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Quiz: What Sales Animal Are You?
Quiz: What Sales Animal Are You? You've probably heard of a 'Sales Shark' - that persistent sales rep who won't take 'no' for an answer. However, an aggressive sales style isn't always the best fit for every deal. Closing gets the credit, but other aspects of the sales process, like customer experience, are just as important. It's time for sales teams to make room for other animals. Take the quiz below to find out what Sales Animal you are based on your selling style and personality. Then learn how Badger Maps can help you improve your unique sales process.
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Training Tuesday: How to Use Sales Judo to Overcome "Just Send Me the Information"
Training Tuesday: How to Use Sales Judo to Overcome "Just Send Me the Information" Watch more videos on The Secrets and Tips of Field Sales on YouTube here! How many times has this happened to you? After a few minutes of chatting with a prospect, they cut you short and tell you: “Just send me your information. I'll review it and get back to you.”  Now, tell me this, what do you think the chances are that your prospect actually means what he said, that he's actually going to wait for your email, drop everything he's doing to read it, and then return your call? They're very low. In this blog, I'm going…
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Unlocking your Social Brain to Grow Sales
Unlocking your Social Brain to Grow Sales How can we increase our social awareness to interact with others in a more efficient, inspirational and influential way? In today’s interconnected world, collaborating well with other people is an increasingly important skill. One way of thinking about our social interactions is to use the SCARF Model, which can help us make those interactions more successful. David Rock’s SCARF Model is a summary of important neuroscientific discoveries about the way we interact socially. The model is built on three central ideas: 1. Your brain treats social threats and rewards with the same or even greater intensity as physical threats…
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Training Tuesday: The Biggest Mistake to Avoid with Price Objections
Training Tuesday: The Biggest Mistake to Avoid with Price Objections Watch more videos on The Secrets and Tips of Field Sales on YouTube here! In my previous blog, I went over how anticipating and tackling a price objection is always better than having to overcome it. But what do you do if you don’t get the chance to anticipate the objection before the prospect brings it up? Well, you can still stay in the driver’s seat of the discussion if you know how to handle this objection.  Pay attention because this is really important, and most rookie sales reps screw this up!
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Training Tuesdays: The Best Way to Deal With Price Objections
Training Tuesdays: The Best Way to Deal With Price Objections Watch more videos on The Secrets and Tips of Field Sales on YouTube here! Today I want to talk about one of the most common objections salespeople face – when the prospect says: “That's too expensive!” In a perfect situation, your prospect would see that the value they would gain from using your product is much higher than its price. Unfortunately, that doesn't always happen. You'll find yourself defending your price often.  In this blog, I'll show you the best way to overcome the price objection.
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