Ray Collis

How Well Are You Selling Change?

How Well Are You Selling Change?

Your customer’s fear of change could lengthen the sales cycle and maybe even jeopardize the sale. However, if handled correctly it can be an ally in winning the sale.

 John O' Gorman

Sellers: How To Calculate Your Value? – The Value Equation

Sellers: How To Calculate Your Value? – The Value Equation

Communicating your value to today’s hard-nosed buyers can be a real challenge. You know that your marketing literature won’t do it. You know that your sales pitches and proposals must. Price Versus Value Many buyers have an almost single-minded obsession with price. That makes moving the conversation off price and onto value the seller’s priority. But […]

 John O' Gorman

Sellers: Say ‘Yes To The Mess’

Sellers: Say ‘Yes To The Mess’

How do you cope when faced with complexity and constant change in respect of winning the deal? Well, a new book has been published that recommends you do what the world’s best leaders and teams do – adapt and improvise! Why Buying Can Be Messy We all know that buying can be messy. Buyers don’t always […]

 John O' Gorman

From Sales Person to Trusted Advisor – Making The Transition

From Sales Person to Trusted Advisor – Making The Transition

Wouldn’t your job be a lot easier if your customers and prospects saw you as a trusted advisor, rather than a salesperson? Well if the answer is ‘yes’ then ‘Trust-Based Selling by Charles H. Green’s is a must read. Do Buyers Trust Salespeople? The reality is that the words ‘sales’ and ‘trust’ are rarely used […]

 John O' Gorman

Want to Build Trust? Then Minimise Buyer Risk

Want to Build Trust? Then Minimise Buyer Risk

Finding the issue of trust a little difficult to deal with? Well, look at it interms of the buyer’s risk can help. Specifically the risk of making the wrong buying decision and the consequences in terms of; embarrassment, annoyance and cost. Your concern for and efforts to reduce the buyer’s risk are probably the most effective […]

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