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Andy Preston – Cold Calling Expert, Sales Trainer and Speaker.

Welcome!  This site is dedicated to helping YOU to increase your sales.  Have a look at the free articles, tips and videos on how to sell more, more often!

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Andy

The Holiday Is Over – Get Back To (Sales) Work!

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by Andy Preston on August 25, 2010

In this article, leading Sales Expert Andy Preston explains what actions you need to take, now that the summer holidays are over, in order to get your sales figures back ‘on track’……. //

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How To Deal With The ‘Summer Holiday’ Objection….

by Andy Preston on July 27, 2010

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In this article, leading Sales Expert Andy Preston explains why so many people get the ‘call me back after the summer holiday’ objection…..only to find that after the break, they can’t get hold of the person ever again!….. It’s always interesting as we head into the summer holiday period, how many people fall for the [...]

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Sales Lessons From England’s Dismal Failure At The World Cup

England Mistakes You Don't Want to Replicate in sales

by Andy Preston on July 8, 2010

In this article, leading Sales Expert Andy Preston explains what sales lessons we can learn from England’s dismal failure at the World Cup….and how you can ensure you and your team perform far better!…. Well.  I don’t know about you, but I found England’s dismal performance at the World Cup embarrassing.  The debate about what [...]

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Send Me A Proposal – 7 Things You MUST Do First!

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by Andy Preston on June 27, 2010

In this article, leading Sales Expert Andy Preston explains 7 things you need to consider finding out, before sending your proposal or quote to the prospect…. I’m often astounded when someone says ‘send me a proposal’ or ‘can I have a price on that’ to a salesperson, they go away and work on a proposal [...]

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7 Common Cold Calling Mistakes – Are You Or Your Team Making Any Of These?

by Andy Preston on May 26, 2010

Whenever I’m working with salespeople and business owners to help them generate better results from their cold calling, I start by looking at their current performance, so we can easily see where quick improvements can be made. Here are 7 common mistakes they are usually making – have a look at them, and see how [...]

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How NOT To Pitch – ‘Real-Life’ Mistakes Agencies Make When Pitching….

April 29, 2010

In this article, leading Sales Expert Andy Preston explains the real-life mistakes agencies make when pitching……that often cost them valuable business……

It’s always interesting when I’m talking to agencies about selling. Whether they’re specialists in Design, Branding, PR, Marketing, or Digital and Social Media, not many people in those organisations would consider themselves ‘professional salespeople’.

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Digital Selling – Are You Ahead (Or Behind) Your Competition?

April 2, 2010

In this article, leading Sales Expert Andy Preston explains how ‘digital selling’ is impacting the way sales is evolving, and whether you’re ahead or behind your competitors in this area…… ‘Digital Selling’ is changing the way sales and prospecting is done. That doesn’t mean that older, more traditional methods no longer work, more that there [...]

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Telecoms Sales Training – How To Make More Appointments From Cold Calls

February 28, 2010

In this article, leading Telecoms Sales Expert Andy Preston explains what steps you and your team need to take…..right now…to get more appointments from your cold calling….. You know, it’s always interesting to read articles on cold calling….from people that don’t have a clue what they’re talking about! A client sent me a few articles [...]

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Sales Basics versus Sales Fundamentals…..

February 25, 2010

This article was inspired by a piece of feedback I got at an event recently.

It reminded how important it is that we distinguish between ‘basics’ and ‘fundamentals’.

Make sure you’re not falling for this simple mistake, or it could be having an impact on your sales figures….

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Selling At Exhibitions: Stupid Mistakes Salespeople Make….

February 11, 2010

In this article, leading Sales Expert Andy Preston explains the stupid mistakes salespeople make at exhibitions….and what you need to do to make sure you don’t make the same errors…..

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