Pay-off: one way to help a stubborn anti-sales person learn to sell Investment: <1 min Got someone in your team who vehemently rejects the idea of selling? Invite them to convincingly persuade you to excuse them from such activity. If they succeed: They’re better than you thought. Tell them, “you’re a sales legend in the…
Pay-off: how to get a grip and remain productive when people frustrate you in sales Investment: 1.5 minutes In sales or BD, you’re going to discover a sometimes surprising uglier side to people: Some prospects won’t treat you well. Some will lie to you and lead you along. Some will ignore you and disappear instead…
Pay-off: prevent pushing clients away Investment: 4 minutes The final post in a series of four about the types of people whose approach to sales may appear to work, but will probably cost them sooner or later. If you identify with any of these, read up, and plan accordingly. So far we’ve looked at: the…
Pay-off: understand the costly problem, find the fix Investment: 4 minutes Last week we looked at two types of people who might appear to be good at sales, but who might not be good enough at sales to survive long term. The point of my post was to urge those people to purposefully develop their…
Pay-off: 9 questions to help you become better than ‘good enough’ Investment: 3 minutes This one is written for younger BD professionals, but the ideas here will help anyone improve their value, impact, earning power and rewards around BD. Younger folk: Ever wondered if you’re old enough? To convince buyers to buy with credibility? Tomorrow…