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Tag: To Sell is Human

  • Are you in AWE of EXTRAVERTS?This will change your opinion..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book To Sell is Human

    Extraverts, in other words, often stumble over themselves. They can talk too much and listen too little, which dulls their understanding of others’ perspectives. They can fail to strike the proper balance between asserting and holding back, which can be read as pushy and drive people away.”

  • Are you STRUGGLING with your LISTENING SKILLS?Time to reflect on this piece of WISDOM ..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book To Sell is Human

    Nineteen centuries ago, the Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus said, “Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.”

  • As a SALESPERSON are you finding it really HARD to UPSELL?This is the advice you are looking for..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book To Sell is Human

    Anytime you’re tempted to upsell someone else, stop what you’re doing and upserve instead.”

  • Have you heard of this MASTERCLASS on CUSTOMER FOCUS yet?

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book To Sell is Human

    Jeff Bezos includes one more chair that remains empty. It’s there to remind those assembled who’s really the most important person in the room: the customer.”

  • Are you trying to IMPROVE as a SALESPERSON?Think of yourself as a THEATRE ARTIST ..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink

    Sales and theater have much in common. Both take guts. Salespeople pick up the phone and call strangers; actors walk onto the stage in front of them. Both invite rejection—for salespeople, slammed doors, ignored calls, and a pile of nos; for actors, a failed audition, an unresponsive audience, a scathing review. And both have evolved along comparable trajectories.”

  • Are you trying to EMULATE an EXTRAVERT?These are the pitfalls..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink

    Extraverts, in other words, often stumble over themselves. They can talk too much and listen too little, which dulls their understanding of others’ perspectives. They can fail to strike the proper balance between asserting and holding back, which can be read as pushy and drive people away.”

  • Are you STRUGGLING with your SALES PITCH?This would provide direction..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink

    The purpose of a pitch isn’t necessarily to move others immediately to adopt your idea. The purpose is to offer something so compelling that it begins a conversation, brings the other person in as a participant, and eventually arrives at an outcome that appeals to both of you.”

  • Do you TEACH in a RENOWNED SCHOOL?Is your education system making this same MISTAKE?

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink

    In the new world of sales, being able to ask the right questions is more valuable than producing the right answers. Unfortunately, our schools often have the opposite emphasis. They teach us how to answer, but not how to ask.”

  • Do you think EXTROVERTS make GREAT SALESPEOPLE?Think again..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book To Sell is Human

    Extraverts, in other words, often stumble over themselves. They can talk too much and listen too little, which dulls their understanding of others’ perspectives. They can fail to strike the proper balance between asserting and holding back, which can be read as pushy and drive people away.”

  • Are you into SELLING and STRUGGLING to find the RIGHT PITCH?Read this..

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book To Sell is Human

    The purpose of a pitch isn’t necessarily to move others immediately to adopt your idea. The purpose is to offer something so compelling that it begins a conversation, brings the other person in as a participant, and eventually arrives at an outcome that appeals to both of you.”