Adaptive Business Services

AUGUST 10, 2022

While our personal lives have returned to some degree of normalcy, business (and selling) has been changed forever. Now that things are opening back up, businesses have decided that either …. When I started selling, it was rare to use the phone other than to schedule an appointment. Call it the 12 month flu season.

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Adaptive Business Services

APRIL 20, 2022

Professionally, my reading focus is generally limited to one topic only … selling. You might think that something as fundamental as selling would not be the subject of a veritable fire hose of topics touting the changes in sales, the advances in sales, and the shifts in salesperson responsibilities. I live and breathe sales.

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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. The post The Role of Urgency in Selling appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. As in … placing the order. Would you like to chat about sales or Nimble CRM?

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Adaptive Business Services

AUGUST 25, 2021

A few weeks ago I was asked to coffee by a young man who I knew who was struggling a little bit with his selling. In my experience, there are 3 areas that are critical to selling success …. Prospecting – The ability to go out and to find new business. Keys to selling success. This applies to all aspects of selling.

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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. If you would like to learn more about Nimble, or just chat a bit about selling … please schedule a free 30-minute Zoom consultation with me.

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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). What does all of this have to do with social selling?

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Hubspot

MARCH 27, 2023

These services range from financial counseling to tarot readings. When we think about online selling, we usually think about selling products like clothing or electronics. But, it's advantageous for businesses to sell services online, especially now, when a plethora of services can be offered virtually.

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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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Adaptive Business Services

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

You can talk about advanced selling techniques and tools all you want, but until you have a solid grasp of selling fundamentals … these exercises are meaningless. Is selling any different? The difference between “knowing” and “reflex” your selling fundamentals. The post Master Your Selling Fundamentals First!

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Adaptive Business Services

DECEMBER 15, 2021

From what I have seen, this is the new normal for selling and why not? Neither of us knew anything about these folks although they had done business with the company before. The post The Simple 5-Step Process for Selling Success appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. Guess what? I’ve been there myself.

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Adaptive Business Services

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The post Selling Signs – Effective Communication Skills appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. Both are task focused but C is slower and more detail oriented than D. Book a free 30-minute Zoom meeting with me! Email – craig@adaptive-business.com.

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Adaptive Business Services

JULY 8, 2020

The post Office or Remote Selling – Managing Effort and Effectiveness appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. [i] “The Benefits of Working from Home,” Airtasker, March 31, 2020 [link]. [ii] ii] “The Benefits of Working from Home,” Airtasker, March 31, 2020 [link].

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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. Selling has evolved but the basic tenets have not changed. Either way … count me out.

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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. If we need to sell $100,000 per month and our closing ratio is 50%, we are going to need $200,000 in good active deals that will close this month. Presentation purposes only. Door to door door knocking.

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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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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.

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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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Adaptive Business Services

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It was a modified version of the Xerox Professional Selling Skills (Xerox PSS) program although we did not sell copiers at that time. appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. I received my first formal B2B sales training in 1977. Three weeks total at our headquarters office in New Jersey. Five years later we were.

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Adaptive Business Services

APRIL 7, 2021

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. The post 3 Reasons Why You Should Sell Through the Main Online Marketplaces appeared first on Adaptive Business Services.

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Adaptive Business Services

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Specifically, is having a high degree of urgency a necessary selling characteristic? Not all selling scenarios are created equally. The post Urgent Memo – Selling 101 appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. Today’s topic is ….

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Adaptive Business Services

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

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!”, No matter who you’re selling to, remember they’re still human. And the best of the best never flinch.

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Adaptive Business Services

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Selling is not a “chicken or egg” riddle. In today’s world of social selling, this task falls into two disciplines … being found and finding. Get your profiles in order – This is job #1 and do not, do not , become active in social selling until your social profiles are looking spiffy. Would you like to replicate them?

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Adaptive Business Services

MAY 3, 2023

Regardless, isn’t selling all about relationships? Selling skills … not a data item. If you would like to chat with me to determine if Nimble CRM might be right for your business, please book a free 30 minute Zoom consultation with me. If a lot of data is what you are looking for … you would be in the can’t help group.

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Adaptive Business Services

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

I’m rather fond of the principle that “everybody sells” in a business as selling incorporates so many non-selling functions with the ultimate shared goal of creating, and nurturing, satisfied customers. The post I Just Want to Maintain Contact Records In My CRM appeared first on Adaptive Business Services.

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Adaptive Business Services

OCTOBER 31, 2018

What we want to explore today is how we can leverage social selling in order to assist us in achieving our goal of breaking into major accounts. Nothing happens until somebody sells something. There are several social selling business intelligence tools that I would encourage you to deploy.

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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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Adaptive Business Services

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

I did like selling and merchandising. I still liked selling and thus I began my pursuit of an outside sales opportunity. After numerous rejections, I took my first offer which was with a national company selling calculators, very expensive calculators, directly to businesses. Selling – Back full circle.

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Adaptive Business Services

AUGUST 22, 2018

He’s a younger guy who has a fairly extensive background in B2C selling. Read on at Maximize Social Business …. The post How to Leverage Social Selling Research Without Being Creepy appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. This will often involve visiting profiles to learn more about that person.

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Adaptive Business Services

APRIL 19, 2023

I have read literally a ton of articles lately about the latest evolutions in selling. Changes in how we sell. How to make selling easier while at the same time more effective and efficient. Selling is a contact sport and that means being in front of the customer and building trust and relationships. Want some?

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Adaptive Business Services

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This required some major adjustments to my selling style. The post Fail Forward appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. That being said, I was always guilty of two things … Only doing the minimum needed to earn the sale. Giving up too easily and writing a sale off as being a bad fit. How about you?

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Adaptive Business Services

MARCH 6, 2024

For example, I follow news on selling and on CRM. Send Data Send Data Send Data Send Data Send Data Send Data Send Data Send Data The post Nimble CRM Tips & Updates – March 1 2024 appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. I also follow articles on my personal interest … guitars.

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Adaptive Business Services

AUGUST 9, 2023

However, that does not mean that it can’t be used appropriately and specifically within the selling profession. appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. Frankly, I don’t trust it and the odds that it will be misused are totally off the scale. It creeps me out. Here we go again! The post I’m at a Crossroads With A.I.

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Adaptive Business Services

DECEMBER 27, 2023

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. This led to even more uncomfortable conversations. Now … doesn’t happen.

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Adaptive Business Services

AUGUST 16, 2017

For the past several years, the focus of my writing has largely been devoted to social selling. Social selling has brought about some dramatic changes including selling-marketing mashups as well as specialized sales positions … SDR, BDR, etc. Social selling just makes you better at what, hopefully, you already do well.

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Adaptive Business Services

OCTOBER 4, 2023

If they help you to sell more stuff … how much stuff do you need to sell in order to earn an additional $12 per month in order to pay for it? The post Nimble CRM Updates – October 2023 appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. I have not worked with a solution involving Zapier.

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Adaptive Business Services

JUNE 29, 2022

Effective listening skills are critical assets in all aspects of both your personal and business life. In selling, being a good listener will be a determining factor as to whether or not you make this sale. Selling has often been referred to as “the science of communication and persuasion”.

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Adaptive Business Services

JANUARY 17, 2024

I still think that effective selling is based upon developing relationships and I don’t see how A.I. The post Returning to My Roots … Networking appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. I have developed a very effective training program and am in the process of expanding, and refining, that offering. fits into that.

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