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Re: Are Your Salespeople Good Losers? Ask Cam Newton...
Larry High Schools nor College teaches students "how to work your ass off". I'm a firm believer that you can't coach nor teach someone how to work hard. Knowing how to work hard is one of those innate characteristics within people that only comes to fruition when that person has the passion or drive to succeed. I've seen it time and time again, you can't teach someone how to work their ass of. The either want or don't want to. With sales, we understand that in order to win, we need to lose.
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Re: Are Your Salespeople Good Losers? Ask Cam Newton...
Art, Agree 100 % with you. It boils down to will do versus can do. Great coaches are so critical to sales success. Athletes flourish when coaches align with their talent. There is so much to learn from coming in second. As sales reps we can't win every deal but we sure can learn from them. Cam Newton, I do not doubt his ability, desire, determination and quest to win... Translate to a sales rep and if we acted that way we would not get the second chance as prospects or clients would not put...
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Re: Are Your Salespeople Good Losers? Ask Cam Newton...
In sales you get no financial reward for coming in second. Commit to becoming the go to person in your market place as a sales rep. This culture starts at the top and filters down.
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Re: Are Your Salespeople Good Losers? Ask Cam Newton...
too bad there are so many crappy sales cultures in the business world. Too many companies look at sales people as a necessary evil and pay too much money to consultants that are so far removed from the industry that they don't have a clue. Most of these "consultants" will make a statement that we can make add more profit with our "new" program. Most times that program is to cut the comp plan of the sales people. I call it "Ikonism"
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Re: Are Your Salespeople Good Losers? Ask Cam Newton...
Oh boy Art biting my tongue dude. Walk and talk it, live it and breath it. Read between the lines and you will get my drift.
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Re: Are Your Salespeople Good Losers? Ask Cam Newton...
Fresh approach. Keep the info coming. Nice work..
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Re: Are Your Salespeople Good Losers? Ask Cam Newton...
Thank you Larry! Glad you enjoy. Have a great week.
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Re: Are Your Salespeople Good Losers? Ask Cam Newton...
Very good write up Larry. The statements are 100% right on that coming in second gives you nothing but the next phone call, door knock etc could be a win for you. I do want my sales reps to be pissed off and mad when they lose a deal. It tends to show me they really care. I personally get very upset when I lose a deal and I don't settle for second place. I am a sore loser when it comes to sales and I want my reps to be that way as well. I don't want to hear the BS "well there's always next...
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Re: Are Your Salespeople Good Losers? Ask Cam Newton...
Love it Jason! Finding out why we lost is always good. It allows for coaching and readjusting the game plan. The hardware deal may be lost if it involves one but the opportunities to sell additional solutions still exist.
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Re: Are Your Salespeople Good Losers? Ask Cam Newton...
just 30 minutes ago I lost a deal. I was happy, because the decision was made in a timely manner and the client notified me, thus I did not have to play phone tag for two months. I did ask why I lost and I lost to the incumbent, prices were equal ( had $3K GP in the deal ) and they were receiving good support and service, thus they stayed with the incumbent. Thus, what did I learn? The next time I go up against that competitor, I know I can add GP, and also need to dig deeper with why our...
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Re: Are Your Salespeople Good Losers? Ask Cam Newton...
Art, Sorry you list the deal but even old time guys (me included) can learn something new. This validates it is easier to stay with the "known" Always be Positioning yourself even in defeat. Within copier dealerships there are so many other "things" you all can sell to help solve business problems and challenges. I hate losing but sometimes good losing turns out to be great opportunities down the road. The Carolina Panthers will be back, Cam Newton will be back and as salespeople you will...
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Re: Losing is the Key to Winning!
Art, Love it! Great perspective, a true professional. We can't bat 1.000 though it is a nice mindset. Being able to debrief, self-evaluate and learn how to improve is the key. The office environment we sell into as copier reps is rapidly changing and evolving. You may have lost the hardware sale but may look what you gained. Play your "sales cards" right and this can be parlayed into more revenue and more profit. Great job!
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Re: Losing is the Key to Winning!
Love it. This all played out in full between the first post and today. I lost a deal to a competitor that I truly have never lost an MFP to. I had my typical pissed off time period where I pretty much hate everything and anything and asked the customer the reasoning. He said the church board laid the proposals out and took the cheapest one. I will log everything in my CRM and follow up in 5 years. This is the second time I've lost the deal but I keep going back. I wished him luck and went on...
