Dump your “Fear of Rejection”!
How can you dump the F.O.R. bugaboo? Learn from my mother! Mom always told me… “It costs nothing to ask!”
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“Help! How do I deal with a business slow down?”
A Philadelphia cleaner’s business hits the wall. What to do? Steve hit’s him with four tough questions and shares four practical ideas to get things back on track.
Got more time than money?
Steve shares the fastest, simplest, cheapest (but not the easiest) way to get more jobs.
Always “plant a seed” before leaving…
Sure, you will hit “rejection”. Expect it! But don’t give up easily! First, “smoke out” their true objection and try to get to “yes”. Then is you still can’t close the deal leave the door open…
Words you hate to hear: “Oh… is that all? I thought it would be MUCH more!”
“Consultant selling” means morphing yourself from being a desperate salesperson into a “concerned consultant”. So now you and your client become a team searching for a practical solution to a shared challenge.
Close more sales with “flexible payment” options
To gain a long term client sometimes you need to work with their budget and cash flow in the short term. Steve shares some options…
Keep your techs busy by ‘reaching out’ to customers!
All businesses can be hit with a slow slump. (Things happen!) But meanwhile you need to meet payroll, keep your techs working and pay your Jon-Don bill! Hmmm…
Tap into the ‘real estate agent referral’ market!
Real estate sales are booming. And homeowners turn to their real estate agents to recommendations on showcasing their home. Steve shares how to get agent’s attention ( and referrals) for free!
Closing the sale with Steve’s 3-step ‘AFO’ sequence
Steve offers his favorite 3 step “closing the sale” technique. Try it for a few weeks … what do you have to lose? Give it a try!
Use a ‘Winter-time-excuse’ to ‘reach out’ to your clients.
Need work fast? Grab previous customers attention (and money!) without appearing “desperate”.
Surviving the upcoming “Dark Days” of winter!
Show appreciation to your commercial clients by making them look good to their employees AND give yourself a “burst of business” in your slow residential months of January, February and March.
Seven words that book more jobs!
What is of special concern? By focusing on what is “special” to your prospective client you seal the sale and create a future Cheerleader for your company.
Why (and how) you should use “VBQ’s” with your Initial Contact
Use this five step initial contact interview process to increase your commercial sales.
Sales tools to “make it easy” for your sales staff
Follow these 5 steps to give your commercial team the sales tools they need. Boost their confidence and make it easy to sell more contracts.