MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

If you’re purely giving information, you may approach a client differently than if you wished to motivate them to change suppliers. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo. The post 5 Ways To Ensure Great Sales Communications appeared first on MTD Sales Training.

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MTD Sales Training

APRIL 12, 2020

Are you using online sales meetings throughout your sales process? Do it wrong and it can completely ruin the sale! See if you can bunk off work early and say you’ve got a sales meeting somewhere”. We run a LIVE webinar training event on how to hold interactive online meetings and webinars. The lesson?

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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

One of the biggest changes in sales over the years has nothing to do with selling itself. The process of sales is evolving as technology, globalisation and communication methods advance and progress. What makes a buyer decide to be loyal to a supplier? MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo.

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Brooks Group

AUGUST 28, 2023

If you haven’t already, it’s time your sales team abandons outdated “used car sales” tactics to reach their quota. So, sales organizations need focus on improving their sellers’ sales skills and strategic thinking abilities. Customers today have more information, more choices, and freedom.

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 13, 2019

When we talk to buyers, we often ask what inspires them to remain loyal to suppliers. Many suppliers actually think it’s good value, cheap prices and quality products. Many buyers consider their suppliers to be exactly that…a supplier. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo.

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MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Jeff Gittomer states that ‘value is what you do up-front before the sale, and what you do during the relationship. Many times, customers will say that the only time they hear from a supplier is when that company wants to sell them something. Be a supplier who is really interested in the company you are dealing with.

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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Instead, your real value lies in developing your overall sales skills, so you help your clients to improve their business over time. Without the ability to be recognised as a key player at the social level, you run the risk of working incognito, and this cannot help you develop your overall sales skills in the long term. Happy Selling!

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 22, 2018

Unless you’re working with customers who are purely in transactional mode, the holy grail of sales is gaining repeat business. Here are some ideas to work with: 1) Ask what makes your customer use specific suppliers. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo. Happy Selling!

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MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Many times, we meet salespeople who are struggling to meet their targets and are trying desperately to gain more sales, sometimes through cold-calling. 4) Build the relationship outside of the sales cycle. 10) Be the kind of supplier they would wish to contact without feeling pressured. 5) Find out who their customers are.

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Brooks Group

MARCH 28, 2024

As buying processes grow more complex, it’s becoming increasingly important for sales professionals to gain access to senior executives and C-level decision makers. By accessing this level, you position your solution more strategically and reduce the risk of being viewed as just another vendor or commodity supplier. Build credibility.

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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

I’m very proud to announce that MTD won Best HR/L&D Supplier at the 2017 CIPD Management Awards held at Grosvenor House, Park Lane. Mostly those that were not training the next day! We’re a finalist in the Personnel Today Awards for Best HR Supplier Partnership – so fingers crossed for that. Thanks again. Sean McPheat.

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MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Sometimes it may be a ploy used by the customer, to either boost their own ego or to bypass the stringent processes the company use decide the supplier list they are going to use. Doing that may well help you get to the next stage in the sale if the person does have influence with the final decision-maker. Happy Selling! Sean McPheat.

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Brooks Group

JUNE 12, 2023

Sales negotiation can be a source of dread for many sales professionals. With the right sales negotiation strategy & sales negotiation skills training, even this part of the sales process can remain warm and result in a mutually beneficial outcome for all parties.

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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The building of relationships in business is the biggest common denominator when ascertaining how we can increase our sales with current and new clients. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo. So, what steps can you take to build closer relationships with current and future clients?

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MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Sales is a complicated, never-ending process of building relationships with prospects, building trust, answering questions, and moving the whole procedure through to the commitment stage. If you don’t evolve your sales processes accordingly, you may be left behind when it comes to customer expectations. What exactly is a sales process?

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MTD Sales Training

JULY 10, 2017

So you’ve arrived 30 minutes early and you’re sitting in your car ready to go in and visit a prospect and you’ve made the cardinal sin and have not done any sales preparation for this meeting! Well, here are 5 areas to prepare for the sale now so it will give you more focus: Know Your Objectives. Shame on you!

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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

One of the biggest changes in sales over the years has nothing to do with selling itself. The process of sales is evolving as technology, globalisation and communication methods advance and progress. What makes a buyer decide to be loyal to a supplier? MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo.

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MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

One of the keys to increasing sales is getting under the skin of the prospect or your customer, so ascertain the real needs and to get them to understand how they can improve their business using your solutions. 3) What kind of relationship do you wish to have with your suppliers? Happy Selling! Sean McPheat. Managing Director.

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 9, 2017

You’ll have read lots of information on what you need to do to improve your sales. Trying to please your clients, your prospects , your manager, suppliers or others is a road paved with drawing pins. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo. appeared first on MTD Sales Training.

