Author Archive | Mike Cooper

Venues for Effective Networking

Venues for Effective Networking   Coffee networking ~ Meet a stranger for coffee and leave with a new friend. Or invite a prospect to coffee and then for a follow up, invite a prospect for him or her Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours ~ There is one every second Tuesday. Remember it’s easy to […]

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30 Second Elevator Speech Template

Elevator Speech Info Your name What you do How long in business Description of your product or services Your ideal client Two U.S.P.’s ~ your competitive edge (USP Unique Selling Proposition) Restate name and say your Branding Statement Example: Sales Kitchen ~ Elevator Speech Mike Cooper | Sales Kitchen | Certified Sales Advisors We cook […]

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Top 10 Reasons to Hire a Sales Coach

1 Goals ~ SMART Goals:  You are able to set challenging goals, get buy-in, make plans and follow those plans to achieve your goals. You’ll accomplish goals, and tasks, and projects much more quickly. 2 A coach helps you identify and eliminate unproductive time drains, like burying yourself in administrative tasks, making dreaded cold calls […]

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6.5 Tips for a Great Sales Meeting:

A great sales meeting is educational, entertaining and informative. We are talking about the weekly or bi-monthly meetings to discuss sales results and action steps; not the long drawn out national sales meeting. 1. Agenda Publish an agenda a couple days before the meeting. Request each participant to forward any problems or issues they are […]

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