Every business says they have a sales process, however many of these businesses do not have a process so much as an evolved way of doing things. When asked what …
Brett Burgess
Brett Burgess
"From recent studies it has been shown that 58% of companies do not have a standardised sales process for selling their products and services. The result of this is inconsistent sales results". A leadership trainer with an American based company for five years, specialising in business coaching and corporate training. For the last eight years has specialised in sales systems development for business to business and high margin selling. We run an eight week sales systems programme for frontline salespeople and their Managers focusing on developing complete sales systems from sales planning through to time management, prospecting systems and presentation processes. All the tools within the programme are customised to the individuals and products or services they sell. There is a review process built into the programme on completion. We also have a Sales Management Programme specifically designed to equip Sales Managers with all the tools necessary to maximise team performance. Brett has been a regular columnist for the past five years for a local newspaper and authored over 130 articles on the topic of business management and sales.
Whose Perception Counts Anyway?
We have been looking at why asking the right questions is so important in the sales process – well here’s a question for you. How can you tell what your prospects …
In a recent article I mentioned the importance of “sharpening the saw” from a concept which Steven Covey talks about. Due to requests I have included the story below which …
Most people tell me they can sell once they get in front of a prospect, however if they don’t get the appointment they never get the opportunity to sell to anyone. …
Following on from last time we are looking at the importance of developing questions. Many of us feel the need to build credibility and trust through telling the prospect all …
This week’s article brings us back to the subject of questioning. Did you enjoy the last dinner you had out with friends? You are probably wondering what that question has …
Last time we were looking at why we need to develop good questioning processes. I want to explore this subject more, however let’s look at why it is so important …
We have been looking at developing a questioning process for our presentations and how most salespeople are so desperate to talk about their products and services and all the solutions …