Develop Follow up skills to be Relevant, Resilient, and Sell more Most of the sales teams I work with are in long-term relationships with their customers. It’s not a one-and-done sale. They sell their customer over the course of years, decades, or their entire selling career. Some of these salespeople become close business advisors […]
Employ one or all of these quick action items today! Quick tips to get organized, stand out from competition & sell more! Talk Less and Sell More: Who’s talking more in the sales process? You or the customer? Most of the time, it should be the customer. Observe yourself today. If it’s you, Stop it! […]
And provide some peer pressure yourself Today, we’re going to learn how you can use peer pressure to increase your performance, increase your peer’s performance and ultimately improve sales results. When we hear the term “Peer Pressure”, we usually think of all the negative connotations associated with it. It’s the high school friend that encourages […]
Part 5 of “Knowing” how to sell is not enough Our journey to eliminate the gap between what we know we should do and actually doing it continues. Part 1: Knowing how to sell is not enough Part 2: Talking too much. Part 3: Routine versus a Rut. Part 4: Fear & Conventional Wisdom holding […]
Our journey to eliminate the gap between what we know we should do and actually doing it continues. Part 1: Knowing how to sell is not enough Part 2: Talking too much. Part 3: Routine versus a Rut. Today, we dig into cause #3: Fear Fear is often described as false evidence appearing real. I’d […]
Part 3 of “Knowing” how to sell is not enough Our journey to eliminate the gap between what we know we should do and actually doing it continues. We touched briefly on the five most common causes of the knowing-doing gap. To read it, go to Knowing how to sell is not enough Then […]
In confusing situations, here’s how to guide your customers to the right solutions The discussion had gone on for hours. We looked at seed varieties, multiple nitrogen strategies and several different herbicide programs on this sales call. I was riding along with an agronomist this past year as he met with several customers in the […]
Is this where your next sales call will be? Customers are no doubt busy from time to time. Selling to farmers, livestock producers and agribusinesses is no different. There are times of the year when it seems virtually impossible to get an appointment. As harvest approaches, it can feel like farmers want nothing to do […]
We wear complexity like a badge of honor Keeping it Simple “Well, it depends,” Chris told the producer. Inside my head, I was screaming at Chris to just make it easy and explain in simple terms. Unfortunately, he didn’t and the producer responded with the typical, “I don’t know. Let me think about it.” I’m […]
If you are not familiar with Feed & Grain Magazine, you should be. Especially if you are in the feed or grain business. Twice a month, I get the honor of writing a sales training article specific to the Ag selling community. If you sell to farmers, producers, or any agribusiness then stop by Coach’s […]
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