The Sales Hunter

MARCH 2, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. Over the years, I’ve come up with a number of sales motivation quotes. It’s up to us to show it. Related posts: Sales Training Tip #314: Thankful for the Privilege to Sell. high profit selling.

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Drivers/motivators Negotiate Sales Cold Call 99

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. Show up and show up on time. high profit selling. negotiating. negotiation. sales negotiation. selling a price increase. selling skills. high profit selling. Networking.

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Drivers/motivators Negotiate Sales Technique 112

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 3, 2011

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. Unless there is no other way, avoid negotiating anything over the telephone. Since you can’t see them, you don’t have the advantage of using body language as a tool to help you negotiate. high profit selling.

Negotiate 110

Negotiate Sales Price Drivers/motivators 110

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. Our role today in sales is to be seen as a leader, and when I say that, I much more than merely selling top-line products or services. Leadership and High-Profit Selling. high profit selling. negotiating.

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Drivers/motivators Negotiate Sales Price 96

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. Sure, it’s great to catch up with people you know but may not have seen for awhile, but let’s get real — that’s not networking. Split up, go your own way. Failing to follow-up after the event.

Networking 88

Networking Drivers/motivators Negotiate Price 88

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. It’s up to you to control your time and calendar. high profit selling. negotiating. negotiation. sales negotiation. selling a price increase. selling skills. negotiating.

Drivers/motivators 84

Drivers/motivators Negotiate Sales Cold Call 84

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. Get others selling for you. The more you can have people like what it is you sell, the more likely they will be to tell others. Sales Motivation: 2011 Goals Check Up. high profit selling. negotiating.

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Drivers/motivators Negotiate Technique Referrals 84

The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 19, 2011

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. Don’t waste your time joining groups made up of your peers. Selling through Social Media and LinkedIn. high profit selling. negotiating. negotiation. sales negotiation. selling skills.

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Drivers/motivators Negotiate Strategize Cold Call 85

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. Spend as much time in the office, especially in the morning catching up on everyone’s personal life and making sure you have the latest updates on rumors. high profit selling. negotiating. negotiation.

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Drivers/motivators Negotiate Price Cold Call 85

The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. You spend far more time preparing than you actually do selling or playing a game. Professional Selling Skills Training: Stay Motivated, Finish Strong. high profit selling. negotiating. negotiation.

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Negotiate Drivers/motivators Cold Call Price 76

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. Leaders are comfortable with communication flowing back up to them and how to deal with it once it’s received. Leadership and High-Profit Selling. high profit selling. negotiating. negotiation.

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Negotiate Drivers/motivators Cold Call Price 81

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 6, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. End result is the salesperson never winds up going after the big fish. Using senior level people early in the year as a tool to open up new opportunities will result in big payouts later in the year. negotiating.

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Drivers/motivators Prospecting Negotiate Sales 75

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 17, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. I will give a disclaimer up front that many of these sales pundits who say cold-calling is dead are friends and business associates of mine. high profit selling. negotiating. negotiation. selling skills.

Cold Call 83

Cold Call Drivers/motivators Negotiate Price 83

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 27, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. ” This happens when the salesperson who is left alone too much begins to come up with all kinds of reasons as to why something won’t work. high profit selling. negotiating. negotiation.

Negotiate 81

Negotiate Sales Drivers/motivators Cold Call 81

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 3, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. Never waste an opportunity to ask your current customer who else might benefit from what it is you’re selling. The thrill of picking up a new customer this way is incredible. high profit selling.

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Drivers/motivators Prospecting Negotiate Price 78

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. It’s their ability to have these meetings that will many times open up significant new leads. Selling a Price Increase: Tips To Start Using Now. Do You Hate Negotiating? high profit selling.

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Drivers/motivators Negotiate Sales Objectives and Key Results 85

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. For many salespeople, if they had to wait for marketing to generate leads, they would wind up suffering a slow death. high profit selling. negotiating. negotiation. sales negotiation. negotiating.

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Drivers/motivators Referrals Negotiate Cold Call 80

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 20, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. I knew what the regular price was and what the salesperson should have been selling it for. Did the customer wind up buying? The problem is they gave up nearly 50% of the profit they should have made.

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Drivers/motivators Negotiate Price Sales 73

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. Put Your Hands Up and Step Slowly Away From the Computer. Maybe it’s time someone comes to you to tells you to put your hands up and step away from the computer. Sales Training Tip #313: Sell With Your Hands.

