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How A Doubting Thomas Affects Your Ability to Increase Sales
With the sales process for many now involving more than one decision maker, this increases the odds for dealing with the “doubting Thomas.” Invariably one of those involved has not been totally convinced that you have earned the sale.
How Successful Sales Conversions and Article Writing Share One Common and Critical Characteristic
Successful sales conversions is the goal of any sales professionals. Converting all those calls to meetings is how to increase sales and put more dollars into the piggy bank. For many sales professionals, they are also engaged in article writing either as authors or as readers. A recent statistic revealed how successful sales conversions and article writing share an essential and critical characteristic.
Selling Through the Tough Times
In this tips-oriented piece, Rick Davis, president of Strategic Sales in the Building Industry, explains how to rise to the situation and sell through tough times.

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Managing Sales Obstacles
Managing Sales Obstacles - If you’re like me and many of the business owners I coach, you’re very savvy about your particular service or product…you know the key features and benefits, you know the ROI, you have your elevator speech down pat, and even know how to succinctly describe that “perfect” client or customer. It’s when we come face to face with a client obstacle that our confidence wanes and our sales strategy breaks down.

The Green Consumer is out shopping and they're reading your company's Environmental Label
Do you frequently read food labels at the grocery store? You're not alone. It's a growing trend these days. And it's expanding beyond just food. Now, consumers are reading the 'environmental' label on products. Just as these consumers have become savvy about learning more about good nutrition, they're becoming equally savvy about what's good for the environment. As a business, it's time to take a look at your company's 'environmental' label.
Sales The Emergence of a Profession
Of all the major business disciplines, sales has remained the corporate stepchild, receiving scant or no attention from universities, business schools, senior executives and the financial press. However in the United States and Europe a small number of pioneering universities are offering degrees in Sales and the results are outstanding. The combination of traditional academic input combined with internships is producing a new breed of young salespeople who are financially savvy and equipped with high level selling skills.

The C Factor!
Assembling a 'dream team' sales force is not as difficult as you may first think. I've known of businesses reaching great heights through the salesmanship of only a few sales-guns! Before creating a 'dream team' you need to have at least one exceptional salesperson you can model. Someone has to go there first! Whether this person is the company founder, (if sales savvy,) or a senior leader, there must be a working best-practice sales-process you can model and replicate. Once you have a high performing salesperson to model; their core characteristics, behaviours, and activities, then form the blueprint (DNA) of your 'dream team'. Keeping in-mind, that it's ok to have varying personalities in the same team, this enables your team to demonstrate versatility and engage a diverse customer base. You don't need to 'literally' clone sales

A Death Sentence for Sales People - Failing to Know Your Customer
# Many a savvy salesman has lost a sale because he failed to know his customer. You may have infinite product knowledge, a slick sales pitch, and a phenomenal product - but, if you don't know who needs your product and why they need it - you'll be about as effective as a death row pardon at two minutes past midnight.
Taking a Chapter from Amazon's Playbook - The Art of the Bounceback
Don't reinvent the wheel! Some of the most savvy sales strategies are right in front of you. Take a chapter from Amazon's playbook and learn to master the art of the bounceback.
Closing Challenges & The Buyer Engagement Process
Buyers are savvy. A buyer’s purchase process and tactics present a number of closing challenges for sales reps. Sales reps that understand buyer tactics and negotiation methods are in a better position to implement the buyer engagement process.
Poltical Savvy and Employees
Political savvy has little to do with one’s place in the hierarchy. All employees can use political savvy regardless of their position in the organization. The truth is you can engage in several activities without considering yourself a “political person.” For example: - relationship building - valuing diversity - persuasive communication - information gathering - networking - team involvement

Tricks and Traps States Use - to get their sales tax revenue
It’s no secret that states are struggling to earn revenue and to fill their coffers. Due to the current economic crunch states have become quite savvy in finding non-compliant taxpayers who have not registered to collect and remit sales tax. In our business we have heard and seen it all. We always cringe when a new client tells us that a trusted advisor or a friend told them that they didn’t need to register to collect sales tax. Here are the top 5 creative ways that states find non-compliant corporations and businesses:
Political Savvy for the Average Employee
What can political savvy mean to the average employee in the workplace? If you have ever watched TV sitcom The Office you probably have a good idea of what political savvy is not about. While the office politics of The Office employees may seem funny on TV, in the real world of work these behaviors could kill your career or even get you fired.

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