June 21, 2017
I was sent an Interesting article from my favorite periodical, Harvard Business Review.
The article, entitled, “A face to face request is 34 times more successful than an email” talked about research into...
June 14, 2017
Last week was an interesting week for me. Tuesday, I went for a walk with a friend of mine in the local regional park. While there I tripped over a rock and eventually found out that I had fractured by...
June 7, 2017
The approach of summer and the good weather during this season bring more customers out of their houses and into your winery, store, restaurant or other retail business.
During the height of the...
May 31, 2017
As salespeople we tend to think that we are going to sell more through our expertise or having lots of information about the product (obviously product knowledge is important though it cannot stand alone)...
May 24, 2017
When people come into your business do they already know that they are or are not going to buy from you? The answer to that question is no, they don’t. How many times have you walked into a...
May 17, 2017
There are lots of ways to encourage customers to buy. When considering various avenues to promote sales, there are a few things you need to think about.
There is always a cost involved with...
May 10, 2017
I was looking into buying patterns on the internet the other day for a couple of sales seminars that I am putting together and came across some very interesting information, which I will be passing along...
May 3, 2017
There is a lot going on in the month of May.
Mother’s Day is coming up fast.
Think of different ways to wish a happy Mother’s Day to mothers and others. For example, if you are a winery that produces and...
April 26, 2017
Good salespeople are a company’s best asset, but a good salesperson needs to know more than sales tactics.
The most important skill is customer service. Until the customer is engaged emotionally s/he is...
April 19, 2017
How often do your make your customers smile or laugh? Is it at least once during any interaction? Well almost any interaction, if someone comes in seething with resentment, first you need to relax them,...