

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How To Motivate Sales People – Without Money

Klozers

Whilst money via compensation or commission plans is the obvious way to motivate sales people, does this really work? Related Posts Sales People – 5 Reasons They Discount To Sell Psychometric Tests  Sales DNA or Sales Tarot Cards? Are there other ways we can motivate the sales team to get the same results? .