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I’m often asked “In selling, how do I justify my pricing strategy to my customers? How can I make them see that my product/service is worth the money?” There are two parts to this. I’ll cover how to overcome price objections later, but first an important reminder: before you can tackle any price objections from ...

Within many sales strategies, BANT—Budget, Authority, Need and Timeframe—has been a handy salesperson tool for decades. Throughout the world sales reps keep it firmly in mind, and use it as a mental checklist in qualifying an opportunity. Sales managers routinely remind their sales team members of it so they’ll use it. Each of these components, ...

A deal, or sales opportunity has a life of it’s own. When we win, life continues. When we lose, you can say the deal has died. Dead or alive, it’s not a bad idea to understand what contributed to the cause. In this blog we’ll open up an old dead lost deal file and see ...

What is a sales opportunity? It is an account or contact that has now been qualified. They are now in your cycles cycle and, for the time being at least, are committed to working with you. You have been in touch with them and have talked at length, and you know their needs and requirements. ...

Okay, so we hear you asking “What on Earth is a Purveyor of Prosperity?” Put plainly and simply: it is a salesperson.

Okay, this might seem to be a strange title for an article. But knowing the clear difference between a sales funnel and a sales pipeline can mean a great deal to your company, your sales organization, and your salespeople—and greatly influence your choice of a CRM solution. The Sales Funnel We’ve all seen a funnel. ...

Salespeople know that qualifying opportunities with the BANT Method (budget, authority, need, and timing) is quick and effective. Try our version of  Bant sales qualification too for free. Budget + Authority + Need + Timing The first thing to know when sounding out a prospect company, of course, is if there is a budget available. In ...

Increase the chance of a successful close with a free tool to help you effectively qualify any opportunity in your sales process. Clearly Defining the Opportunity Defining an opportunity can only be done through communication with the prospect company, as in-depth as possible. It may be possible with the initial person who contacted you in ...

Sales strategist Robert Beckerman has designed a tool to help you build stronger relationships with prospects and clients. Are Your Sales Methods Effective? Are you ready to ask yourself some really important and possibly difficult questions? The answers to these 10 questions will help sales professionals focus on core issues that may be holding them ...