Sales strategy

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Never fail to ask for the sale

5:41PM | Tuesday, 7 May 2013 |  A common rookie mistake cost one of Old Taskmaster’s salespeople the opportunity to upsell on a customers’ order. Fortunately, following a simple piece of advice can boost the number of deals your business closes.

How do I set sales targets for my team?

5:08PM | Friday, 20 May 2011 |  Personal experience is a good place to start when you're thinking about setting sales targets.

I’m a bad public speaker. How can I successfully pitch for capital?

5:02PM | Tuesday, 17 May 2011 |  If you’re naturally shy, it might be worth finding a business partner who can sell your idea to investors.

Keep your marketing low cost but high impact

12:00AM | Wednesday, 19 December 2012 |  As a busy mumpreneur, finding the resources to market your business can be a struggle. Thankfully, there are five effective ways to promote your business without spending too much of your time or budget. BY AMANDA JESNOEWSKI.

Call up a former customer

9:17PM | Monday, 26 September 2011 |  Deep in the bunkers under Taskmaster Towers, a secret war room has been established. Sales generals and widget marketing wizards are busy plotting Operation Reconnect.

Buy some colourful clothing

7:00AM | Friday, 6 July 2012 |  If you want to be remembered in presentations or at a networking event, style up and add a dash of colour to your look.

Increase your accessibility

7:00AM | Thursday, 28 July 2011 |  Emails. Phone calls. Text messages. LinkedIn messages. When you are in business, there is a never-ending stream of communications coming your way. But being accessible to customers is crucial.

Give out some samples

6:00AM | Thursday, 7 June 2012 |  Struggling to get your sales pipeline full? Why not take a leaf out of the book of the restaurant trade and use one of the oldest tricks in the book – the free sample.

Singing Your Praises

5:19PM | Wednesday, 16 May 2012 |  A former colleague of mine managed to be an incredibly successful salesperson, yet he was never the best creative thinker or the most insightful strategist. Here’s how he did it. BY JASON ROSE.

Milk your best sales strategy dry

5:00AM | Tuesday, 8 May 2012 |  Spending precious time, money and resources on new sales methods isn’t a great idea unless you are 100% certain that you have milked your best sales strategy dry.
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