Tag: sales

The Stairs of Customer Loyalty

Dr. Tony Alessandra

Many companies follow the same formulas for bringing them close to what they think their customers really want. Concepts like “customer focus” and “customer satisfaction” are warmly embraced. Today, who isn’t focusing on satisfying customers? However, in today’s ultra­-competitive marketplace,

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4 Key Features of an Effective Website

Scott Klososky

This post was first published on the blog of Future Point of View, Scott Klososky’s consulting firm. Last weekend I went searching for a home security system. I was trying to decide between two different competitors. What sold me on

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Become a Kick Ass Sales Professional by Perfecting these Eight Traits

Dr. Tony Alessandra

In talking to people all over the United States, I have found that the term “salesperson” generates many responses. I seem to hear some of them over and over. A few of the most common are: pushy, high pressure, hard

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15 Ways To Increase Sales in 2015

Jim Cathcart

1. Prepare Yourself To Excel Use a checklist to prepare your attitude, appearance, customer information, company and product information and the selling environment, so you can be at your best on every call. 2. Notice What Is Working Study yourself,

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Asking More Effective Sales Questions: 10 Tips

Dr. Tony Alessandra

Sales is often a game of questions. Unless you ask the right questions, you won’t uncover the right needs. Unless you ask the right questions, you won’t understand the right problems to solve. But there’s an art to asking these

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50 Best Summer Reads from Top Sales World

Is it your goal to read more books this summer? If so, check out Top Sales World’s 50 best summer reads related to sales and marketing. A couple of our favorites are included – People Smart in Business, by Dr. Tony

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How to Handle Price Objections

When you get price objections, consider these suggestions: 1. Clarify what the prospect means when she says your price is too high. • She may mean she can’t afford the price, although the product is worth what you’re asking. Strategy: a)

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