Tag: Ag Sales Professionals

Develop the belief in yourself, your product, and your customer or you will never believe in the sale! This is Part 4 of a 5-part series on the Five Sales Killers.  See previous articles at: The 5 Sales Killers Sales Killer #1 – FEAR Sales Killer #2 – FAILURE Sales Killer #3 – MUNDANE   […]

The Mundane, the Work, The Planning, The Extra Effort or Whatever you want to call it. This is Part 3 of a 5-part series on the Five Sales Killers.  See previous articles at: The 5 Sales Killers Sales Killer #1 – FEAR Sales Killer #2 – FAILURE   “Oh, I could never be a salesperson” […]

Failure teams up with Fear to form one of the most powerful sales killer: The Fear of Failure This is Part 2 of a 5-part series on the Five Sales Killers.  See previous articles at                           The 5 Sales Killers                    Sales Killer #1 – FEAR                 […]

These killers lurk in the darkness of our minds.  They put a stranglehold on creativity, growth and success.  They hold us back and slow us down from reaching our potential.  The first step to overcoming is to identify them and recognize which ones are killing our sales results.  If you find yourself thinking that none […]

It’s Boom Time for Seed Selling Delivering   Agribusiness is Boom and Bust based on the seasons:  Now is that time of year when the seed business is at full speed and mistakes are bound to happen.   Learn to handle those mistakes   Learn how important you are in navigating these Gray Areas!              […]

Last week, we made the arduous journey of building trust with our customers over a long period of time, possibly an entire career.  This week, we deal with the even longer journey of rebuilding trust with our customers after somehow breaking it.   The trust breaker might be one big event or multiple small ones. […]

Trust: The ultimate sales relationship tool A lifetime to build but can be lost in a second “How much money do you earn a year?” “When are you planning to retire?” “When are you going to propose to her?” Could you even imagine asking these questions at a social gathering, the first time you met […]

If you aren’t convinced, how can you expect your customer to buy?  There’s an old adage in sales that says –  The first sale is always to yourself.  Meaning, you have to be convinced that you are doing the best thing for you, your company and your customer by the product or service that you […]

Which do you need help with?  Eventually, the answer is “Yes” to both.  However, you need to know which area of your selling process you should work on first. Selling better is a matter of your selling skills Selling more is a matter of getting in front of more prospects or customers. Both are important, […]

Use DISC to: understand yourself better, improve team dynamics and grow sales   Hi-D…Hi-C…  I didn’t know if we were talking about vitamins or fruit drinks.  I was 30 minutes into a three-day course on people skills and trying to catch up on the conversation. Brian (a fellow classmate) was explaining one of his customers, […]

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