Sales Truths: It’s Better To Try And Lose Than Not To Try At All

Keys To Selling

TRUTH #4

WHY IT’S TRUE: Salespeople face challenges every day such as closing a high ticket item, trying for add-on sales, or calling customers to inform them of something special. We all know people who have been successful in each of these areas because they tried. 

PLAN OF ACTION: Pick up the telephone and call your customers to remind them of their anniversary or share some new item you know they will like. Afraid to be perceived as a telemarketer? Well don’t be, because a telemarketer makes random calls from a computer generated list. You are calling someone who knows and trusts you. The department store cosmetician calls to tell you about a new lipstick. And what do you say? “Thank you very much for thinking about me.” Your customers will likewise thank you for thinking about them