5 common sales mistakes to avoid
5 sales mistakes to avoid. Work on your integrity to build great long term trading relationships with customers. This will make them more likely to buy from you more often. Take the long term view.
Your sales script is an effective aid when used professionally
Call guides and scripts. Constructed and used professionally, they can be a powerful tool to help you dig up more opportunities on the phone. But used badly, they give us all a bad name. Here, we set out some of the main factors to consider when preparing yourself for effective outbound calls.
How good are the telephone skills of your field based sales team?
Telephone skills for field based sales teams is a vital part of the armoury. To close deals, to set their own appointments, to follow-up proposals, to qualify prospects. And yet most never have any training. It can be seen as just as an extension of face-to-face selling. Which it isn’t as the majority of sales people will tell you! Invest in a little training and help your team increase their effectiveness – all from the ease of their desks.
Don’t call too often – this is why
Don’t call too often. You’ll probably irritate them. Plus it’ll demotivate you too. If they’re not taking the call, chances are there’s a reason.
Brush up the telephone skills of your field based sales team
Telephone skills for field based sales teams is a vital part of the armoury. To close deals, to set their own appointments, to follow-up proposals, to qualify prospects. And yet most never have any training. It can be seen as just as an extension of face-to-face selling. Which it isn’t as the majority of sales people will tell you! Invest in a little training and help your team increase their effectiveness – all from the ease of their desks.
Why you still need to make B2B telemarketing calls
5 reasons why using outbound telemarketing could help your B2B organisation. Quality of contact, getting closer to your market place and encouraging feedback is all part of the story.
Good selling might not seem like selling
Good selling in B2B is often about informing and offering knowledge, and advice to your customer, then allowing them to make their decision. Building your own credibility with industrial or commercial customers will pay great dividends long-term once they know they can trust you.
4 extra sales tips
4 tips from recent sales courses. Great ideas come out of interactive, lively training sessions.
5 top tips to secure more appointments over the phone
5 top tips to help you secure more appointments over the phone. Ensure you have a clear idea about what you are trying to achieve but remember that you must work to build rapport from the start. This involves getting them into conversation – not bombarding them with statements about how good your company and it’s products are.
Online Sales communication course – starting 18th May
It’s all about online at the moment, isn’t it? If you’re looking for some sales training at the moment, why not look at one of our 2 online options. Sales communication skills course – one day course – spread over 5 Zoom sessions. Bite-sized training where you simply pay in advance for each module from…