Welcome back to the Modern Seller video series.
Let’s consider strategic speed as a factor in sales agility. Strategic speed can apply to almost any sales situation… achieving a goal, moving an opportunity forward, building a target market or launching a new product or service, or building a new skill.
Watch this short video for tips on how to achieve strategic speed.
Welcome to the new Modern Seller video series.
I’m back from a short blogging break, and am looking forward to sharing strategies that you can put into practice as either a sales professional or sales leader. This first theme is about building sales agility. Sales agility makes us more innovative, better able to accelerate opportunities, and reach our sales goals.
One way sellers build agility is to fill in blind spots. I invite you to watch this short video to learn three practical strategies to help your clients overcome their blind spots. I’ll be back with more tips next week.
What are you watching?
According to Hubspot, 78% of people watch online videos every week, and 55% view online videos every day. You can make the most of your video consumption by creating a list of talks that can inspire your sales success. Two years ago, I shared a list of my favorite TED talks for sellers. Today, let’s look at this updated list.
Building a better sales pipeline is a lot like that famous lyric from Kenny Rogers’ The Gambler: “Know when to walk away, know when to run.”
Through my years as a sales leader, I’ve learned that, despite our natural instinct as sellers to fight to win every sale, sometimes it’s best to walk away when the prospect goes cold.
In the February issue of Top Sales Magazine, I reflect on a recent situation where a prospect went cold, explore five reasons why it can happen even to the best of us, and share some strategies you can employ to tackle the challenges when they arise.
Being in strategic selling, often I see sales conversations and the buying process get wrapped up in solution details way too early. I’ve done it too — my mind running a million miles an hour, jumping into creating solutions before I know enough about the true problem or why it’s a priority today.
When we jump into solutioning too early (the “how”), we risk losing prospect or client buy-in. We miss the opportunity to understand the “why” behind the interest. Why it matters to this person and the business. We might miss the opportunity to more creatively solve the challenge.
So what distinguishes a standout seller? I share that on the blog and in a short video.
If you’ve been part of my community for a while, you might be familiar with my One Word Tradition. Each January, I land on the word that I want to live my year by, professional and personal. This year, it’s “Standout.” You can read more in this post, and watch my short video.
As you start your 2019, I hope this gives you some ideas on creating One Word or a personal theme for yourself. When you reflect back, you might be surprised at how one word does make a difference for your path.
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