APQ Sales Aptitude Assessment

Closing sales faster is an overriding goal for both executives and salespeople alike, especially in B2B businesses where deals can take months to come to fruition. The desire to speed things up can transform selling into a stressful, pressure-filled endeavor. How do you lessen this, while still closing sales faster? Fill up your lead pipeline … Ideas to Close Sales Faster Without Being Pushy

Although I find it easier to close deals in person, certain professionals have mastered the art of closing deals on the phone. Think stockbrokers and telemarketers. However, I would not look to these professions for general guidance in how to close a deal in the B2B world due to the high-pressure and perhaps questionable tactics … How to Close a Deal on the Phone

For many learning how to close a deal more effectively, whether closing is an art or a science is an understandable confusion. Some salespeople rely strictly on their processes and systems to bring buyers through the sales funnel, while others prefer to engage more organically with prospects and improvise as they go along. There is … Is Closing the Deal an Art or a Science?

In Chapter Three of my book, Close Deals Faster: The 15 Shortcuts of the Asher Sales Method, I talk about the importance of using “coaches” or “insiders.” In this post I will explain what these are, why they make a difference, and how to close a deal by leveraging the information they provide. What’s an … How to Close a Deal – A Little Spy Work to Close More Deals

While a great deal of B2B marketing has shifted online, sales remains very personal, as do the various techniques and tips for how to close a deal. Despite predictions, AI salespeople do not rule the roost. I would say, apart from face-to-face meetings, telephone sales are dominant. Selling via video conference has not taken off … Tips to Close a Deal Over the Phone

No matter your product or service, it’s not going to sell itself. At least not in enough volume to make your enterprise viable. The solution is to build a marketing team and salesforce capable of capturing business in an ever-expanding sphere. And a certain percentage of your salesforce needs to be very proficient in how … Trick to Hiring ONLY Salespeople Who Know How to Close a Deal

Ever see a successful sales person fly by the seat of their pants? They apparently don’t use techniques and skills to close sales, but somehow charm their way into getting orders.

My new book, Close Deals Faster: The 15 Shortcuts of the Asher Sales Method,covers many tips on salesmanship and speeding up the sales process. It does presuppose that the reader knows the basics of how to close a deal in the first place, however.

Every sales professional has had some mishaps in their career, especially when they first started out and weren’t sure how to close a sale. Perhaps no situation is worse than when you put in all the work, close it, and then unclose it. Here’s a story which was related to me. I have changed some … 2 Opposite Short Stories of Closing a Sale – Won One, Lost One

Those of you who know a little bit of my history know that I was a Naval Commander, in command of two fast-attack nuclear submarines including the USS Pollock. This experience, and my subsequent stint as a Programs Manager at the Pentagon, led me to develop a deep interest in the science of sales, as … Learn how to Close a Deal Faster from A Nuclear Submariner!