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It’s a great time for ideas

April 16, 2020 by Nigel Edelshain Leave a Comment

Data from Bloomberg’s economists say we are in a recession.

We’re starting to get familiar with how our lives are affected by the health issues inherent in this COVID-19 crisis but the economic consequences are just kicking in.

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Filed Under: What’s your value?

It’s a great time for openers

April 9, 2020 by Nigel Edelshain Leave a Comment

It’s definitely not easy being in sales right now.

Deals are stalled in pipelines. People are putting off decision-making until the “end of the crisis”. Some accounts are taking it on the nose.

It’s also a very “human time”.

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Filed Under: Establishing relationships

Want to be an Expert?

March 19, 2020 by Nigel Edelshain Leave a Comment

I have had conversations with sales executives in the past where we came to an interesting conclusion: it would help them sell more if they were an expert.

Seems to make sense right? If you were an expert, wouldn’t it help you sell more?

But maybe a little voice might be saying in the back of your head, “I’m not an expert”. Well, good news. Anybody can become an “expert” these days.

Due to tools like blogging everyone can publish. And not only that, everyone can get their word out too. So if you can write, have something reasonably interesting to say, you can publish it and can the word out so some people read it. You are an expert.

An even if you cannot write to save your life there are other tools available to you to be an expert. If you can speak, you can start speaking at events – online (webinars) or offline (physical events). There are plenty of people looking for speakers (I know, I’ve run plenty of events in my time as well as been a speaker). Again you just need something reasonably interesting to say and the ability to market it. You can also get into podcasting or video.

What’s the point? Well, think about how people feel about buying from an “expert” versus a “sales person”.

Credibility is one of the key factors in selling. We all try to “sniff out” if someone is credible. If you are perceived by your prospect as an “expert”, much of the discussion of credibility (perceived risk for the buyer) will dissipate. It will make your prospecting and closing of deals much easier.

I’ve seen that happen for us over the years that I have been blogging. And it accelerated when I started combining my blog posts with those of already “recognized experts”.

So how about becoming an expert?

Filed Under: Prospecting

Sales may be about to get harder

March 12, 2020 by Nigel Edelshain 2 Comments

I’m getting that feeling right now that I am living in a movie. Big events are happening so quickly it’s hard to keep up.

One of the lessons I’ve learned is a crisis is not the time to get stuck. It’s time to take action…and to do so soon.

In the sales realm I believe we may be about to see a big shift.

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Filed Under: Prospecting

Old-fashioned sales techniques

March 12, 2020 by Nigel Edelshain Leave a Comment

Sometimes it pays to do what is “out”.

Social selling has become synonymous with technology. Many definitions make it all about using social media to sell.

But I think social selling is about being social and actual human beings do more than just hang out on social media platforms. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Prospecting

Google thyself!

March 5, 2020 by Nigel Edelshain Leave a Comment

When you send a prospect an email or leave them a voicemail what do many of them do?

They Google you (as well as your company.)

As you know, buyers are seriously concerned about burning their time these days. If you happen to pique someone’s interest with your brilliant email or voicemail they are likely to vet you before they call you back and invest their precious time. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Prospecting

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