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1. Add 20 new A level prospects to your list and call them. An A level prospect is the person you most want to do business with. He/she buys the right amount at the right price in the right time frame. Block out 1 hour twice a week with your phone off, email closed, Blackberry off, cell phone off and hammer away at the list. Service That Sells Archive - Sysco Corporation:: Wanted Sales People (Posted: 5/7/2007) How to find the Salespeople Easy Tips to boost Wine Sales. view full story. Beyond Service (Posted: 9/4/2006) http://www.sysco.com/services/features/service_that_sells/e_that_sells_archive.htmlHOME | Sales Tips II:: If you want to boost your performance in sales read The Sales Bible by J Gitomer. August 2007. July 2007. June 2007. May 2007. April 2007. March 2007 http://blog.fastcompany.com/archives/2003/12/03/sales_tips_ii.htmlHOME |
2. Catch up with your current clients and upsell by offering incremental programs and add on services. Capture â śsweep up dollarsâ ť from the use it or lose it 2007 client budget. Sales Training : Intelligence Center : Articles:: in their training budgets, with an average budget increase of 7 percent over last year. Using Cross-Function Teams to Boost Sales http://www.trainingindustry.com/st/education.aspHOME |
3. While youâ ™re talking with your current clients, ask for referrals to other departments, divisions, parent companies, sister companies, subsidiaries who have a bucket of money to spend on what you have to sell. Request to have your call internally transferred. Whose name is on the caller ID? Not yours! Your call is more likely to be picked up if it shows an internal caller ID.
4. Look through your files and make a list of prospect decision makers youâ ™ve met but have not closed sales with. Call to schedule September meetings to discuss what is new since you last spoke and whether there is an opportunity to work together now.
5. Look through your pending proposals and identify 3 strategy ideas which will move each proposal closer to a close. Choose the best one for each and execute!
6. Half day hooray! Make calls after 2pm on the Friday before Labor Day and you will reach those hard to reach decision makers without their gatekeepers answering the phone. Office staff goes home at 2pm leaving your decision maker at the desk, relaxed and ready for your call! Were you thinking of leaving early that day? So is your competition. Donâ ™t miss this valuable opportunity!
7. Prospect Purge. Delete prospects that donâ ™t belong on your list. If they are not Aâ ™s, Bâ ™s or Câ ™s, they arenâ ™t worth your valuable time. This is true for referrals as well. Just because you were given a referral doesnâ ™t mean that it is a prospect worth your time. Spend your valuable time on prospects you WANT to do business with. Check against your criteria and move on if it doesnâ ™t fit. This will streamline your new business efforts with less stress and more financial success!
Implementing even a few of these key strategies can lead to a huge payoff this year. It may be tempting to set aside this article and move on to your next task. Big mistake! Can you really afford to forego this opportunity to develop new business? Take a moment, decide which strategies you will follow and set a time on your calendar to make it happen!
Caryn Kopp, as interviewed on the Wall Street Journal Morning Radio Show, is the President of Kopp Consulting, LLC located in Bedminster, NJ. She is also the author of The Path To the Cash! The Words You NEED To Bypass Those Darned Prospect Objections. This is the go to book for getting in the door with your prospects. Visit www.koppconsultingusa.com for more information.
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