From the category archives:

General Sales Tips

3 Classic ‘Follow Up’ Mistakes Most People Make With Their Sales Calls…..

January 30, 2012
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In this article, Andy explains the 3 most common mistakes people make with their ‘follow up’ calls – are you or your sales team making any of these classic mistakes?….

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7 Ways To Stay Ahead Of Your Competition In 2012!

January 5, 2012
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Want to stay ahead of your competition in 2012? Then read this article to understand the 7 key things that you need to do in order to get ahead (and stay ahead) of your competition!

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7 Things To Do Over Xmas To Make Your 2012 Sales GREAT!

December 19, 2011
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In this article, leading Sales Expert Andy Preston explains what the successful salespeople and business owners are doing over the Christmas break, in order to prepare to have a great 2012…

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Dealing With ‘Christmas’ Objections……

December 1, 2011
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In this article, leading Sales Expert Andy Preston explains why so many business owners and salespeople get the ‘call me back after Christmas’ objections…..only to find in January that they can’t get hold of the person ever again!…..

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Sales Failure!! Paul tries to sell SEO services…. and fails!!

November 8, 2011
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In ‘Sales Failure!’ series, Andy highlights real-life examples of poor and ineffective selling, so that you can avoid making the same mistakes and improve your sales results!

In this example, Paul fails to sell his SEO services……

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Sales Lessons From The Rugby World Cup

October 24, 2011
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So, the Rugby World Cup is over for another 4 years. But what ‘Sales Lessons’ can we take from it that will help us and our teams sell more? This article explains…..

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Sales Lessons From A Barber Shop…..

October 3, 2011
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What on earth can we as salespeople learn from a Barber Shop? You might be surprised!! In this article, leading Sales Expert Andy Preston explains what sales lessons we can learn from a barber shop…. and we can do to implement the learning to improve our own sales figures….

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Selling By Email – 5 Mistakes Most Salespeople Make….

August 3, 2011
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In this article, leading Sales Expert Andy Preston explains why most people struggle with ‘selling by email’ – they don’t understand it, they don’t know when to use it (and when not to) and they don’t know how to use it for best results.

After reading this article you’ll be able to utilise email to add value to your sales efforts – instead of hampering them – and get your sales figures back where they belong!……..

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How To Deal With The ‘Summer Holiday’ Objection….

July 15, 2011
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In this article, leading Sales Expert Andy Preston explains why so many people get the ‘call me back after the summer holiday’ objection…..only to find that after the break, they can’t get hold of the person ever again!….. It’s always interesting as we head into the summer holiday period, how many people fall for the [...]

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Sales Lessons From A Cupcake Shop…..

June 12, 2011
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In this article, leading Sales Expert Andy Preston explains the ‘sales lessons’ you can learn from a cupcake shop, and what you can put into practice……. right now…… to increase your sales…..

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