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21 Bad Sales Phrases: Most of them Kill Deals
By Dave Tear |
Every once in-a-while we feel the need to nitpick. This is one of those times. Listed below are twenty-one phrases often used in sales. On the surface they are harmless. Below the surface (where it counts) they could cost you deals. The small things matter . . . and most of the time . . […]
Read More 5 Times You are Acting too Nice in sales (adding NO VALUE)
By Dave Tear |
Who wasn’t raised to “Be nice to people?” Growing up, how many times did you hear, “Don’t do that, you be nice to your brother or sister?” Your mom or dad often said, “That’s not nice, say you’re sorry.” That’s just good rearing. The kind of advice that you’d get in any parenting book. So, […]
Read More Just Because You are an Approved Supplier Does Not Mean Each Opportunity is Qualified!
By Dave Tear |
Well, this makes two blogs in a row where the title says it all! So, you are an approved supplier. Sure hope so! You HAVE to be an approved supplier to get in on the deals in 2025 (entry level stakes). But that does not mean that all of the deals you pursue are qualified. […]
Read More If They’re Not Talking, They’re Not Buying
By Dave Tear |
The title says it all! How many times have you met with your prospect (engineering, quality, purchasing, etc.) spent hours crafting a perfect solution, spent even more hours preparing a detailed quote, met with them again, submitted the quote, followed up, & then… nothing. They go radio silent. You know radio silent: that period during […]
Read More Football & Sales: Same Game According to One Great Coach
By Dave Tear |
Every-so-often it makes sense to re-purpose a blog. This is one of those times from a year ago – enjoy. Say what you want about the Alabama Crimson Tide football team. Say even more about recently retired Head Coach, Nick Saban. There is no arguing about the great play of Alabama. Even less arguing about […]
Read More Egos Aside . . . We Have Some Selling To Do
By Dave Tear |
How many sales meetings did you attend in 2024 to review the Sales Team’s pipeline? Some companies do it weekly. Others every other week. Some monthly. Whatever your cadence, there is a good chance the weekly, the bi-weekly and the monthly are ALL THE SAME MEETINGS! Whether you attended 50 of them, or 26 of […]
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