Adaptive Business Services

APRIL 27, 2022

We were selling expensive professional desktop calculators. . Lance would sell the $479 calculator by telling folks that this was what they needed but that they could only afford the $349 model. I never close. I’ve always preached that the close is overrated and that the order is the natural culmination to a deal done right.

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Sell Represent Technique Up-sell 71

Adaptive Business Services

MAY 11, 2022

One of the techniques often discussed in selling is that of creating a sense of urgency in order to move a client from the thinking to the acting stage. I don’t much care for the term “creating” as it implies some sort of artificial emergency that is conjured up by the salesperson in order to close the sale. As in … placing the order.

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Sell Electricity Manufacturing Technique 71

Adaptive Business Services

APRIL 21, 2021

Social selling for introverts? Still, I embrace the tenets of social selling. This all being said, while I am task focused probably 75% of my time, I can be very socially focused one-on-one (selling and with close friends) or when in front of a group (training or presenting). However, I generally prefer my own company.

Sell 90

Sell Objectives and Key Results Cross-sell Up-sell 90

Adaptive Business Services

OCTOBER 7, 2020

However, they are also applicable in selling. and your customer is keen to shop, you may not even get that chance to close the deal. to Close More Sales? appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. Most people are familiar with F.I.F.O. or L.I.F.O. There are two schools of thought. Proponents of F.I.F.O.

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Adaptive Business Services

MAY 1, 2024

Gary and I have stunningly similar sales backgrounds as well as our belief in the importance of developing selling fundamentals. Presentations to closed deals. If I make one presentation and that results in a sale, my closing ratio is 100% but I doubt it will allow me to reach my monthly targets. Calls to appointments.

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Appointment Cold Call Sales CRM 77

Adaptive Business Services

MARCH 3, 2021

Social selling leverages social tools, tactics, and strategies to complement, not replace , traditional selling methodologies. First let’s talk about where social selling excels …. It is your inbound selling tool and qualified buyers will come to you. Where does Nimble CRM fit in with social selling? .

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CRM B2B Sell Networking 105

Adaptive Business Services

APRIL 24, 2024

I do integrate behavior and selling skills assessments into this process, but only with the top candidates. For that matter, my selling style has also evolved, substantially, through the years. The funniest part of selling is that it isn’t even sales skills that will earn you that sale. I can train a monkey to sell low bid.

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CRM Repeat business Referrals Clients 77

Adaptive Business Services

DECEMBER 8, 2021

While I think that signs can be presented very effectively virtually, closing will be more challenging, but that holds true for any industry. The post Selling Signs – Effective Communication Skills appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. Your customer will dictate this.

Sell 71

Sell Electricity Meeting Presentation 71

Adaptive Business Services

JULY 8, 2020

For effort this might be the number of calls per week, while for effectiveness it might be the number of demos or closes. The post Office or Remote Selling – Managing Effort and Effectiveness appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. Each has its advantages, yet it is essential to focus solely on objective markers.

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Sell Trust Technique Represent 118

Adaptive Business Services

APRIL 10, 2024

I remember 20 years ago selling a sign to an attorney. Many of those may be related to marketing which I abhor or they might be used to clumsily circumvent those selling activities that I consider to be both personal and professional. Honestly, I’m torn and I’m not ready to fully close this chapter of my life.

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CRM Sales Technology Technology 71

Adaptive Business Services

MAY 3, 2023

What was my/our closing ratio? I’d rather spend my time maximizing my chances of securing new business than trying to figure out why I did, or did not, achieve my goals. Regardless, isn’t selling all about relationships? Selling skills … not a data item. What are my/our sales for the month? Serious as a heart attack.

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CRM Pipeline Consult Business Services 122

Adaptive Business Services

AUGUST 8, 2018

Selling is hard work but, if you have the right mindset and you can consistently deploy your process (this book teaches you what those are and how to do it), you will consistently achieve your prosperity goals. Selling is no different and, if you practice your process, it will become much like muscle memory. I like to call it reflex.

