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Having sold and coached salespeople for many years, Ive identified some reasons why this is happening as well as solutions. 1. No clear targetWhen you believe that everyone is a potential client you dilute the pool and your process. Everyone is not a potential client because many people dont need or want what you have to sell. Still others arent in a position to buy what you have to sell. Moreover, when you try to sell to everyone, your message gets lost and no one hears it.Lastly, it is impossible to identify what is working and what isnt in regards to your marketing efforts.Solution: pick a target market and focus on the messaging to them. What do they need? How do they receive information? 2. No clear processHeres what happens. You start to prospect and make appointments. You are going on those appointments and preparing proposals. You either get so busy with this that you drop your prospecting, or you think you should stop prospecting. After all, if you win these sales you wont be able to handle more; better not prospect until youve gotten these sales under your belt. The problem? Until you have something, you dont have it! Banking on the potential wont put money in your account. Also, when you drop your prospecting you create gaps in your potential and a lot more work in the long run.Solution: develop a clearly defined and specific process for prospecting and selling. Everything from cold calling to following up should be included. When you have a consistent process you dont have to think about it. You can just do it!3. No clear measurementYou go, you do, you move along and you never stop to take a look at how its really going. This is really typical and unfortunate. We end up spending a lot of time doing things that are unproductive without realizing it. Solution: Make sure your process includes goal setting and reviewing. How many sales and how much revenue do you want to achieve? As you work your process keep an eye on how well you are reaching those goals. Make changes where you need to.These proactive, clear solutions will help you ensure productivity instead of mere activity. You will seize many more sales this way.
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