Getting high on work ~ Part 2

Category : Cold Marketing

Ok,

Some of you have misunderstood my point from my prior post. I am not telling you to go and cold call (unless you want to) but I am telling you to look at HOW you talk to people, especially when you are talking to someone you don’t know about your business. Selling a product or service is all about Need. Handing someone a catalog is not selling. But talking to them about specific needs and then getting a phone number so you can follow up is a possible sale.

That’s all. Not rocket science but intimatidating to many.

Getting high on work?

Category : Cold Marketing

I must be getting sick!

Never in my life have I enjoyed and wanted to work more. I think about who I can talk to. I plan my follow ups and do them religously. I wake up early and happy about working. Its like my mind cannot shut off. I am on hyper drive.

The wierdest part about this is it is ALL by personal (not phone) cold call.

What? Eeeewwww

See what I mean about thinking I am sick? But it is the thrill of the sale that makes it so exciting. It is meeting people with the need for my product. It is finding the solution to their problem. It is like a high when I close a sale and it is feeding me energy.

Direct Sales is exactly that, ladies and gentlemen. Whether you are selling someone a product, service or introducing them to your business as a partner, you are filling a need. Finding the solution to their problem.

To those of you who dread cold calling or talking to “strangers”, allow yourself to embrace and love your business and your neighbor. It is only then that you can feel comfortable talking to others about their needs. You cannot just meet someone and go into a sales pitch, you have to talk to them and learn about them and care about them. You are not selling a product or a recruitment, you are offering the solution.

It is a mindset change, yes. But one that will change your business as well. Think about it and give it a try.

Sales sites that are worth your time

Category : Cold Marketing, Direct Sales Work at Home Business Tips

Here are a few sales sites for the professional sales folks here. I have spent a few hours reading these sites over the past few nights and this first one is my fav, but they all have great info.

Engage Selling
Sales Team Tools
Action Plan
Just Sell

enjoy!

Hard Sell vs Soft Sell

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Category : Cold Marketing, Direct Sales Work at Home Business Tips

I was thinking about this today as I was listening to a trainer speak and wondered if there are statistics that track the human condtion when listening to a hard sell vs a soft sell.

Personally I shut down when someone is trying to hard sell me into something. I prefer the soft sell; gimme the facts, why I need it, the price and let me make the decision. I have been un happy too many times when the hard seller crams something down my throat.

But the hard sell is still going on so it must work.

So if you are trained to be a hard seller and it goes against your grain, do you listen to those that have been effective selling the hard sell or do you do you own thing for ethics sake?

inquiring minds want to know.
Chris

How to Start Cold Marketing

Category : Cold Marketing, Direct Sales Work at Home Business Tips

Starting any cold marketing program will require a bit of planning in the forefront.  One of the first things you must identify is who will be your target market.  You certainly do not want to waste time contacting those businesses or potential clients that would have no need for your services or products.

You need to sit down and make a list of ways to use your product then who uses your product and why.  This will get you working towards the ultimate target.

From this list you are going to figure out what businesses in your community or surrounding communities are going to be targeted for this project.

Next post will be on what tools you will need.

Chris

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