The Business of Growth / 17 lessons

Conversion and selling

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C04 / Conversion and selling

What are sales hard skills, and how can you practise them?

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Telling someone to 'get better at sales' isn't useful coaching. Show them the task: qualify an enquiry, scope a quote, manage a pipeline or explain a price. Then practise it against a real business.

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C05 / Conversion and selling

Golden rules of selling: principles rather than magic lists

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There isn't a magic list of seven golden rules that will make your team sell. Good selling starts with understanding the customer, being clear about the offer and doing what you say. A list is only.

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C06 / Conversion and selling

SPIN selling: a practical, attributed questioning lesson

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SPIN gives you four types of questions: Situation, Problem, Implication and Need-payoff. Used well, it helps you understand why a customer needs to act. Used badly, it becomes an interrogation with a.

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C08 / Conversion and selling

Staying motivated in sales without rewarding empty activity

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A tough sales month doesn't automatically call for a motivational speech. Check whether the team has suitable prospects, realistic targets and the tools to do the job. Motivation improves when people can.

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C11 / Conversion and selling

The three Cs in sales: which framework are you using?

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There are several versions of the three Cs in sales. That's fine, provided everyone knows which one you're teaching and what each C means in a real conversation. A clever acronym isn't a substitute for a.

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C14 / Conversion and selling

What does the 3-3-3 sales rule mean?

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The 3-3-3 sales rule doesn't have one accepted definition. Some versions focus on a short opening and repeated contact. Treat it as a prompt to communicate clearly, not permission to keep chasing someone.

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C15 / Conversion and selling

What does the 2-2-2 sales rule mean?

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The customer said they'd decide in three weeks. Your automated follow-up starts chasing them tomorrow. That's not persistence, it's poor listening. The 2-2-2 rule is only useful if the timing respects.

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C16 / Conversion and selling

The 70/30 sales rule: definition, uses and limits

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A 70/30 listening rule can be a useful reminder to stop dominating sales meetings. But listening isn't measured by how long you stay quiet. It's measured by whether you understand the problem and respond.

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C17 / Conversion and selling

The 80/20 rule in sales: customer value, effort and fit

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Your biggest customer might not be your best customer. The 80/20 rule can show where revenue is concentrated, but you need to look at margin, payment time and service effort before deciding where to.

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Work out where your business is getting stuck

The free Growth Diagnostic asks ten questions across acquisition, conversion, relationships, delivery and commercial control. It gives you an area to investigate and three things you can do next.

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