Andy Preston | Cold Calling Expert, Sales Trainer & Speaker

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

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Dealing With ‘Christmas’ Objections……

November 20, 2009

In this article, leading Sales Expert Andy Preston explains why so many business owners and salespeople get the ‘call me back after Christmas’ objections…..only to find in January that they can’t get hold of the person ever again!…..

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Why People Don’t Buy From You……

October 29, 2009

There are many reasons why people don’t buy, but in this article Andy talks about three of the most common ones that if you can put right, you can maximise your sales opportunities going forwards….

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Your Business Card Is …..

October 18, 2009

This one is for all you ‘networkers’ who are always talking about what you ’should’ and ’shouldn’t’ have on your business card…..there are also a few ‘reality’ tips below from me!

Please don’t watch the video if you’re easily offended – thanks to a printing client for sending me this….

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Sales Lessons From An Art Fair…..

September 21, 2009

Andy visits an art fair……and talks about sales lessons you can from it….

In this article, leading Sales Expert Andy Preston explains what sales lessons we all can learn from an art fair……..and what we can do differently to dramatically improve our sales results…..

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Why Buyers Lie To You…(And What They Really Mean!)

August 28, 2009

In this article, leading Sales Expert Andy Preston explains why buyers lie to salespeople…..and what they really mean when they say those things to you…….

I’m often amazed how many salespeople and business owners are surprised when, after we’ve de-briefed their sales meeting or phone call, they realise the ‘buyer’ or decision maker they were talking to has lied to them……

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5 Mistakes Most Sales Managers Make With Their Team Meetings….

August 10, 2009

In this article, leading Sales Expert Andy Preston explains the mistakes most Sales Managers make when running meetings for their sales team! Instead of being a motivational, uplifting boost to your team, most sales team meetings are boring, too product and information driven and insanely dull affairs for most salespeople. Read this article to help you avoid the common mistakes most Sales Managers make, and get your meetings back on track!….

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Why You’re Not Converting Your Sales Leads Into Customers…

July 29, 2009

In this article, leading Sales Expert Andy Preston explains why you’re not currently converting enough enquiries into customers…..and what you can do about it to get the results you deserve……..

One of the things I’m noticing at the moment is that in a lot of cases salespeople and business owners are seeing the number of sales enquiries they normally receive has dropped over the last few months. Businesses that have been used to higher levels of sales enquiries in the past are now realising that the drop in sales enquiries is having a similar affect on their turnover and profits…….

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Do You Need A Little Inspiration?….

July 10, 2009

Every now and then everyone needs a little inspiration, don’t you agree?

As salespeople (or business owners who have to sell) it’s important that we keep our motivation levels as high as possible – particularly in the current climate, where we could be finding things tougher than usual, and getting more rejection and objections than previously………

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Selling By Email – 5 Mistakes Most Salespeople Make….

June 27, 2009

In this article, leading Sales Expert Andy Preston explains why most people struggle with ’selling by email’ – they don’t understand it, they don’t know when to use it (and when not to) and they don’t know how to use it for best results.

After reading this article you’ll be able to utilise email to add value to your sales efforts – instead of hampering them – and get your sales figures back where they belong!……..

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