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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

What is surprising is that despite having demanding sales roles for new and existing clients, many professional services marketers have received little formal sales training. Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills. Their fee-earners are often in the same boat.

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Sales Summit 2011 – Where Straight Talking, Bare-Knuckle Negotiating, Magic And Mystery Stole The Show

MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

MTD’s MD Sean McPheat has had many successful experiences keynoting at business events and conferences across the country, and he thought it was about time MTD had our very own sales event…and what an event it was! MTD Sales Training. Have you downloaded my latest report “The Sales Person’s Crisis”? Happy Selling!

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Quick Quiz: Five Questions To Assess An Executive’s Clout (Updated April 2019)

Corporate Visions

APRIL 28, 2019

With so many different ‘executive-level’-sounding titles in use today, it’s not always clear how much decision-making authority the contacts you’re targeting may have. What can you do to figure out how to find the decision maker of a company? How To Find The Decision Maker Of A Company With A Five Question Quiz.

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Here Are The Dumbest Questions Salespeople Ask ? And Why.

Jeffrey Gitomer

APRIL 21, 2011

Online Training. Gitomer | April 21, 2011 | 8 Comments. Tweet Share Sales Truth: Salespeople become known by the questions they ask. The correct question to ask is: How will the decision be made? Could you just tell me the quickest way to get this order, and make me do the least amount of work possible to get it.”

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Are You Really Asking For The Order?

MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 22, 2011

They do not clearly ask the prospect to make a decision. Below are three ways of NOT asking for the sale, followed by three ways of really asking for the sale. Three Ways of NOT Asking For The Sale. #1. Wait For The Prospect To Make the First Move. People make buying decisions based primarily on emotion.

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The 100-year path to a sale is over: Road Closed | Jeffrey Gitomer.

Jeffrey Gitomer

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Online Training. The 100-year path to a sale is over: Road Closed. Gitomer | December 16, 2011 | 1 Comment. Why on earth would someone let you in to see a decision maker on a cold call? Why on earth would someone grant you an appointment to make a sales pitch from a cold call? How do I close a sale?

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To Become A Master Salesperson, Master NON Selling Skills.

Jeffrey Gitomer

AUGUST 23, 2011

Online Training. Gitomer | August 23, 2011 | 3 Comments. In order to struggle less, you must begin to make the transition from “making a sale” to “creating a buying atmosphere.” James Adair says: August 23, 2011 at 11:25 pm. Xavier says: August 24, 2011 at 3:33 am. Struggling.

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Today’s Warm Call Is The New Cold Call

MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Today, as a modern-day sales professional, you have so many advanced e-prospecting methods available that you can and often should, already have such level-one information on prospective customers before making that first call. Posting November 22, 2011: 5 Powerful Tips For Handling the NEW Cold Call. MTD Sales Training.

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David Brent pops into MTD’s office and MTD’s 3 year old recruit – ah, bless

MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

A star in the making no doubt! Stephanie is now flying over from Copenhagen for MTD’s MD Sean McPheat’s Sales Summit at Heathrow, London this November, where she is hoping to meet Sean and get her copy of eselling® signed for Sean’s number one fan Livi. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net.

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Handling the No Name Policy When Cold Calling: Part II – What to Do with A Name

MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 24, 2011

Now, let us see how you can use that name to reach your decision maker (DM). Now that you have the name of someone in any department, make a call. The key though, is that the people you will speak to are not trained gatekeepers! Non-DMs are not used to being hit by sales people and cannot make a purchase anyway.

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Make More Sales By Avoiding These Common Blunders | Jeffrey.

Jeffrey Gitomer

MARCH 7, 2012

Online Training. Make More Sales By Avoiding These Common Blunders. Tweet Share I’m about to share common mistakes that salespeople make. You make them, too. Why would you use time-worn, awkward phrases that manipulate the customer and make everyone uncomfortable? Makes you look bad, and suspect.

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Do You Suffer from Phone Phobia?

MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 12, 2011

Setting appointments and closing sales over the telephone is not easy as numerous obstacles stand in the path of success: elusive decision makers, gatekeeper screens , fierce competition, privacy concerns, cold calling laws, and the lack of control you have over the telephone. Sales person, beware!”. What Is Phone Phobia?

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The Sales Process: Step II – The Sales Stages

MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Now a sales person (or you) has attempted to contact the decision maker (DM) in this account. You determined that under optimum conditions, the sales person should make contact with the DM within five days after receiving the account. Sales person made the proposal and asked for the order. The order has shipped.

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Following Up on Literature to Set the Appointment: Tip #2

MTD Sales Training

JULY 27, 2011

You did everything right: you prospected and qualified the decision maker (DM), got pass a tough, sophisticated gatekeeper screen and reached the DM who agreed to receive your wonderful package after you established some good rapport. All you want is an appointment, but in the mind of the prospect, it is a buying decision.

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Following Up on Literature to Set the Appointment: Tip #1

MTD Sales Training

JULY 25, 2011

You worked hard to get the contact information of the decision maker (DM). Everything is going along perfectly as to your sales process. The biggest mistake sales people make when following up on sales literature to set an appointment is they ask the DM if they have read the material. 1: Remove the Pressure.

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What To Do When The Prospect Is Very Late For the Appointment: Part I

MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 5, 2011

The receptionist informs you that she will notify the decision maker (DM) that you are there. Use the incident to enlighten the prospect of the issue without making it an attack. Posting October 6, 2011. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net. 10:30 and still nothing.

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Seismic Acquires Percolate to Create Exceptional Content Experiences at Every Point in the Customer Journey

SBI

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

By combining Seismic’s industry leading sales enablement and asset management functionality with Percolate’s content orchestration and campaign planning tools, marketers will have comprehensive control and agility to efficiently align the most compelling and personalized content wherever and whenever the customer interacts with their brand.

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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Sales Summit 2011 – Where Straight Talking, Bare-Knuckle Negotiating, Magic And Mystery Stole The Show

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Quick Quiz: Five Questions To Assess An Executive’s Clout (Updated April 2019)

Here Are The Dumbest Questions Salespeople Ask ? And Why.

Are You Really Asking For The Order?

The 100-year path to a sale is over: Road Closed | Jeffrey Gitomer.

To Become A Master Salesperson, Master NON Selling Skills.

Today’s Warm Call Is The New Cold Call

David Brent pops into MTD’s office and MTD’s 3 year old recruit – ah, bless

Handling the No Name Policy When Cold Calling: Part II – What to Do with A Name

Make More Sales By Avoiding These Common Blunders | Jeffrey.

Do You Suffer from Phone Phobia?

The Sales Process: Step II – The Sales Stages

Following Up on Literature to Set the Appointment: Tip #2

Following Up on Literature to Set the Appointment: Tip #1

What To Do When The Prospect Is Very Late For the Appointment: Part I

Seismic Acquires Percolate to Create Exceptional Content Experiences at Every Point in the Customer Journey

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