Thursday, November 6, 2008

10 Tips & Tricks to sell better in tough times

10 ingredients to sell better during these tough times:
1. Identify your most valuable customers (20% of your clients are making your 80% margin)
2. Don't loose any important client
3. Concentrate your effort in selling high margin products & services
4. Sell additional low-cost services/products to your customers to increase your revenue
5. Don't accept bad excuses from your sales people
6. Redefine your sales team. Are you sure all your sales team has right skills for tough times?
7. Constantly communicate to your most valuable customers
8. Improve your sales tool. Use your time free to do it
9. Create new products/services for price sensitive/lower budgetted customers
10. Be positive. Crisis is temporary. Send these 10 tips&tricks to your clients to help them

You will cook a good dish with these 10 ingredients and ensure your organization knows it, agrees and uses it every day.. I'm sure you will become a great chef!