Get Sales Feedback from your Customer
To get a quick impression of how you’re doing, ask the customer, “On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being great, how would you rank our solution?” Whatever the answer is, ask, “What would it take to get to a 10?”... Read More
Book Review Slow Down Sell Faster
We just received another great review on my new sales book: Slow Down, Sell Faster! “A practical and important book on how to align your sales process with the buying process of your customers. By moving at their speed, guess what? You sell more.” – ChangingMinds.org Click here to read… Read More
New Sales Book by Kevin Davis Gets 5 Star Review
John Chancellor, a noted independant reviewer of business books on Amazon.com, recently read an advance copy of Kevin Davis’s new book “Slow Down, Sell Faster!” He gives the book “5 Stars”, the highest possible rating. Here, in part, is his review: “In a number of ways this book takes a… Read More
Sales Management Program Testimonials
The “overall effectiveness” rating from participants who attended Kevin’s July 2010 Sales Management Program scored 4.75 out of 5, which equates to a rating of 95%. A few comments from program participants include: A Director of Sales for a digital marketing solutions company says: “Kevin kept it lively and engaging…. Read More
Sales Management Leadership Seminar
Join Kevin at the Salt Lake City Airport Hilton January 19-20, 2011 for Sales Management Leadership. A limited number of seats are still available for this session. It will “sell out” at 25 participants. Contact us today to reserve your spot! Custom Sales & Sales Management Training Our most popular… Read More
Manage a Prima Donna in Business to Business Sales
How do you manage a Prima Donna? One thing to think about is how the Prima Donna got that way to begin with. Often we sales managers create Prima Donnas by leaving them alone over many months, taking a “hands-off” style (which is a nicer way of saying a lack… Read More
Satisfy Your Business to Business Sales Clients
Successful salespeople have a common focus. Customers! If you don’t satisfy your customers, your competition will. As a Teacher in sales, you help your customer implement your solution in such a way that ensures maximum value. When you commit yourself to exceeding your customer expectations, you place service above self… Read More
Never Fear to Negotiate in Business to Business Sales
Remember the words of John F. Kennedy, who said, “Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate.” Your goal in selling and negotiating is always to achieve agreements that meet the present and future needs of your customer, your company, and yourself. When your… Read More
Six Questions to Ask in a Business to Business Sales Negotiation
Any time you feel pressure, start asking questions. We’ve developed an effective sequence of questions (below) that can help you explore the thinking behind any demands your customer makes. These questions will also help you gather new information that can put you in a better position to address the customer’s… Read More
Tactics Used in Business to Business Sales
Not all customers practice win-win negotiating. Some buyers use a number of tactics to achieve greater concessions. Sometimes these tactics are just used as ploys to make you feel powerless and other times they reflect the customer’s reality. The skills you have to develop are determining which is which, and… Read More