Negotiate 70

Negotiate Drivers/motivators Cold Call Price 70

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 5, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. More importantly, they blow up several of the myths most people have come to believe regarding sales. Boost Your Sales Motivation with SNAP Selling. high profit selling. negotiating. negotiation.

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Drivers/motivators Negotiate Sales Cold Call 65

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 24, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. Start softening up your customer now for an increase you intend to take in a month or two. If you want to be part of high-profit selling, you would be wise to do what it takes to raise your price when it needs to be raised.

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Price Drivers/motivators Negotiate Sales 80

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. Don’t sit there and strategize about how you need to wait until the sun, moon and stars line up just right. Sales Prospecting: Follow-Up or Follow-Down. high profit selling. negotiating.

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Drivers/motivators Prospecting Negotiate Sales 71

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 7, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. Too many salespeople spend way too much of their time listening to people who only wind up doing one thing — hurting their sales performance. high profit selling. negotiating. negotiation.

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Drivers/motivators Negotiate Sales Cold Call 77

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 25, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. You are a salesperson and during your working hours, your sales career demands that you focus on things related to selling. Your sales motivation will go up a notch or two. Closing a Sale: Getting Past The Soft Sell.

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Closing Negotiate Drivers/motivators Cold Call 73

The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. This includes in particular the weeks surrounding Thanksgiving, the days leading up to Christmas and the very slow time of year between Christmas and New Year’s. Why Selling During the Holidays is an Absolute Must.

Drivers/motivators 87

Drivers/motivators Prospecting Negotiate Referrals 87

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. After 2 weeks, add up the time spent on various activities. If you want to close more sales, you have to set yourself up to close more sales. high profit selling. negotiating. negotiation.

Closing 81

Closing Process Negotiate Sales 81

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 25, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. What this means is the salesperson has to be far more prepared to follow-up with the customer via email, telephone, mail, etc. When following up with a prospect, it is imperative for two things to occur. negotiating.

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Inside sales Drivers/motivators Negotiate Sales 67

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. Manipulative questions are designed to “set up” the prospect. It's Called "Professional Selling Skills" for a Reason. high profit selling. negotiating. negotiation.

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Negotiate Sales Drivers/motivators Cold Call 65

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. Despite this fact, there still is no valid reason to give up on it all together. Far too many salespeople are quick to come up with other things they need to do in place of making cold calls. high profit selling.

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Cold Call Drivers/motivators B2B Negotiate 74

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. It’s a disaster for the salesperson, because they’ve either made the sales process longer than necessary or they’ve given up profit. Sales Motivation: Negotiate with Confidence. high profit selling.

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Drivers/motivators Customers Non-Profits Negotiate 72

The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 14, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. If you as a salesperson — or worse, if you as a sales manager — do not believe in the price of what you sell, then that is a bigger problem than whether you have a tendency to offer a discount. negotiating.

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Drivers/motivators Negotiate Price Sales 70

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. Don’t pass up the opportunity to connect with them via the telephone after a sporting event involving their favorite team or to find out how one of their children did in a particular event. high profit selling.

Clients 81

Clients Negotiate Drivers/motivators Price 81

The Sales Hunter

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. But still come up with 2-3 smaller goals you know you can accomplish. Once you’ve come up with those smaller goals, keep them in the forefront of your brain between now and the end of the year. negotiating.

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Drivers/motivators Negotiate Objectives and Key Results Price 71

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. If you constantly have to have an external carrot dangling in front of your face or you have to have your manager standing over you on a daily basis to get you out selling, then sales is not the profession for you.

Negotiate 80

Negotiate Drivers/motivators Price Cold Call 80

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. Good news is that there are selling techniques you can and should develop that will set you apart as an exceptional salesperson. High-Profit Selling: Win the Sale Without Compromising on Price. high profit selling.

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Negotiate Price Drivers/motivators Cold Call 63

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. This is a basic rule of selling in a B2B environment. The politics can come in many different forms, but the one that trips up salespeople the most is the politics that can from what I call the “remote influencer.”

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Drivers/motivators B2B Negotiate Sales 68

The Sales Hunter

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Selling a Price Increase. Negotiation. Negotiating Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Profit. Get orders set up now for the next year, including dates, quantities, etc. If you wait until January to crank up the sales machine, that results in things really not starting up in force until at least mid to late January.

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Negotiate Referrals Cold Call Sales 68