by Dave Kahle | May 27, 2017 | B2B sales, best practices for sales people, how to sell, sales management, selling
The world is full of sales people who claim, quite proudly, to have great relationships with their customers. If that were true, it really would be great. But unfortunately, “great relationships” is too often a veil that sales people hide behind to keep from...
by Dave Kahle | Mar 24, 2017 | B2B sales, best practices for sales people, how to sell, sales training, selling
I wish I had a dollar for every time I was asked that question in a sales training session. It’s certainly one of the most common questions I hear coming from professional sales people – and their bosses. There are a variety of answers — too many for just one...
by Dave Kahle | Mar 24, 2017 | best practices for sales people, sales management, sales strategy, sales techniques
Question: It seems like the price is even more an issue today than ever before. In this environment, how do we get the margins up to increase the bottom line? Answer: Thanks for the question. Believe me; I understand the constant pressure on your price. I wish...
by Dave Kahle | Feb 15, 2017 | B2B sales, best practices for sales people, sales techniques
Question: A customer (a contractor) has given me and one of my competitors five minutes to present our respective products to him. I know all the features and benefits of the product, but I don’t want to be like everyone else and give him what he’s heard before. At...
by Dave Kahle | Jan 18, 2017 | best practices for sales people, how to sell, sales techniques, selling, time management for sales people, wholesale distributor sales people
It continues to amaze me that so many sales people shuffle into most of their sales calls with very little, if any, prior planning. I suppose that is why this is one of the practices of the best. Most surveys of how field sales people really spend their time conclude...
by Dave Kahle | Jan 12, 2017 | B2B sales, best practices for sales people, key account sales, sales techniques, selling
I just fired my accountants. They really hadn’t done anything wrong. They were responsive when I called. They appeared to keep up with the latest information in their profession. Their work was neat, accurate and timely. Their prices were fair. They conducted...
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