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Sell Manufacturing Price Relationship building 89

Hubspot

DECEMBER 9, 2020

You've probably heard of solution selling — it might even be your strategy of choice. It's a sales methodology that became popular in the 1980s, and it's based on a pretty simple premise: A salesperson diagnoses their prospect’s needs, then recommends the right products and or services to accommodate them. Identify Common Pain Points.

Sell 95

Sell Retail Objectives and Key Results Prospecting 95

Adaptive Business Services

APRIL 7, 2021

When you visit a brick-and-mortar store you can take a close look at the products, inspect them to confirm quality. This is why legacy companies tend to dominate in B2B (in the absence of truly disruptive startups, at least): they’ve earned industry trust over time, something that’s a core part of a long-term selling strategy.

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Sell Gambling Trust B2B 71

Adaptive Business Services

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

But like any other industry, closing the deal gets more complex as the ticket price increases. Agents who are actively selling multi-million dollar properties certainly know a few things that the rest of us don’t. With the slogan, “Don’t sell without intel!”, And the best of the best never flinch.

Real Estate 67

Real Estate Sell Follow-up Up-sell 67

SBI

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Nasdaq: TTGT), the global leader in B2B technology purchase intent data today announced the closing of the previously announced acquisition of BrightTALK Limited, a private company incorporated in England. The Company expects to close the transaction by the end of the year, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

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Closing Finance Contract Cross-sell 50

Adaptive Business Services

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A deal has a projected closing date. A deal has a percentage probability of closing successfully. Variables such as deal amount and predicted closing dates should be monitored and modified as needed. appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. The question is why? The post It’s The Process, Stupid!

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Process Pipeline CRM Represent 77

Adaptive Business Services

JULY 27, 2022

I remember when I first got into B2B sales selling expensive office equipment. While techs never had any quotas, they were encouraged to sell time and material service, maintenance agreements, and supplies. Throw away the close. . The close is overrated anyway. They’re there. Tin Men kind of stuff.

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Objection handling Quota Pitch Technique 71

Adaptive Business Services

DECEMBER 27, 2023

I did come close. Selling style and success – My selling style has changed dramatically which has led to much higher levels of success. I guess this means that I am still human:) The post Transformations appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. I would be able to put the pain behind me. Seizure … bad.

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Clients Business Services Conversion Sell 62

Adaptive Business Services

MARCH 30, 2022

It was a modified version of Xerox Professional Selling Skills. The close is overrated. . If the sale was not secured, it was not because of the close. It was because of everything that happened before the close. Now, I know more closing techniques than I have fingers and toes and I use … none of them.

Technique 71

Technique Education B2B Closing 71

Adaptive Business Services

MAY 4, 2022

This applies to all aspects of selling and it is grounded in planning and in process. Let’s look at some common applications in selling …. Close the lead as either not qualified or qualified and assigned to an account executive or, if that is you, convert it to a valid opportunity (deal). An expected closing date.

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Process Pipeline CRM Sales 71

Adaptive Business Services

MARCH 13, 2024

What makes these deals easier to close? The post High Value Deals Are Often Easier To Secure appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. Newer sales reps may avoid these, primarily due to a lack of confidence. That’s understandable but, once they see success in this arena, watch out!

Electricity 77

Electricity Price CRM Consult 77

Adaptive Business Services

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

You closed the order. Deals have unique elements including … a dollar value, an expected close date, and a predicted percentage chance of closing. They don’t need to, they might represent entirely different aspects of our business, but they can. Let’s look at selling. This deal just went away. This deal was a win.

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CRM Represent Pipeline Contact 71

Adaptive Business Services

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The end of 2022 brought to a close certain chapters of my professional life. I had spent a part of 2022 trying to break into electric signage (my background as an owner and a manager) as a vertical market for my consulting services. Hopefully, I can rely on pure selling instead. So much to do, so little time to do it.

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Electricity Referrals CRM Consult 71

Adaptive Business Services

MAY 15, 2019

Or maybe… LinkedIn and Social Selling? Since you are obviously a business hero because you read our blogs, we’re sure you are more likely to focus on the last one. After all, LinkedIn is to social selling what yin is to yang. The king also rules the empire of social selling via LinkedIn and closely determines your success.

