One of the 2 standard periods in the calendar year where lots of venues across GB are hosting lots of different expos full of lots of different exhibitors trying their best to sell to attendees without coming across as selling. Why should businesses pay to exhibit at a relevant expo? Well, it’s one of the many ways of advertising a business to what should logically be relevant people who have
Whatever your current internet browser of choice is, you should explore this next generation one if you’re the type of person who likes to make life easier! What do you use your browser for? Searching for info – duh! Surfing websites – duh. Playing games – duh. Using cloud based apps – duh. Yep, pretty much the same reasons we all use browsers. Why do you use the browser you
Plenty of employers still list ‘closing’ as a must-have skill on a job advert and plenty of salespeople take pride in their ability to ‘close’ business but is there really any skill in this part of the process? Not IMO. Closing is only a natural conclusion to all of the communication from the start of, and during, the sales process. If, during the early stages of the sales process, a
3 places in your business where this is critical; new business, existing customers and your employees. New Business Unless you have the monopoly on what you provide, your potential customers have a choice of who to use. With so much information available, it’s a well publicised fact that customers can do for themselves a large portion of the sales process before needing to speak with a specialist. Once they reach
News flash – working in sales, you’ll have LOADS more doors shut in your face compared to how many are opened. If that really is the 1st time you’re learning that fact, contact me as I’ve got some more truths for you to help you decide if sales really is for you. Rejection is a guaranteed daily occurrence and anybody still working in sales after 12mths is mainly doing so
Orbital Net – a Telecoms company based locally to me started 2025 by getting me in to do some work with their sales teams. Their sales department is split into essentially hunters and farmers; one group whose job is to find and engage with potential clients so that, when they have a need, they give Orbital Net an opportunity to tender for their services. The other team then provides account
A timeless classic of a book – it does what it says on the tin! Like everyone else I know who is a fan of this book, it has remained close by ever since I was introduced to it back in 2005. I was given an original copy which, despite being written using language and anecdotes from the 1930s, hooked me instantly as I already recognised several principles as natural
Is using it worth it? What’s the best way to use it? What can I expect to get from it? Just a sample of lots of questions about LinkedIn which come to mind when thinking about using it. I’m not a LinkedIn coach nor do I sell courses on how best to use it – I’ve been using it regularly since September 2008 though so have a pretty good idea
I think it’s a UK/US thang so, as I’m from the UK, I’m going with ‘neesh’. However it’s pronounced, the point is that, as of October 2024, Dremur’s outbound appointment setting service is exclusively for IT MSPs (Managed Service Providers). Why? It’s a world I’ve known for the last 20yrs so, from the beginning of when Dremur started offering this service, it was always in the back of my mind
Ok, not everyone is cut out for a career working in sales but why is there still a huge lack of understanding that learning sales skills can help achieve success in many other careers? I recently met a careers leader from a local school and asked her if she ever suggests working in sales to her students. She was honest enough to say no which was frustrating to hear yet
