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The Science of Basic Selling Skills

Bernadette McClelland

5. Know your prospects. Find the problem, discover solution, present why solution is best for prospect. 9. Negotiation. So, if we take the top three as a sample and reframe them as our foundational basics, our previously shared ‘surface basics’ seem a little lacking: Complex Problem Solving Skills. Build rapport.

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6 Sales Negotiation Secrets of Professional Buyers

The Sales Hunter

Professional buyers are just that because they know how to negotiate. Blog Closing a Sale leadership Negotiation pricing Professional Selling Skills Prospecting Purchasing Department buyer negotiating negotiation price professional buyer prospect prospecting purchasing department'

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The Bob Chronicles - The Difference Between Selling Skills and Effectiveness

Understanding the Sales Force

I receive calls and emails that begin with things like "My salespeople are complacent" or "My salespeople need some training on closing" or "My salespeople aren't bringing in enough new business" or "My salespeople need help with negotiating" or "Our team has a lot of stalled opportunities."

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Selling Skills or Selling Process? Which is Holding You Back.

The Sales Hunter

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Communication Skills. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. Selling Skills or Selling Process? A person with strong selling skills.

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7 Sales Prospecting Ideas That Work | Sales Motivation and Sales.

The Sales Hunter

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Communication Skills. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. 7 Sales Prospecting Ideas That Work. Give away prospects to others. high profit selling.

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Negotiating is NOT Part of the Sales Prospecting Process

The Sales Hunter

If you ask me, it was lame and pathetic and the only thing I could think of is whatever it was he was selling must have been way overpriced to begin with. Negotiating with the prospect or offering a discount to a prospect to entice a sale is absolutely pathetic. Sell first. Negotiate second.

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You’ll Do A Lot Less of THIS if You Prospect Better…

The Sales Hunter

Do you know what you’ll be doing less of if you become better at prospecting? Negotiating. You’ll be doing a lot less negotiating. I imagine that is music to your ears, because who of us really likes negotiating? Most salespeople I meet really don’t care for negotiating or prospecting.