Sep 6, 2022 | sales training
As a sales trainer I am often asked, what makes a great salesperson. People often say it is a skill that can be taught like any other, for example, riding a bike or learning to drive, but actually it is a bit more nuanced than just taking lots of lessons. Actually...
Feb 22, 2021 | entrepreneurs, Food for thought, marketing, Training
Why am I more important than I was a month ago? Because clearly I am! And, before you start to mutter under your breath about me having over-inflated ideas of my own value, a lot of it is to do with perception. OK, so let’s have a look at this curious statement;...
Jan 29, 2021 | entrepreneurs, sales training, Training
Is your sales focus wrong? Most people, when they find out I am a sales trainer, ask, perfectly reasonably, about getting help with skills like closing, overcoming objections or improving conversion rates. But actually, although these are important, so many people...
Jan 2, 2021 | marketing, sales tips, Training
Sometimes it’s better to sell backwards Do I really mean that? Well maybe not everything should be done backwards. But it is certainly worth setting out at the beginning of the meetings, the expectations you have for the end of the meeting! Let me clarify. OK...
Dec 5, 2015 | customers, entrepreneurs, negotiation, sales tips, Training
Make it super easy for your customers to say ‘Yes’ Is it possible that you’ve been making things too complicated for your customers? If so, you might be stopping them from buying. That’s because all of us humans like easy decisions rather than...
