Category Archive For "develop skills"
Big Gift Under The Tree…
Learn to use the spirit of Christmas and gift giving as a closing tool to help you deliver more units this month. Put a new car, truck or whatever you sell on the showroom floor with a big red bow on it, and start talking about “Christmas presents”… NOW! People love giving presents, especially to …
Ended his first year at $100K!
“I doubled my previous income & made $100K my 1st year in the car business.” “I was new to the car business and started at Glenbrook Hyundai. They started my training using your JVTN® online my very first day, and I have continually been training and growing. Your 8 steps are the key! I love …
How can I average a delivery a day?
Whether it takes a few months, the rest of ‘25, or all of ‘26, set a goal to average a delivery a day. “Joe, that’s just unrealistic, too!” Here again, I agree – because if all you do is keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll just keep getting what you’re getting, or less. Until you …
Build Your Customer Base
I know that becoming productive all day is a huge change from just waiting for the next call, or the next customer on the lot. But if you’re with customers 3 or 4 hours a day and sell a dozen cars, if you fill in the other 3 or 4 hours, you can sell another …
Can you make $1 million selling cars?
Heck yeah – I know a ton of people who’ve made over a million bucks selling cars and you will, too, if you sell cars long enough. The real question should be: “How long will it take me to earn $1,000,000 selling cars?” That answer is easy, because it’s just a math problem based on …
$36,000 Annual Raise!
“I just gave myself a $36,000 raise every year with JVTN®!” “After 4 years of selling cars and averaging 12 a month, once we started your online training on the Joe Verde Training Network®, I’m finally figuring it out. We hold group training 2x every week, and our homework is always to take each sales …
How to get ‘lucky’ more often in sales
Gary Player (old golf pro) was playing in a tournament. On the 13th hole, his ball landed in the sand. As the spectators watched, he hit it out of the sand and it rolled across the green and into the cup. After the shot, a guy yelled out, “You sure got lucky on that one!” …
Overcoming Objections Is Part Of Closing The Sale
If you do everything right, when you close, they’re relieved. Having said that, most people are afraid of making a bad decision, so they toss a ‘No’, or ‘Not sure’, ‘Need to think it over / Talk about it / Sleep on it / Thought we’d get more for our car / Payments are higher …
If you were in a play, would you practice your lines?
Sure. You wouldn’t want to embarrass yourself in front of strangers. The next person on your lot is more important than a stranger at a play, and in 2 hours you can earn $300-$500+ if you practice what you’re supposed to be saying and doing during those 2 hours. If you’re on JVTN®, there are …
Your Most Important Skill
When you talk about the skills you need to grow in sales, whether you’re selling an average number of units right now (8-10) or selling 20; doubling your sales is right around the corner. And mastering questions can take you from 10 to 20 within 2 or 3 months. Questioning Skills You can love selling, …
Great way to start off the year!
“I sold 20 last month and made $13,000!!!” “I’ve watched other online sales training, but nothing was close to taking the Joe Verde online training. Joe’s training is a simple, easy to follow, step by step, very thorough process – that works! His techniques on how to build more rapport with customers and spend the …
Slowwwww Down
Stop just scanning what I cover in this blog. Read articles again and take notes on how you can improve. Remember the 20/60/20 rule! From what I’m seeing in 2025, the top 20% are more focused than ever to develop more skills and…they will eat your lunch & your paycheck, too, month after month if …
How Are Sales Across The Country?
A great question… I just attended the National Auto Dealers Association (NADA) convention in January. It was my 38th with a booth and for 38 years, the answers are the same… Half think it’ll be a great year, the rest are waiting for the sky to fall. Back in 2020 and 2021, COVID killed so …
Climbing a mountain or riding a roller coaster?
Are you climbing the mountain or riding the ‘up & down’ roller coaster in sales? One of the most common questions, and one of the most common “Yeah buts” I get – are about growth. “I try, and always end up the same each year.” The biggest problem is that salespeople confuse ‘trying to grow’ …
How To Lose 3 Sales At A Time
I was having my BMW serviced for the first time, and while I waited, started talking to another customer. I assumed he’d bought there, and asked him about service. He said service was great. When I asked if he bought his car there, he said – “No, the price was higher than I thought it …
Focus On Value, Not On Price
Facts: We know 8 out of 10 people on your lot came to buy. We also know 50% will buy on the spot, when you do your job. To deliver 50%, it’s easy, just… A. Follow all of my 8 steps to the sale. B. Give both drivers a targeted demo & presentation on the …
Last Chance To Make It Up…
In sales, months are a race, but record years and continuous growth are a marathon. Just 4 things control your income and continued success in sales. We call them S H A C. I include testimonials from salespeople to help others realize they can learn more and sell more. Once a salesperson learns more, “I …
Develop Skills to Avoid 2 Sales Killers
My biggest challenges with developing my skills started with taking everything I learned about selling pots and pans, real estate, insurance, etc., and reworking that into the specific words & phrases I’d need to use selling cars. Then came processes. Selling pots and pans or insurance going door to door, isn’t the same process you’d …