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Re: Are Your Salespeople Good Losers? Ask Cam Newton...
A good book on this subject is: From a Good Sales Call to a Great Sales Call ...Close more by doing what you do best... by Richard Schroder. It's about how companies should conduct post sale interviews on all deals to determine why you won or lost. They quite effectively illustrate the value of this process and why someone other than the salesrep should conduct the interview. It pretty much proves that a very high percentage of the time, the salesrep really has no clue why they lost or won...
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Re: Are Your Salespeople Good Losers? Ask Cam Newton...
Old glory, That's a fantastic idea. I had never thought about having someone do an "exit interview" from a prospect after losing a deal or winning a deal. I would bet most sales people don't even know why they won a deal, let alone lose one. I can say that even after many years of selling I still forget at times to ask the client why they chose me. Other times they come out and say it but I bet at least 50% of the time I forget to ask. I am more inclined it seems to ask why I lost rather...
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Re: Are Your Salespeople Good Losers? Ask Cam Newton...
Old Glory/Jason, Exit interviews are a fantastic way to truly engage and understand win/lose situations. So easy to get pissed off and move on, human sales nature. Stop and think about all the other things you leave on the table your dealership can support. A true sales professional wants to know why. This is how you improve. All too often the classic is "lost because of price" no you were outsold! Winning is a great way to find out what you did well so it can be repeated over time.
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Re: Are Your Salespeople Good Losers? Ask Cam Newton...
That's what this book is all about. Think of all the things that may influence a sale that the prospect will never say to your face. Are they going to tell you that they didn't believe what you said? Are they going to tell you that they just didn't like you as a person? Are they going to tell you that you were too pushy? No...they are going to say that you were more expensive whether it was true or not. The job of a sales person is the strategic management of perception. How can I possibly...
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Re: 3 Sales Stages Copier Reps Can Use Content To Close Net New Business
Thank you Art. Glad you enjoyed.
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Re: Sales Lists (D&B) and prospecting through e-mail and mailers.
Sorry, I just saw this. Surprised no one else chimed in yet. I use constant contact for emails. This is my own personal account. I have 70 contacts (email addresses on that list). Most are existing, however 25% are clients that are not doing business with me. Once a month, I develop the "newsletter" for them. I put in four articles/blogs that I found interesting on the web, such as business tips , IT stuff, back up, etc. I also then put in a snippet about one of our services that I like to...
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Selling Copiers "The Rep that BS's the Prospect"
I apologize for not being able to write as much as I usually do. December was a rather busy month, in fact the busiest December in years. Cheers to that! It all started a few weeks ago when received a lead (yippee) that was labeled "looking to lease a printer" . I wasn't excited about the word "printer". However, a lead is a lead and follow up has to be immediate when you get a new lead. The Call I was able to connect with the prospect that day on the phone. I was asked if I sold Canon, I...
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Emotional Alchemical Marketing
Emotional Alchemical Marketing By: Nathan Dube https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=JzYFjCk6sMk The video posted above was created by a prospect/customer of a company I used to work for . The video was a submission for a promotional contest series that I created for my company to generate brand awareness regarding our products and services. The “Destroy Your Printer Contest” series is an excellent example of what I like to refer to as “emotional alchemical marketing”. The...
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COVID19 "Remote Working" Day Thirty-One of Sales
Every now and then we have one of those days. When I'm waiting for a deal to develop I'll calling it "waiting for the ball to travel". Let the ball get deeper before you hit that homer. Today was one of those days that I waited for the ball to travel. What I mean by that is that I took a much needed mental day from prospecting. Today was a perfect day for that since I had four meetings on tap. One was our weekly sales TEAMS meeting and the other three were with prospects. In addition I had...
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COVID19 "Remote Working" Day Forty-Three of Sales
This is the first night since I started writing this blog series that I wasn't sure what I was going to write about. After 43 days of writing how much more can you cover or how much more content can you provide for other peeps with help they might need. Tonight I'd like to cover a few things I've been doing everyday other than taking the occasional break and lunch. Many weeks ago I learned that I can't work with the TV on in my office. It's too distracting especially when I have the news on...
