Closing Sales & Handling Objections

Closing sales is so easy and so much fun – the only catch is that you have to learn and practice everything you’ll use, until you can use it all perfectly. As I was learning more, I studied all the time when I wasn’t with a customer, then I tried to apply it when I …

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Skipping the Demo…

About those good & bad habits! The more you do something, the stronger the habit will become. If you skip a demo today, it will be easier to skip one tomorrow. And most already have the habit and skip the demo 2 or 3 times every day. Problem: No Demo = No Sale People don’t …

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Went from $25K to $120K!

“I was earning $25,000, now I’m at $120,000!” “I went from working at a grocery store and going to college making $25K to $30K to making $120,000 my first full year in car sales.  When I got into the car business, I started out in the BDC, and transitioned to sales a year and a …

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Create Mental Ownership

One of the most important things you can do in sales is to plant those positive seeds of them using the vehicle and them behind the wheel. The catch: You can’t talk about them using the new car or truck or being behind the wheel unless you dig in (investigate) to learn more about who …

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Selling at the Pro Level

Selling at a professional level is… An 8 Step Process,Not A Casual ConversationWith A Closing Question. You won’t earn $100,000+ with a casual, “Hey – need any help?”, asking a few pre-qualifying questions and skipping steps along the way. Ask yourself these questions for a great example of the difference between the casual approach, versus …

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It’s about the Journey, not the Destination

A lot of people feel that when they make $50K or even $100K or get a new car or house, they’ve arrived. They should feel great, but there’s no such thing as standing still in anything. You have to continually improve your skills, your sales & income, your health and everything else that’s important to …

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Telling Isn’t Selling!

Ask The Right Questions… Questions always lead to answers. The problem is, most of us learn to ask the wrong questions, which gets us the wrong answers, which leads to low value and tough objections, especially on price. Learning the right questions to get the right answers is your key to success in sales. Good …

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“From $45,000 to $80,000 to $100,000!”

“I started selling cars 3 years ago in the middle of the pandemic, at a great dealership that believed in the value of great training – and if it wasn’t for your training, I would not have made it. From Day 1, I have trained daily on JVTN® learning your 8 Step Sales Process To …

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“No Be-Backs”

When I started selling cars, my managers kept saying ‘there’s no such thing as a be-back’ … so none of us did any follow up. Because I believed it, I spent 5 years doing almost zero follow up to get an unsold prospect back on the lot. And I spent zero time and effort trying …

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Being Skeptical…

Being skeptical is fine, especially since I keep talking about how easy it is to start selling more…Check out a recent testimonial… “I just wanted to say thanks!” “I was a bit of a skeptic when we started on JVTN® 2 months ago. I am just that way about new things. Since I started your …

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Good vs. Getting Better

80% of salespeople are average – and I know a lot of you who read this every month aren’t just average – you’re good, so congratulations. My question is, “Do you want to get even better?” In the last 3 months on my blog we’ve covered • Goal Setting • Asking Better Questions • Things …

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Topping $170,000

“$125K, $140K, and $170K with JVTN®!” “Joe – When we first got JVTN® and went through your How To Sell Cars online course, I followed your new Basics, because that’s what I was told to do. Then I began to see it work consistently, then I began to understand why it works consistently. Now it …

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Clear Goals = Fast Recovery

To get through this ‘stuff’ the most critical activity now is to have clear goals and plans to get you back on top. A positive statement: “I’m going to get through this” isn’t a goal, just a statement with nothing to back it up. Unrealistic goals like, “I’m going to work hard and make 10 …

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How bad is business now?

How bad is business for most dealerships? There is no general answer to that right now. Seems like most of the US and Canada were in a lockdown and most dealerships couldn’t open for sales, and many may be slowly reopening over the next month. During this time, I’d hope that most of those were …

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Making $100,000 and Going Strong…

“I earn over $100,000 and train on JVTN® almost every day.” “I’ve been in the car business for 30 years and I have had access to JVTN® (Joe Verde online training) for the last 7 years at my dealership. Joe’s training and constant training on JVTN® is a religion at our dealership because no matter …

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Your Daily Dozen Checklist

You’ve set your goals, now follow these rules of selling and success and watch your sales and income skyrocket! Download my ‘Go To Work To Work’ audio at JoeVerde.com/GTWTW or check out audios inside JVTN® – and then you can get to work… 1. Leave any problems at the curb. Stuff happens, to everyone, but …

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Getting A $1,000 Raise

“I’ve already given myself a $1,000 raise.” “I have been in the car business for 4 months. My first month was a training month for me. But after that, I hit the ground running. My first month I sold 8, then 13 and last month 11 and I’ve been top salesperson the last 3 months …

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