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Channel: The Sales Challenge

Your Summer Slowdown Starts NOW!

March 20, 2012May 8, 2024 Bill Farquharson

Welcome to the first day of spring! It is time to get your summer slowdown going.

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Distributor NewsCalls, Outgoing sales calls, Sales, Summer, Summer slowdown, Summer Slowdown Starts, Time period

Why Aren’t You Selling More? The Top Five Answers

March 13, 2012May 8, 2024 Bill Farquharson

I love that question. It’s a virtual certainty that if you ever attend a seminar I am leading, that question will come up.

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Distributor NewsAnswers, Kickass marinara sauce, Look familiar, Price, Question, Solutions sale lives

Problems and Opportunities

March 6, 2012May 8, 2024 Bill Farquharson

The problem with problems is that sales people see them as mistakes and not opportunities.

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Distributor NewsCar, Car shopping experience, Color, Color car, Customer, Incompetent car salesmen, Mistakes, Phone call, Problem, Sales people, Vanity plates

The Power of the Informed

February 28, 2012May 8, 2024 Bill Farquharson

I am constantly asked where to look for prospects by my clients. There are a number of options, but my favorite has to be simply reading the daily newspaper.

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Distributor NewsApple, Bill, Clients, Company, Industry, Power, Promotional products, Promotional products world, Retail stores

I am a Sales Snob

February 21, 2012May 8, 2024 Bill Farquharson

As a sales trainer, I am cursed. I simply cannot engage in a sales conversation without critiquing while listening.

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Distributor NewsBlah, Blah blah, Blah blah blah, Car, Conversation, Feature dumping, Question format, Rope-a-dope defensive position, Sales, Sales conversation, Sales Snob, Sales trainer

Why Do People Buy From You, Parts Two & Three

February 14, 2012May 8, 2024 Bill Farquharson

Purchasing Magazine did a survey and asked the question, “Why do you buy from a particular sales rep?” The number one answer was covered in the previous blog entry. The number two answer is …

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Distributor NewsBill, Customer-savvy rep win, Industry, Particular sales rep, Price, Reason, Sales call, Website research

Why Do People Buy From You?

February 7, 2012May 8, 2024 Bill Farquharson

Why do people buy from you? Ever wonder? You’d like to think it’s your service, but it’s not. Perhaps you believe it’s your great prices. Nope. Delivery times? Uh-uh.

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Distributor NewsBill, Delivery times, Particular sales person, Price, Professional sales skills, Raw sales ability, Sales, Sales person, Sales Skills, Skill

The Sales Challenge… An Introduction

January 31, 2012May 8, 2024 Bill Farquharson

First, some background on me so that you know something about the guy on the other end of this blog.

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Distributor NewsAll-time favorite, All-time favorite actor, All-time favorite communication, All-time favorite movie, Challenge, Favorite communication method, Movie, People run marathons, Sales, Sales Challenge, Success

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