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Sell Pitch Networking Up-sell 48

Adaptive Business Services

JANUARY 24, 2024

Ask a sales rep what they will close this month and, without some intensive research, they may be hard pressed to give you an answer. Revenues are the lifeblood of your business. Nothing happens until somebody sells something. We not only want to secure new customers, we need to increase business with our existing clients.

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CRM Commission Territory Repeat business 71

Adaptive Business Services

MARCH 17, 2021

Selling has a well earned reputation of being a rollercoaster ride and, by default, so goes your paycheck especially if your earnings are based on commission. This may be pointing to selling skills and/or training. Set a projected close date. Assign a percentage chance of closing. Is the close date still accurate?

CRM 71

CRM B2B Pipeline Commission 71

Adaptive Business Services

APRIL 6, 2022

Self starter – The attraction of selling, at least for most successful salespeople, is that you are running your own business and you will be compensated directly based on your efforts. This is one of the reasons why salespeople tend to be independent and also why they will chafe at being managed too closely.

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Consult Business Services Sales Experience Sell 71

The 5% Institute

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Finding your potential customer pain points is a crucial part of the sales process , because if you can’t find what they are; it’ll be a lot harder to close the sale. Many Sales Professionals and Business Owners go about their sales conversations the wrong way. This leads us to the next type – their business.

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Customers Real Estate Non-Profits Consult 143

Adaptive Business Services

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

If I did five demos, I’d sell at least one calculator. If I could increase my demo to close ratios, same result. These all come with increased selling skills. What if, instead of one calculator, I could sell them two? Why are they using an old pegboard accounting system when I could sell them a $10,000 posting machine?

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Cold Call Pipeline Referrals Contract 77

Adaptive Business Services

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

One of the most basic tenets of selling is that you are going to have to figure out ways to stand out in a crowd. How about never or close to it! It’s selling without … actually selling. . Referrals and repeat business, from all sources, will increase dramatically. Very crowded! You need to be … R.U.M.

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Repeat business Referrals Technique Trust 77

Adaptive Business Services

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Some might also include cadence as a part of this process which will, among other areas, define the frequency of selling steps. “In simple terms, a sales process is a systematic approach involving a series of steps that enables a sales force to close more deals, increase margins, and make more sales through referrals.”

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Process Sell Referrals Cold Call 54

Adaptive Business Services

AUGUST 4, 2021

I choose that latter and that would be selling. While they might not be exactly the same, they are going to be close. I can also offer additional services on top of a customized CRM solution. The post I’m Going Back to What I Know appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. They generally have common needs.

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CRM Strategize Networking Contact 87

Adaptive Business Services

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This includes creating the deal, associating it to a contact or company record, tracking the deal through a pipeline (your process for closing this deal), and generating forecasts based on your pipeline(s). A percentage chance of closing that is used to calculate the weighted deal value. A projected close date. A dollar value.

CRM 71

CRM Electricity Pipeline Manufacturing 71

Adaptive Business Services

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

I built my selling career on referrals. As a result, my closing ratios were phenomenally high. The post Everyone Wants Referrals but Few are Willing to Put in the Work appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. I created and nurtured relationships with both clients and power partners. It’s looking in the mirror time.

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Referrals Networking Meeting Follow-up 71

Adaptive Business Services

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

However, in selling situations, there is rarely enough time to do either. And, for the record, the close is overrated. A win is the natural culmination of a selling process well done! Speaking of expectations … there are only 3 possible outcomes from any selling engagement …. You simply don’t get the chance.

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Repeat business Referrals Sales Education 71

Adaptive Business Services

JANUARY 2, 2024

Deal records include – a dollar value, a projected close date, and a percentage probability of closing. The percentage probability of closing is integral to forecasting. Nobody closes every deal. Let’s say that I have a 60% close ratio and I need to sell $100,000 each month. The post NEW!

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