Sales

The Details Matter

I took the courtesy bus over to get a rental car. When the bus started going a recording came on sharing the "value" in upgrading and pre-paying for my gas....

What Do You Stand For, Entrepreneur?

You’re probably thinking, pop quiz? I haven’t even had my coffee yet, man! Relax. This pop quiz only has one question. It’s a tough one, though. Are you ready? What...

How To Get To The Key Decision Maker

If I had a product I wanted to sell you, would you ever let me solicit you? Hell no. No one wants to be sold to. So you put barriers...

People Buy What They Try

If you are at a clothing store and you try on a jacket, you are more likely to buy it now. If you are at a food store and sample...

Keep Your Secret Sauce Secret

When is the last time you whipped up a batch of Kentucky Fried Chicken at home? Not the time you tried and nearly burned the kitchen down, the time you...

How To Build Powerful Rapport With Your Clients

Have you have ever wondered how it is that some of your competitors seem to always be in harmony with their clients, while others fight to stay in their good...

Your Best Business Adviser

Your best business adviser is your customer.   You customer makes it very clear what they like - they buy it from you.   You customer makes it very clear...

Ask Your Prospects What They Predict

People are more likely to do something when they say (or write) that they will.  For example, if you announce to your family you are going to work out at...

The Way To Sequence Pricing In Proposals

I am on a little bit of a pricing strategy kick this week. In addition to removing decimals and dollar signs, consider changing the sequence of your proposal to include...

A More Persuasive Way To Display Prices

Buyers have a negative association to dollar signs and decimals. Even if it is for a fraction of a second, $39.00 feels more negative to consumers than 39 does. That's...

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