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Re: 1992 prospect card back
That card brings back some memories. I had my own prospect cards printed for two reasons. first I didn't like the company ones and secondly I thought it was be hard for the company to take them off me when I eventually left, which is exactly what happened! We got our first computer in 1989 and I remember it had around 500k of RAM and a 10MB hard drive, a 3.5 floppy drive and we used WordPerfect Software. We had big floppy hair as well.
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Re: If I Were King of My Sales Department
I am out of the office until 09/01/2014. I will respond to your message when I return. Note: This is an automated response to your message "Post By Art Post: If I Were King of My Sales Department" sent on 8/27/2014 12:21:48 AM. This is the only notification you will receive while this person is away.
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Re: If I Were King of My Sales Department
Salesman vs. sales manager? Benefits and shortcomings of both.. Interesting exercise..
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Re: If I Were King of My Sales Department
Larry Thanx for the comment, hope you are doing well! Am I going to see you again this year at the Canatta Dinner?
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Re: If I Were King of My Sales Department
Great post! 11. Assign a rep a topic (round robin) to present at the next weekly sales meeting. Rules- show the team a new selling feature / function / solution, present it as you would to a client, and keep it short ( 5 minutes max) & sweet. After presenting, stand and receive constructive criticism from the rest of the team. Keep it fun and informative- but don't take it the task lightly. This will improve product knowledge, research skills, and presentation skills.
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Re: If I Were King of My Sales Department
I like 11.!! I even like the rules better. Your thread also reminded me to add this. 12. Reps, especially new reps would be in charge of training their customers on how to use the system. At first, they would travel with the solutions engineer or (me) and watch them train the customer on how to print, copy and scan.
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Re: If I Were King of My Sales Department
13.) I would ask my reps to tell me something what each ZBA in their 'top 20' actually do as a company. It's astounding how many "I don't know" I tend to hear.
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Re: Share The Wonder of New Technology With Your Prospects and Clients
Darrel, nice post. I've actually made the commitment to develop my own list of clients that embrace technology. From here on in, once a month I will publish my own "technology hub" newsletter and send through constant contact. May take me a few hours to do the first one, however, after that it should take no more than an hour per month. That one hour per month is time well spent and I hope to generate additional sales by keeping my clients updated with technology. Art
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Re: Connect With Your Prospect
I am out of the office until 08/04/2015. I am away if you need to talk to someone please contact Darren Downey our GM Office 633-9264 X 226 Cell 204.229.7231 My Cell is 204.890.8570 Note: This is an automated response to your message "Post By Art Post: Connect With Your Prospect" sent on 3/31/2015 11:54:09 PM. This is the only notification you will receive while this person is away.
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Are Your Salespeople Good Losers? Ask Cam Newton...
"Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser" Vince Lombardi Well... "Here is looking at you kid! I admit I have Bronco Nation running through my blood, albeit Boise State Orange. Was I happy the Broncos won, of course. Peyton Manning, whether winning or losing is a class act. Peyton Manning and Cam Newton two phenomenal athletes at polar opposite spectrums of their careers. By now who hasn't watched the video clip of Cam walking out on the media, I laughed to myself as I watched.
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3 Sales Email Templates to Use When Prospects Aren’t Ready to Buy
Regular readers of the HubSpot Sales Blog know they should " Always Be Helping ." When a prospect has a challenge or goal you can help with, you know what to do -- you take them through your sales process. That’s the best way to help them. But what if they are busy with another priority, yours is not the most obvious service to help them, or they just won’t admit they are a good fit yet? How do you help them in a way that makes them likely to come back to you if and when they do need or want...
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3 Ways Copier Sales Reps Can Use LinkedIn To Solve Sales Math Problems
I know what you are thinking, "What does math problems and sales have to do with each other?" How many times have you all heard the "Sales is a numbers game" cliche? By incorporating simple sales math, copier sales reps can integrate LinkedIn to invigorate their sales funnels. No need for a calculator to help solve my social business development math problems. Allow me to ask a serious question to help set the stage. This may open up a "can of worms" with a vast majority of dealerships and...
