One of the best sales questions Art has ever heard was from the old TV show, Ally

Sometimes prospects ask salespeople extremely technical, or outrageous questions

Do you tend to put things off? How does that work out for you? Procrastination rarely

It should be obvious that inquiries are your best source of new business. Yet sales

Salespeople waste a lot of time needlessly by easily giving in to something like,

Everyone who prospects for new business has heard, “We’re satisfied with

On the popular medical drama TV series from a few years ago, the surgeons would always

I found an online article suggesting many lies and deceitful tactics that salespeople

Many times salespeople end up dropping their price, and it is a direct result of

Here are three subtle, but powerful persuasion techniques–that likely have

In this episode, Art went into his vault and found some sales tips he first shared

Remember in the movie, Jerry Macguire, Tom Cruise’s impassioned make-up speech

This is a training session on how to easily develop your own interest-creating cold

The wildly-popular show, Seinfeld, used a type of humor that made it easy for us

Using Stu Heinecke’s “Contact Marketing” campaigns, he, and his

The way some salespeople–or people in general, for that matter–communicate,

Ever have a prospect go silent on you? Tired of sending countless emails and

Sam Richter is recognized as the world’s leader in how to use the Internet

A lot of sales training suggests that when a prospect says, “We are happy with

Fear hinders many in sales to not reach their potential. Much of that fear is absurd. And

Lots of stats are thrown around every day regarding sales… how many calls or

Some salespeople use the “Your Baby is Ugly” approach. It directly tells

One simple way to get people to actual keep their commitments is to attach time frames

Email can be an effective tool in prospecting, when used the right way, not the spammy

If a salesperson doesn’t believe in what they sell, how could they possibly

This was a situation I encountered the other day. A waitress made several sales mistakes

Ben Gay’s accomplishments as a sales pro, speaker, author, and trainer are unmatched. Today

There are hundreds of millions of dollars left on the table every day simple because

Too many sales calls start out with “I’m just touching base to see how

An article in Men’s Health magazine discussed how “Words, wielded wisely,

Brandon Bornancin is a serial salesperson, entrepreneur, speaker, author and strategist

When a prospect or customer raises a concern, and then they hear a tired, old objection

Objections are inevitable in sales. A great way to handle some is to address them

Oren Klaff, author of the million-copy-selling book, “Pitch Anything”

A type of approach that gives sales a bad name in general is misrepresenting the

For many salespeople, their lack of production is not for a lack of being busy. It’s

Trial attorneys need to be master influencers, and “sell” in many different

We can learn how to be better at sales by observing and studying other professions. Police

One of the biggest fears of salespeople–or anyone–is hearing NO. Our

Here’s a question that is proven to unlock creativity and possibilities in

Over the years Art has attended hundreds of sporting events while on the road doing

Picking up on the theme from the previous episode, there are indeed dumb questions

Perhaps you’ve heard the old saying, “There’s no such thing as

Art was at a concert where Billy Joel and Elton John performed together. They both

We plan the things that are important to us. Like what we’ll do on the weekend. Do

An objection that is ALWAYS caused by a salesperson is “I don’t need

Your opening is THE most important part of any sales or prospecting call. Yet most

Many salespeople think that they need to drop their price, or have the lowest prices

In this episode I share a cold calling opening suggestion I found in a post online. As

Here’s a sales question, that according to people in the car business, causes