Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Relationship Selling

The best way to win the hearts and loyalty of a client is to deliver value to them first and let the relationship develop from there.
Relationship skills are important only if you focus on solving some sort of a problem for your prospect first.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Value Proposition

A value proposition is a clear statement of the tangible results a customer gets from using your products or services.

Is your product unique and in demand?
Does it help your customers increase their revenue?
Do your services give your customers a competitive advantage in their marketplace?

Strong value propositions deliver tangible results like:

Increased revenues
Faster time to market
Decreased costs
Improved operational efficiency
Increased market share
Decreased employee turnover
Improved customer retention levels
Documented success stories make you believable to prospective buyers.

Need help identifying your "Value Proposition"? Contact me.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Encouragement and Support

We just left a difficult year and now we have the opportunity to start fresh. Encourage your sales team to shake off the past and start anew. Support them from the top of your organization with marketing events and dollars when ever possible.

Don’t forget to use social media like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Youtube to promote your businesses.