When you open a sales call to a client, the one thing that might irritate them the most is having the same conversation that starts like this. “Hi John, this is Simon from Bigger Better Best, Happy New Year to you. I bet you are pleased to see the back of 2020 right, what a… Read More
2020 can go and take a running jump right? Enough said on that subject. Time to move on. 2021 is going to be year that we all bounce back, I am optimistic that with everyone doing their bit that we can get to that magical light at the end of the tunnel. To help focus… Read More
Building Personal Confidence – The Complete Mini – Series “Confidence isn’t walking into a room with your nose in the air, thinking you are better than everyone else, it’s walking into a room and not having to compare yourself to anyone else in the first place.” Anon Whatever you do and wherever you are, there are… Read More
Sales Training ROI – 7 Reasons Why Sales Training Works This article comes with a disclaimer as whatever I write in this piece, you the reader may no doubt think, “Well you would say that, you are a sales trainer” and the answer is yes, you are right. I am going to say it,… Read More
What type of team do you work in? No doubt there are lots of different personalities within it, some you like, some not so much. Teams are made up of so many different types and I thought as it is November 5th, that it would be fun to create some personalities based on the most… Read More
Hallowe’en comes around quicker and quicker don’t you think? We still have groups coming around each year dressed up in spooky outfits, with adorable made up faces and armed with little buckets ready to be filled with sweets and good things, and that is just the adults!
Have you ever received a message on LinkedIn from a member like this one? Infuriating right. Who really speaks this way? It appears that more and more people are learning this new language, and it would appear to be coming from LinkedIn. As you can see from this image the only people qualified to ‘reach… Read More
Game, Set & Match-Selling Against the Competition Were you glued to the telly this weekend by chance? A perfect summer afternoon watching (with strawberries & cream?) racket wielding sports giants battling it out to win the most coveted prize in tennis, Wimbledon. I must admit I am not a fan of the old bat ’n’ ball but the… Read More
Sales Managers – Is Your Sales Team Firing Blanks? How is your sales team performing? Firing on all four cylinders? Cooking on gas? All of them? Using the old 80/20 rule it can often observed that 80% of sales come from 20% of the sales team. This can fluctuate however it is the case that… Read More
Sales – Time Wasters. Stop Chasing Shadows Here is the situation, you call a client, they sound interested, they talk a good game, they do lots of nodding, say lots of yes’s, and they go as far as to almost book or buy from you, and then nothing. You have read all the blogs about… Read More
