Sales Teleselling

Control Your Sales Calls From the beginning

Sales calls that you control are what all salespeople want. I am a big believer that questioning is the most important skill for sales professionals. In order to stay in control of your sales calls, whether by phone or in person, you must be a question most of the time. Be a question most of the time, you should get the question from the beginning of your sales calls. Tip The issue is how to make this transition quickly with the finesse, if you are calling by phone or in person. To achieve this, you will need to start eliminating your sales calls, long-winded “presentations” for your company. This may seem counter-intuitive. You may have reasoned that the prospect does not know who you are, and the needs of “presentation” as your introductory background for a discussion of sales. Read the rest of this entry »