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3 Ways Copier Sales Reps are Nailing Net-New Quotas Using LinkedIn
In a previous post, I referenced how copier reps can boost their close rate by branding themselves correctly on LinkedIn. Inside Hubspot's State of Inbound 2015 , Salespeople cite prospecting as their #1 challenge when ranking the most difficult parts of the sales process. We must make prospecting for NET NEW business a priority. This is the fuel to keep sales funnels consistent. Think about this quote for a minute and let it sink in... "Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so...
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Buyer 2.0 Couldn’t Care Less About Your Sales Funnel
Posted on September 16, 2015 by Print Audit By West McDonald, Vice President of Business Development, Print Audit & Owner, FocusMPS On Tuesday September 15th, I co-hosted a webinar that was presented by Aaron Dyck and Matthew McGuire of Digitek. I don’t usually write posts about webinars but this one really struck a bunch of nerves in all the right ways. The title session was “8 Ways to Generate More Sales Leads” and as vanilla as that sounds it was one of the most potent sessions I’ve...
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PROSPECT BUILDER BECOMES FIRST OFFICE TECHNOLOGY MARKETING AGENCY TO ACHIEVE HUBSPOT CERTIFIED AGENCY GOLD PARTNER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 13, 2015 Lindsay Kelley Chief Marketing Strategist Prospect Builder (561) 349-5150 lkelley@prospectbuilder.net PROSPECT BUILDER BECOMES FIRST OFFICE TECHNOLOGY MARKETING AGENCY TO ACHIEVE HUBSPOT CERTIFIED AGENCY GOLD PARTNER West Palm Beach, FL: Today, Prospect Builder announced that it has achieved Gold Partner status as a HubSpot Certified Agency Partner as of September 1, 2015. Prospect Builder, an inbound lead generation and marketing agency, focuses on...
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Don't Be Afraid to Ask "Why?"
That was a statement I made to our newbie rep today. We were discussing a potential order that he was looking for guidance to close. I forget what he stated, but I chimed in with, don't be afraid to ask "why?" adverb 1. for what? ...
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Social Media Prospecting "How do we do it"
Like to get a discussion on how we're all using social media to find potential clients. Also does anyone have a social media strategy for their reps? Kinda like using the phones to make "x" amount of phone calls? I can start but would really...
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10 Ways to Close Net New Business #6 of #10
One awesome thing that I've learned over the years is that almost every business is a potential suspect. I used the word "almost" because there are not as many suspects as there were years ago. Going back 30 years or so, it was a...
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10 Strategies to Get Really Busy Prospects to Read Your Emails
10 Strategies to Get Really Busy Prospects to Read Your Emails By Ryan Robinson, Jan 24, 2016 8:30:00 AM Editor's note: This post originally appeared on HubSpot's Marketing Blog. For more content like this, subscribe to Marketing When you work in sales, establishing partnerships and building meaningful relationships with prospects is an essential part of the job. At CreativeLive, I'm constantly seeking out new business leaders to introduce to our audience. For me,...
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A Few Reasons Why We Still Need to be Closers
In recent months I've been reading more blogs and LinkedIn pulse articles that are touting the new sales methodology , the more I read the more I hate them. After doing research on the author I find that the author was never in sales or had a really short career (thus the reason they are writing and not selling). The one common thread in most of these articles, is the point that clients aka prospects do not want to be closed with the old traditional selling...
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A Few Reasons Why We Still Need to be a Closers "Part II"
Years ago, many of us old timers carried testimonial letters from current customers. Most of the time these testimonials were used when we encountered an objection. For example, the prospect may state, "How soon can I expect to see a service engineer?". What's the standard response every rep states? "Mr. or Mrs. prospect we'll be in there in less than four hours". Maybe we change to, "Mr. or Mrs. Prospect if we can deliver on-site service in four...
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A Few Reasons Why We Still Need to be a Closers "Part II"
Years ago, many of us old timers carried testimonial letters from current customers. Most of the time these testimonials were used when we encountered an objection. For example, the prospect may state, "How soon can I expect to see a service engineer?". What's the standard response every rep states? "Mr. or Mrs. prospect we'll be in there in less than four hours". Maybe we change to, "Mr. or Mrs. Prospect if we can deliver on-site service in four...
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Top Secret Tip for Locating a Prospect's Email Address
Copier prospecting without having contact information? How can you locate an unknown email address? I believe the year was 1995. I had taken my first copier sales job working for a Lanier direct location. Sales was a pretty straightforward...