What’s In It For Me, WIIFM, the basic biological fundamental radio station that most of us humans are tuned into throughtout the day. We hear Bryan Tracy, Zig, and Tony Robbins talk about how that is what our customers and prospects are thinking throughout our sales presentations and that we must tailor our talks to accomodate their needs. This seems to be true, at least in my experience, and today I was reminded of this principle in a big way.

I was having a conversation with a client about referrals. He had been having a terrible slump with getting referrals for the past 5 or 6 weeks. He had been asking most of the right questions, at pretty much the right times, and we were trying to dissect if maybe there Read More...

Does it ever seem like the world is just stacked against you? No matter what you do, stuff just keeps going wrong? What about those people who have the opposite deal. Everything they do turns to gold. It’s like their lives are just wired differently so that they attract opportunities, and all kinds of good stuff just seems to fall into their laps.

Here’s the deal – they are wired differently. The good news, however, is that it is possible for you to change your polarity, so that you begin attracting good results instead of bad. By getting the law of averages working in your favor, you can increase that seemingly magnetic power for success. What’s more, it’s not Read More...

Today I am going to discuss how and why you should fire your sales manager.  Why?  Because you don’t need one.

The most important jobs that a sales manager does are things your can totally do yourself.  In fact, if you are doing your job right, you should be managing yourself.  

Let us look at what the job of a sales manager IS NOT. The sales manager’s job is NOT to keep you motivated. It is not your sales manager’s job to set your goals for you. Nor is it your sales manager’s job to train you. And your sales manager is not the person responsible for finding you leads and prospects.

“In my company,” you say, “That is exactly Read More...

By Lee McCroskey
http://www.swsalestalk.com/ 

I’ve been discussing how to generate confidence in a sales setting. As you recall, getting in a good, confident mental state is paramount, and you do that by;

 1) what you choose to focus on, and
2) what you do with your physiology.

Let’s talk about the second one.  That’s right-your thoughts, your mood, your mental state-all are hard-wired into your physiology. As a sales trainer at the Southwestern Company, i have seen this concept in Read More...

by Chris Lytle from Monster Career Advice

Sales pros aren’t the only ones who can offer valuable lessons in the art of persuasion. I saw a great sales job in the Tampa airport by a person who probably didn’t even see himself in sales. It was an airport security person who did a masterful job of crowd control.

We had an 8 a.m. flight from Tampa to Toronto. That meant a 5:45 a.m. taxi to an already crowded Tampa airport. We checked our luggage at the ticket counter, boarded the shuttle and rode to the terminal Read More...

Dr. Robert Ciadini’s book, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion is an enjoyable read with colorful examples throughout.  The book focuses on six “Weapons of Influence.”

The first, Read More...

The Greatest Salesman in the World was one of the first personal development books I read and it still remains an anchor to my growth. In the book, 10 ancient scrolls reveal how Read More...

Jay Abraham is a world renowned sales guru…some might even refer to him as a selling god.  His program, 93 Extraordinary Referral Systems is a must have sales training program for any sales person, sales manager or marketer.

In this program you will discover the ease of selling to referred customers.  It is considered to be the most important weapon in any marketing arsenal. Why work hard when you Read More...