No one, and I repeat, no one likes losing a sale. We work so hard to find a lead, get the lead on the phone, follow up with the lead and work the deal until it finally closes. When you lose a prospect in the process it’s damn painful. With every lost sale comes...
There’s really only one goal all salespeople have in common. That goal is to close more sales. It’s simple, true and the number one thing we salespeople focus on every day. We ALL want to close more sales. The thing about us sales folks is that we are...
It’s not always been rainbows and champagne in Hardcore Closerland over here. I’ve had my fair share of kangaroos come and fuck up a good sales streak. Hell, I’ve had my fair share of tire kickers cost me fortunes in time I’ll never recoup. Do...
To. me, being a sales manager is like being a bull let out into the pasture. At one point, the bull was a raging, dangerous animal that got results. In the end, the bull winds up in the pasture, eating grass, with his balls cut off. Going from top salesperson to sales...
Every master salesman has been there… You’re in the middle of heated negotiations. You know THEY need your product; THEY know they need help, but THEY won’t budge on their budget, or expectations. You’re doing all you can to get them to the...