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Just a short update in reference to the account I was speaking about. The IG came back with many additional questions today, asking if the cost per page could be lowered, the annual cost of the maintenance agreement, and the price of the system. I stated NO on all accounts. We had started with a 25ppm color A3 device and then moved to an A4 color device. They were not even happy with that price. In addition when they received all of the no's they asked about pre-owned or used. I then stated,...

Looking forward to the new series Art. Your efforts are appreciated and rewarding.

I am looking forward to it too. Interested in the strategy of getting to the point where the prospect is ready to decide outside of their current vendor.

Thanks Art. Glad you enjoyed.

Good info

In a previous post, I referenced how copier reps can boost their close rate by branding themselves correctly on LinkedIn. Inside Hubspot's State of Inbound 2015 , Salespeople cite prospecting as their #1 challenge when ranking the most difficult parts of the sales process. We must make prospecting for NET NEW business a priority. This is the fuel to keep sales funnels consistent. Think about this quote for a minute and let it sink in... "Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so...

This is part #4 of #10 for the series of "10 Ways to Close Net New Business", this one is a freebie!  woohoo!!   Today was one of those days that were just non stop.  The existing plan was to follow up with existing accounts to move the...

Whether it's the golden fleece, the golden egg, or the coveted Jersey Italian hot dog,  we're all looking for a way hit our net new business quota.  For me, it's been a bit of a rough patch lately, even though I've got top business...

One awesome thing that I've learned over the years is that almost every business is a potential suspect.  I used the word "almost" because there are not as many suspects as there were years ago.  Going back 30 years or so, it was a...

Ah, net new business has been a hot topic with me in recent days.   Adding net new customers at the rate of three per month can add up quickly. Thirty six net new accounts per year can per a tremendous upside when the renewals come due, in...

We all remember FAB right?    For those of you that don't the what the acronym stands for.   It's Feature, Advantage and Benefit.    Back in the eighties and nineties I can remember making a bullet list of all of the...

In the next three months, we'll be posting a series of blogs dedicated to garner closing net new business.    Since, I'm not in the business of sharing all of my secrets for FREE, the series of 31 Ways to Close Net New Business will be...

Everything that comes around goes around, and what is old becomes new.    It's very rare that there is something new when it comes to selling. Sales is still about building rapport, relationship building, finding pain,...

Socialize Yourself with Linkedin   All of these points below will establish yourself as a person who is knowledgeable with the industry that you work in.  Thus over time you will be considered by your customers and prospects as the resident...

Johns tells us about his favorite Ricoh print device along with chatting about net new business

It's late, just about 11PM here on the East Coast and I'm watching/listening to the Nationals & Cubs do or die game. Let's Go Cubs! Not that I'm a Cub fan, but more of a hater for the Nationals. I guess that's what happens when you're a lowly NY Mets fan. K, so I have no idea where I got this next hack from. I do know that it was not one of my ideas. Thinking that I may have read about doing this from some sales book that I read many moons ago. Decision Makers They come with many...

All of these points on our list of  31 Ways to Garner Net New Businesswill establish yourself as a person who is knowledgeable with the industry that you work in.  Thus over time you will be considered by your customers and prospects as...