Readers, be warned. I am angry and frustrated from seeing way too many initial/discovery sales calls/meetings that are supposed to be dialogues turned into presentations. Point to all the insight selling data you want. Quote the (great book) The Challenger Sale all day long. Yes, we need to bring value to sales calls and be prepared …
Bad Things Happen When You Turn Discovery Sales Calls into Presentations Read More »
Here’s a second excerpt from the live web-video conversation some of my favorite sales gurus (Miles Austin, Mark Hunter, Andy Paul) and I conducted earlier this year. In this 47-second clip I challenge you to think about when you should be making sales presentations. Way too many salespeople deliver presentations way too early in the sales process. *A note to those …
Sales Tip Video: Are You Presenting Prematurely? Read More »
I’ve never held back making my feelings known about the word “presentation” – particularly when pronounced by excited salespeople with the long e – preezentation. Last week I shared about the boardroom disaster that was the most painful (and formative) lesson in my sales career. If you haven’t had a chance to hear me telling the story …
6 Tips to Turn Your Sales Presentations from Pathetic to Powerful Read More »
Pain is a good teacher. Fourteen years ago I suffered the most painful experience in my sales career – so painful, that it’s burned in my memory as vividly as the birth of my children. And so powerful and formative were the lessons from that experience that it’s not an exaggeration to say it changed …
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Hate is a strong word, so strong that many of us won’t let our young children use it. But it has its appropriate place in our lexicon. There are things I hate and I’m sure you have your own list, too. I hate cancer. I hate the herb rosemary. And I hate the word “presentation” …
