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“How do I help my salespeople handle price shoppers?” Almost all of my “Ask Joe” emails lately are about how to handle price and the price shoppers that are out there these days. Handling price is always a common question and in today’s market, learning to deal with price is more important than ever. Remind …
Joe Verde To Debut New Automotive Sales Book At NADA
“Earn Over $100,000 Selling Cars – Every Year” Orange County, CA. – January 24, 2011 – Joe Verde will debut his new book for automotive salespeople, Earn Over $100,000 Selling Cars – Every Year, at the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) convention and expo in San Francisco, Feb. 5-7. Attendees can pick up a free …
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“How can I make up for the sales I missed earlier this month?” I’m surprised so many people actually believe they can “make up” lost sales or lost activities today, just by doing a better job tomorrow. In a race, you can’t make up the time you lost on the last lap during the next …
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“As a manager, can I be friends with my salespeople?” Being friendly is different than being friends, and this is one of the toughest decisions you face. It helps to answer these questions: Were you hired to run the business as efficiently as possible, or build a group of people you love hanging out with? …
New Virtual Sales Training Course On Goal Setting From Joe Verde
Orange County, CA. – January 12, 2011 – Subscribers to JVTN®, Joe Verde’s virtual sales training network for the automotive industry, now have access to a brand-new course for managers and salespeople on developing professional goal setting skills. The new online course, “How Goal Setting Can Help Increase Your Sales & Income” is part of …
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“I work at a great dealership, we take care of our customers and have great CSI. My question is – why do I feel guilty if I make even a dollar when I sell a family member or friend a vehicle?” Short Story … When I first started selling cars, an older woman came on …
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“How do I make my salespeople ‘want’ to work?” Sales management is the art of getting your salespeople to do their job better, and getting them to want to do it successfully. The key word is successfully. You can make people come to work, you can make them talk to prospects, and make them follow-up, …
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“What do you do when they tell you that they only have a few minutes?” Have you ever heard this objection before? Sure, almost every day you’vesold cars. Most salespeople mess this up by challenging the objection and miss sales every day. It’s a shame, because this is a simple objection to handle. It’s a …
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“Question: We want our managers to talk to every customer before they leave without buying. When is the best time to get managers involved?” “Make sure you ‘touch the desk’ before they walk.” Isn’t this just saying: ‘Torch the deal completely, then see if a manager can rebuild it from the ashes’? Maybe 1 out …
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“At our 20 group last week we were talking about spiffs for salespeople. My question is – why should we have to pay our salespeople a spiff for doing a write up or for an appointment that shows up?” With dealers, when the talk eventually turns to pay, which it always does in almost every …
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“What do I need to cover in our daily sales training and which of our salespeople should be required to attend?” Some answers are easy… Cover everything and require everyone to attend, including every manager. Seriously! These are the four areas you want to focus on in all of your training and everyone needs the …
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“When it’s time to promote a salesperson, what should we consider?” Most people consider all the wrong things about hiring or promoting someone to management: Can they work the desk? Can they appraise a trade? Can they manage the inventory? – etc. There is no question, those are all important parts of the job. But …
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“Would You List A Few Ways I Can Get Some More Prospects?” Sure. Prospecting is a piece of cake. Too many salespeople think it’s such a tough job, but in real life – it’s easy. Prospecting for sales is easy, unlike the prospectors who came to California back in the old days to find gold. …
4 More Easy Sales
Want to make 4 more sales this month? If so, and if you’re willing to follow this simple plan, you can easily pick up an extra sale each week. Make a plan every day. That’s it – it’s just that easy to sell more. Before you go to bed, take the time to make a …
