Ever received a testimonial that brought you to tears?
- Post By: Terry O'Mahony
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- Category: 01 Leadership & Team Building, 05 Marketing & Communications, 06 Sales
I learnt a long time ago that a powerful testimonial from a satisfied client can add an amazing amount of credibility to a business, remove objections and speed up the sales process. In certain circumstances, they can also boost persuasiveness and […]
Read MoreAre you paying enough attention to and measure what is important?
- Post By: Terry O'Mahony
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- Category: 02 Strategy & Planning, 06 Sales
My wife bought a ‘Fitbit’ a couple of years ago. For those of you who don’t know what a Fitbit is, it’s a little wristband you wear that measures activity – how much sleep, exercise, steps you take per day, […]
Read MoreB2B sales: are your clients making selling stuff more difficult?
- Post By: Terry O'Mahony
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- Category: 04 People & Teams, 05 Marketing & Communications, 06 Sales
Buying ‘stuff’ is arguably easier and faster now than ever before, even for some big-ticket items like buying a new car. Every day we can buy whatever we want in mere moments, because consumer purchases require nothing more than a functioning […]
Read MoreBusiness: the 2 most important things to know to win more
- Post By: Terry O'Mahony
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- Category: 01 Business Growth & Development, 06 Sales
Do you know the two most important things to know to win more business? One of my private coaching clients thinks that I am the best salesperson in the word! Why? Well, I don’t really know, but I suspect it’s because […]
Read MoreDo you want your ‘Presentations’ to go better
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- Category: 01 Business Growth & Development, 01 Leadership & Team Building, 02 Strategy & Planning, 03 Personal Management & Mindset
Mike is an experienced and talented project manager. He can organise people and projects like nothing you’ve ever seen. But as a presenter, he’s never been able to convince people that his business’s offering represents the very best option to their […]
Read MoreDo I run the company, or does it run me?
- Post By: Andrea O'mahony
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- Category: 01 Leadership & Team Building, 02 Strategy & Planning, 03 Personal Management & Mindset
A few weeks ago I received a short email from one of my private coaching clients; it said: Hi Terry, Thanks for all your support to date. However, in my quieter moments I keep asking myself: “Do I run the company […]
Read MoreIncreasing turnover?
- Post By: Terry O'Mahony
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- Category: 01 Business Growth & Development, 04 People & Teams, 06 Sales
“How can we quickly increase our turnover”? I was asked a very interesting question the other day by one of my surveying clients. Apparently, she and her team, had been struggling, ever since they lost one of their biggest clients. I […]
Read MoreTelephone calls to prospective clients are just as important as they’ve always been
- Post By: Terry O'Mahony
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- Category: 01 Leadership & Team Building, 04 People & Teams, 05 Marketing & Communications, 06 Sales
So, I was invited to attend an internal workshop recently, and I was amazed at the discussions that were taking place. Julian, my long-standing coaching client, had arranged an internal workshop for three of his newest employees. Julian, and his wife Nancy, […]
Read MoreWho makes the decisions?
- Post By: Andrea O'mahony
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- Category: 01 Business Growth & Development, 06 Sales
Or, if we are trying to be more slightly more subtle, we ask: ‘who is the decision-maker?’ This often is a really dumb question to ask. Why? Because it rarely gets an honest answer! By asking a prospective client: “Are you […]
Read MoreSales – what will happen if you don’t get them?
- Post By: Andrea O'mahony
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- Category: 01 Business Growth & Development, 06 Sales
Not many successful sales professionals admit they have never heard of the term ‘Business Case’, or for that matter what it is and what purpose the business case serves! But, Jim, one of my long standing private coaching clients, admitted to […]
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