Author: Liz Wendling

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A Powerful Weapon for Success

Dreaming is wonderful, goal setting is crucial, but action is supreme! Goal setting is a sharp and powerful secret weapon that professionals can use to transform their business. Choosing a goal and sticking to it changes everything. Savvy and smart…

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The Sales Chasing Game: Change Your Approach and Get Results

The quickest and most effective way to get rid of a salesperson is to pull out the most popular and over used one-liner; send me some information. It’s been working for decades. It works because as soon people use it,…

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Do You Want to Quickly Qualify Serious Prospects?

Quickly Qualify Prospects Closing sales and growing a business isn’t about selling to everyone; it’s about selling to everyone who is a “qualified” prospect. Curious, serious or no potential? Prospects are Not Created Equal Learning to qualify at the beginning…

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A Cookie-Cutter Sales Pitch — Failed!

Pitch-slapping someone will never earn trust and motivate people to buy from you.  Unfortunately, many companies are still using outdated sales pitches as their selling strategy. Stop the Sales Assault Today’s consumers don’t want to be assaulted by canned sales…

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Why Social Media Is Not the Magic Bullet to Close Sales

Having leads is wonderful, but if you can't convert these leads into sales, you’re wasting your time, money and energy. The problem begins when business owners are missing the skill that will effectively convert those customers from a sales lead…

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How a Healthy Ego Impacts the Sales Process

Is your ego unhealthy and destructive or healthy and sound? Does it destroy business connections and sales opportunities? Does it build relationships and create high levels of trust? Size Matters—How Big Is Yours? There’s no room for a big ego…

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Do You Possess the “it” Factor In Sales?

If you are in sales, charisma can have a major impact on the way your potential customers treat you and deal with you. Five Secrets to Sales Charisma Charisma sells! Sales charisma is as seductive as it is elusive. Its…

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Want Big Results and Higher Payoffs? Develop this Skill

Passion Will Take You Only So Far Self-discipline is a powerful, potent and priceless trait of successful people. It’s a quality people admire and secretly wish they possessed. Your ability to develop self-discipline will contribute more to your success than…

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Change Your EQ and Close More Sales

Selling with Emotional Intelligence - Apply it to your business - Improve your bottom line Emotions shape all human interactions. Emotions are particularly important in sales because of the need to engage, understand and motivate customers. Emotional intelligence helps sales professionals…

Why Customer Service Is More Than A Business Imperative

Creating Customer Experiences: The Human Side of Service In today’s high-choice marketplace, an exceptional customer experience is absolutely critical to ensuring a company’s long-term growth and brand strength. A great customer experience is more than a business imperative it is…

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Taking Charge of Your Sales Karma the Right Way

Instant Sales Karma - Get it by being honest! Telling the truth! It sounds like the simplest thing in the world, but being honest with salespeople seems like a real challenge these days. Business owners think sales people are liars and…

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Is Your Sales Manager a True Coach?

Motivating good sales teams to be great! Pep talks aren’t enough Successful companies and smart sales managers see an economic downturn or slow economy as an opportunity. A slow economy can result in decreased sales, unmotivated sales teams and deteriorating…