The Never Ending Sale

Once you have added a new customer to your book of business, plan on keeping that customer until you have all of their business, and the business of their family and friends.This way you can ensure having their business forever.When working as a branch manager a few years back, I... Read More

A Look at Child Mannequins

Not all mannequins are made to look like full-grown adults. Child mannequins are also common in many clothing stores. A child mannequin is the same as an adult mannequin except that it is built to the scale of a child. These mannequins are made specifically for displaying children's clothes. A... Read More

Your Clients Buying What Youre Selling

Linda felt like she had reached a plateau in her cleaning business. For the past 3 years, she'd run the same ads in the same publications with the same results. She would generate enough new clients to make up for the ones she lost due to normal attrition, but she... Read More

How to ASK for Business -- WITHOUT appearing Pushy --

GIVING Vs "SELLING"Never lose sight of the importance of providing a "reason" to buy BEFORE you attempt to SELL anything to a client/prospect.In the current business climate you have to GIVE first. The very first question from a buyer is.... what is the BENEFIT to ME? Why should I change... Read More

Caring - The Secret Sales Strategy

Sales information resource Just Sell, calls caring "sales love". Here's the meaning:Sales love ('sAlz - luv): noun: 1: unselfish and loyal care for the good of a customer, prospect, reseller, and/or team member.The only reason we are in business is to provide value to a group of people who care... Read More

Why There Will Always Be High Paying Sales Jobs

With the dot.com revolution crushing once solid business models on an almost daily basis, the question surely crosses one's mind "am I next?". Selling is one of the oldest professions on the planet. We get paid to have fun doing what others find difficult, confusing, or just plain hard. Everyday... Read More

To Sell Successfully, You Have to Be Willing to Be Different

We are complex. We confidently assert that we are independent thinkers but then we can feel uncomfortable -- even embarrassed ? if we break out of "the norm." However, in business the biggest rewards often go to people who are willing to be different.One night, I was in a mall... Read More

Health Insurance Lead and Health Insurance Leads

Health insurance lead generation systems provide a stead stream of potential clients for health insurance brokers. Health insurance leads are considered to be people who may need health coverage to supplement the health coverage provided by their employer. A health insurance lead can also be someone who is self-employed and... Read More

Your Ad -- Who Cares?

Junk mail. We all get it. And it goes straight to the trash can. How do you make sure your marketing piece doesn't end up in the round file?Give it the 'who cares' test. You have approximately five seconds to get your prospect's attention. Make those five seconds count! ... Read More

Open Source Selling? The Next Evolution? The Next Revolution

"Open-source" is typically found in the Information Technology area as a way to provide an open standard and framework for building software projects. The major benefit of "open source" to software programmers has been dramatic. "Source code" is defined as the inner working and competitive advantage of operating systems and... Read More

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Pinging for Success: Creating Search Patterns

One of my first internship jobs as a college student... Read More

Health Insurance Lead and Health Insurance Leads

Health insurance lead generation systems provide a stead stream of... Read More

101 Ways to Improve Your Direct Mail Response

1. Mail to your customers more often. If you are... Read More

Open Your Introduction With A Firecracker Moment

The number one requirement, whether you are a business owner... Read More

Increasing Short and Long Term Profits

"I was at your site for all of two minutes... Read More

Going the Extra Mile and Getting Referrals

Successful salespeople have the ability to turn the customers they... Read More

Casual Networking

What comes to mind when you think of networking --... Read More

Six Steps to Creating Online Presentations for Telephone Selling

How much extra money could you make by closing just... Read More

Leave a Better Voice Mail Message

Yesterday I received a call from a financial planner named... Read More

Two Mistakes That Will Cost You Money

You've met a new prospect, accurately assessed their needs and... Read More

Buying Wholesale Mannequins

Many mannequin manufacturers sell their mannequins in wholesale. This means... Read More

Consumer Effort And The Purchase Decision

It is a basic tenet of behavioral psychology that people... Read More

Long Sales Letters vs. Short Sales Letters

Everywhere I turn, I'm being asked to weigh in on... Read More

Impotent Questions - How Much Are They Costing You?

Last issue we talked about what motivates people to buy... Read More

Why Should I Buy From You?

Virtually every business you contact has this question in their... Read More

Peak Performance ? What You See Is What You Get!

Would you like an easy way to track the performance... Read More

Are You Scaring Your Customers Away?

"Hello, is (pause) puh-TREE-shuh home?"So started my weekend lesson in... Read More

Clear Up Blurry Communication

One of the top brewing companies in America is a... Read More

Can You Use Hynotic Like Statements To Sell More Products?

As I become more successful with my internet business I... Read More

Why Write a Sales Letter for Each Product?

Authors/publishers are great at getting their books written. Entrepreneurs know... Read More

Your Proposal Was Rejected... But Why?

When a request for proposal (RFP) comes in, you get... Read More

Going Back To Get Ahead

Have you ever run DOWN an escalator that was going... Read More

How to Reach Purchasing Agents of Big Corporations

Now business owners and sales professionals can develop a Faster... Read More

Lead Generation Sins - 7 Of Them!

I really just don't get it.How can so many businesses... Read More

Ask for the Business

Many times in the process of making a sales presentation... Read More

An Introductino to Insurance Lead Generation

It is vital that insurance salespeople have a steady stream... Read More

How To Make The Most Out of a Business Networking Event

You're not alone. Most people are uncomfortable walking into a... Read More

How to Buy Wholesale Store Fixtures for Your Business

It may sound funny, but honestly, if you're opening up... Read More

The Struggle to Decide: The Paths Customers Take to Solve Problems

Usually my essays discuss the issues that the 'sales' method... Read More

Why I Hate (Most) Benefit Statements

Benefits are what motivate people to purchase from you, right?... Read More

Dont Let Rattlesnakes Scare You

Recently I was out trail running along the South Fork... Read More

Give Up the Need to Sell

Most business people will tell you that selling is not... Read More

How to Sell: Selling Tips of Master Moms

"If you don't think well of yourself, no one... Read More