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 24, 2017

Treat The Vendors And Suppliers With Which You Do Business As Partners. . By providing value for your current client, you’ll find it easier for them to think of colleagues, suppliers, customers and prospects that would find your information useful and valuable. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo.

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MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

When a client is committed to the relationship, they are more likely to see you as a partner than as a supplier. Then take a look at our Key Account Management Training Course. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo. 4) Relationship Commitment. 5) Fairness. Happy Selling!

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MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

At some point in the sales process we need to make our pitch. Most people in sales present a standard pitch that all their customers get to hear. There are many safety features that could be integrated to form a sales pitch to a safety minded Mercedes customer. Current Suppliers. This doesn’t work! The Organisation.

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 16, 2017

Find out how the relationship is going with their current supplier, and if there is anything they are still looking for that they are nor enjoying with that supplier. Many of your sales will have been made to companies who weren’t interested at first, but afterwards saw the advantages of dealing with you. Happy Selling!

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MTD Sales Training

JUNE 5, 2017

For example, if they are haggling for a price reduction of 10% and you have found that the savings they will get over their current supplier will save them £10,000 over the year, you can determine if the savings will outweigh the value of the price reduction. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo.

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 31, 2016

A group of salespeople on one of our sales programmes were asked about their USPs recently. The sales guys we were working with were unaware of the USPs their competition were pushing. In fact, one competitor’s products outlasted and outperformed the products of the sales team we were working with in every facet we measured.

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 18, 2017

At some point in the sales process we need to make our pitch. Most people in sales present a standard pitch that all their customers get to hear. There are many safety features that could be integrated to form a sales pitch to a safety minded Mercedes customer. Current suppliers. This doesn’t work! The organisation.

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MTD Sales Training

JUNE 29, 2017

This can be done through blogs, newsletters, LinkedIn posts, emails, articles and the like can show your customer you know enough about their business needs to be of real assistance. Often, a customer will feel little more than a number in your little black book as they suffer apathy and lack of interest from their supplier.

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MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 5, 2018

It appears logical that the same product cheaper from another supplier is, rationally, the better value. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo. The post How To Increase Your Value To Clients Without Dropping Your Price appeared first on MTD Sales Training.

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MTD Sales Training

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Features and benefits – as sales people you must master these with regards to your products and services. How many times have you been told in training courses that people don’t buy features, they only buy benefits? choosing you as their supplier) will make a meaningful difference to their business. Happy Selling! Sean McPheat.

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MTD Sales Training

APRIL 5, 2016

If you’re an established supplier to the company, remember that this is a golden opportunity for your competitors to enter the mindset of the new buyer. What expectations do they have with their suppliers? Just doing a sales PowerPoint presentation to them about your company won’t cut it. appeared first on MTD Sales Training.

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MTD Sales Training

MARCH 31, 2017

One of the biggest objections sales people face that causes most discussion is the issue of price. Many salespeople revert back to the ‘comparison analysis’, trying to show how they are not as expensive as, say, supplier X or company Y. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Dollarphotoclub.

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MTD Sales Training

AUGUST 29, 2013

But our studies have shown that there is one main component in a supplier/client relationship that can go a long way in developing future sales and encouraging that close relationship that can make or break the contact. The purpose of the relationship goes beyond just transactional sales. Happy Selling! Sean McPheat.

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MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

This is always a salesperson’s nightmare, as the current supplier may have built a strong relationship with the prospect. It often transpires that the prospect didn’t choose the cheapest supplier when they made their last choice, but you won’t know that if the conversation simply gets round to prices. Happy Selling! Sean McPheat.

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MTD Sales Training

JANUARY 14, 2019

If it’s a pricing issue and the client is checking out services with other suppliers, then you need to find out why. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo. The post How To Handle Objections From A Loyal Client appeared first on MTD Sales Training. If so, why now?

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MTD Sales Training

JULY 26, 2016

It may sound something like this: “Tom, many businesses in the construction industry have been able to save over 15% in their long-term buying cycles by using our preferred supplier status discounts. MTD Sales Training | Sales Blog | Image courtesy of Big Stock Photo. Is that something you’d benefit from too?” .

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MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

This means that product knowledge is crucial to building effective sales and a lack of application of the right pieces of knowledge is frequently the reason people do not buy – and they don’t always tell you why either. Retail Sales – Essential Topics. And there are many upsells that can take place at the point of sale too.

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MTD Sales Training

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

Rick Cheatham (Leader of BTS Sales Practice). We like to partner with suppliers because it’s efficient and gets rid of the clutter. That helps salespeople to formalise and structure a strategic approach so the customer knows exactly what they can expect from their supplier. Mike Wells, Ex-Lexus, now Group VP of Sales, Toyota.

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