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CyrSalesTips

  1. New free in-depth training for Control clients -Thurs 1:00 CST. Go to cyrioussoftware.com/support/CyrToo… for a list of topics.
  2. A picture's worth 1,000 words! Watch & I think you'll see that often words are not effective. Find VISUAL ways to get your message across.
  3. Honestly-how good are you at finding out your customer's needs/goals? Don't assume, ASK. The more you REALLY KNOW, the more work you'll win
  4. As your thinking for 2012 crystalizes, what are the key things to focus on in the first 60 days to start the year off right? Write them down
  5. Learn more about how to provide better service. Read: 5 Paths to Persuasion by R. Miller. Track customers' types in UDFs in Cyrious Control.
  6. How do your clients' process info & make decisions? Have you learned to identify their style AND work with it? Make it easy for them.
  7. Keep more of your sales price in your pocket. Easy to apply ideas. Read this blog: cyrious.com/blog/lowercred… #Cyrious Software #CapitalQ
  8. What did you do yesterday to make yourself a better salesperson? What are you going to do today?
  9. It is our mindset about our own limits, our perceptions, that limits us. tinyurl.com/29og4le Keep your mind open to possibility.
  10. Great thought for a long weekend: what's your 80/20? What are the 20% of activities that yield 80% of your results? Do more of those things.
  11. CyrSalesTips has a new Twitter image. It underscores the importance of time in achieving what's important. Time is invaluable! Use it well.
  12. High performers are not 10-20 times more intelligent than other folks. It's the methods/resources they use that are unusually powerful. Koch
  13. Keep thinking which info is key to learn about your customer. Also, how can Marketing use this same info to support your sales efforts?
  14. Use UDFs in Cyrious Control to collect key info about your customers' other needs? Go to Basic Training webpage on www.cyrioussoftware.com.
  15. Given your sales strategy & process, what info would it be valuable to know/collect to serve your customers better? And for prospects?
  16. No matter what your sales strategy, having a good process will help you and your team serve your clients better and achieve better results.
  17. What's your sales process? What's the most effective way to work with customers and win their business? It's a process: cyrious.com/blog/salesproc…
  18. Customer concentration is a ticking time bomb? Do a few customers account for a large % of sales? If so, devise a plan to reduce the risk.
  19. Peter Drucker -"Time is the scarcest resource." How well are you managing your time? What's the biggest opportunity to sow & reap more?
  20. New week, yes! What are the highest probability prospects/clients to focus on? How can you make the sales process easier for you & them?