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5 Sales Management Myths Debunked

SBI Growth

I sat across the desk from Mike, the new VP of Sales. Before his promotion Mike was the can’t-miss Sales Manager. Now he was just another VP of Sales in the crosshairs. After a quick conversation, we found he was committing 3 of the sales myths below. The majority of Sales VPs are guilty of at least one.

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Prospectors’ Guide To Objection Handling – Part III – “We’re Good”

The Pipeline

Acknowledge – The goal of the exercise is initiate a conversation that for the field rep result in a face to face visit, and for an inside rep a sales call by phone. One reason people hate the mid-dinner telemarketing call is the one sided nature of the call: Telemarketer – “if you sign up today….”. Conversations take two.

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Should You “Wing It” or Have A Structured Sales Interaction?

MTD Sales Training

Whenever the idea of a planned presentation comes up, usually the first thing sales people think about is a “canned script.” Such was a primary tool of sales people, in particular telemarketers, years ago. Defining a Planned Sales Interaction. A Planned sales interaction is a strategy. A Strategy.

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How To Knock On The Telephone

MTD Sales Training

Every sales person knows that today’s modern buyer has had enough of the old smile-and-dial cold calling methods of the past. When cold calling, sales people take out that and other natural tendencies that are present in everyday speech. This is exactly why most telemarketers and undertrained sales people never pause or shut up.

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One Great Tip For Getting Past A Tough Gatekeeper Screen

MTD Sales Training

If you are going to be successful in business-to-business sales, you must first learn to recognise a clever and sophisticated gatekeeper screen. This usually refers to sales people making cold or warm calls. Therefore, the first step to getting pass the screen is not to sound like a sales person. Sean McPheat MTD Sales Training.

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How To Add A Little Warmth In A Cold Call

MTD Sales Training

The false, unwarranted, overenthusiastic attitude at the start of the cold is the classic calling card of the stereotypical telemarketer. Sean McPheat MTD Sales Training. Have you downloaded my latest report “The Sales Person’s Crisis”? Over 10,000 sales pros have. 2- Reflect a Like Attitude. Happy Selling!

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Phone Phobia Is More Than The Fear Of Making Cold Calls

MTD Sales Training

Although we all know that no matter how the future continues to unfold, the telephone will always be an integral part of sales success. The problem I have found is that in the wake of all the new avenues of approach, sales people are quick to believe that picking up the telephone, be it warm or cold calling, is no longer effective.