Closing Sales

Business Process

5 Advantages of Moving Your B2B Sales Process Upmarket

Bigger accounts with multiple contact points lead to more profitable opportunities.

Business Process

7 Surprising Reasons to Extend Your Sales Cycle

Good things come to those who plan and wait.

Business Process

Why Creativity Is the Most Important Sales Tactic

You need creative solutions to generate leads and boost sales, and creativity just means tweaking how you think about it.

Business Process

Stop Selling the 'What' and Start Selling the 'Why'

What your product can deliver may thrill you and your team, but your customers want to know why it matters to them.

Growing a Business

How I Made $24,000 in 4 Weeks of Cold Calling

Anyone can do the same if they know the process and pair it with hard work.

Growing a Business

6 Strategies For Overcoming Buyer Hesitation in B2B Sales

Some customers can't yet commit. Your job is to change their minds. Here's how.

Growing a Business

4 Things Every Entrepreneur Should Focus on That Crucial First Year

Some advice for how to start: Spend 70 percent of your time on sales.

Growing a Business

This is How You Make a Killer Sales Pitch

A top sales executive has some pointers that can help close the deal.

Business Process

5 Invaluable Sales Tips From a Former Door-to-Door Salesman

Knocking on somebody's front door is the coldest call there is.

Marketing

Successful Selling Only Begins With the Sale

That's just the start of what can become a beautiful relationship, featuring evergreen sales and long-term contracts. Have a plan for getting there.

Growing a Business

How to Maximize Your Online Sales Leads

Not all web based leads are created equally, here's how to find the best and quickly close them.

Marketing

Too Many Bells and Whistles Will Not Sell a Product

Most customers and marketers can't remember or name more than a half-dozen key features of any solution.

Growing a Business

No Successful Salesperson Is Too Proud to Use Any of These 12 Shameless Tactics

There is nothing wrong with "returning'' a call the prospect said they were going to give you but, apparently, has forgotten to.

Business Process

6 Questions Customers Ask Themselves Before a Major Purchase

A salesperson ready with answers to these questions is more likely to nail the sale.

Marketing

Vice Presidents of Marketing Are Busy People. Here's How to Properly Pitch to Them.

Use these 10 guidelines to prepare for a successful engagement with a marketing decision-maker.