In this we consider that some of our moves at the beginning of sales calls may not be so smooth.
“She wouldn’t even look at me,” Maureen (our practice manager) exclaimed. “I watched her walk across the parking lot, she came to the door, she saw you and shook your hand, you introduced her to Carla and Nancy, and you tried several times to introduce me, and she wouldn’t look at me. What’s with that?”
In which we discuss the importance of choosing and developing a personal brand and symbols that align with our clients’ concerns or opportunities.
We had a big upset in the Peoples Republic of Massachusetts last week. (No, I’m not referring to the fact that our Boston Celtics continued to lose games with lousy defense and shooting during the week.) Better than that.
In which we are reminded that “consultative selling” involves the application of judgment.
7:00 am. Breakfast. Lloyd’s Diner, Natick, Massachusetts. [Don’t ask why. I’m sure I had a good reason.]
In which we learn to compete in the “future” rather than battling it out in the present.
I received a call this week from yet another company cooing that they want Clarity’s business. This one was phone services. “We’re from blah blah company, and we can help you reduce your phone charges up to 20%, and let me just make sure I have your information correct…”
In which we learn how survival instincts affect our selling practices.
Why do so many sales representatives “pounce” on the first opportunity they see in a sales process, leaving potentially larger business opportunities untouched? Why are account penetration and cross sell ratios so low, almost universally?
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