A salesman is told he needs to make 50 cold calls a day. Day after day, the man drives to an office building, takes the elevator to the top, and knocks on every door he sees. That’s a lot of rejection. The year is 1979. Today, that former salesman is worth $5.7 billion. Find out why he credits his cold calling days and the hope it gives the rest of us.
Want to sell more in less time? Work less hours. That was the lesson Bill Farquharson learned while flying to London to meet his daughter’s new boyfriend. Get the whole story in this week’s Short Attention Span Sales Tip.
A bad week of sales becomes a bad month. Not only is no one on your new business list responding to your connection attempts, but no reorders are coming in either. Before the pattern repeats and becomes a full-on epidemic of terrible numbers, misery, and depression, let’s talk about actions you can take to reverse the trend and get back to solid sales growth.
If you have a gym membership but don’t go, it is easy to understand why you are not in shape. But what about your sales volume? Can this same thinking be applied? Read Bill Farquharson’s blog and find out.
Companies are started out of necessity, opportunity, and passion. Their origin stories can be interesting, captivating, or boring. Usually, the only ones who care are the founders themselves. You know them, they are the people making the big decisions. In this week’s Short Attention Span Sales Tip, Bill Farquharson shows you why you need to care.
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Bill Farquharson was asked to memorize 7 different patterns of 18 notes in a specific order spread out over 6 guitar strings. You are being asked to open new accounts. Both of you think, “I can’t.” Read Bill’s blog and find out how to change your thinking.
It’s no surprise the hardest personality type to sell to is The Bully. But what’s on Bill Farquharson’s mind in this week’s Short Attention Span Sales Tip is a sales rep’s need to quickly ascertain who you are talking to and adjusting accordingly, especially when you don’t have the luxury of a face to face conversation
Searching for a printer in Texas, Bill Farquharson came close to insanity when he saw the results. Take his advice regarding this simple, controllable task, and you might just prevent that from happening.
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