This is what I tracked when I sold cars. Number of people I helped. Number of people I test drove. Number of people I wrote up. Number of people I sold. Keep in mind, as a sales person at the dealership, we didn’t have to worry about marketing. That was covered by the franchise and … Read more
Someone on Quora asked: What are some good ways to transition from a sales role to a marketing role? I have 2 years of experience in sales and one in vertical market development. (3+ years total with Fortune 500 companies) Lead gen is of interest. This was my response: This is exactly what I did. … Read more
Repetition is the mother of all skill. B. Belief. E. Enthusiasm. A. Action. R. Results. First, you need to believe in yourself or your product. Then you need to get excited about it, or display enthusiasm. Then you need to take action. For one out of every few people you speak with, you will get … Read more
During Cyber Monday, my friend decided to run a promotion. He sells business cards. He was excited. He had a lot of traffic–people were buying nonstop. At the end of the day, he calculated a total of $1,400 in sales. He was quite ecstatic. Then, the next day arrived. He started to calculate out how … Read more
Back in 2005-2007, I used to sell vehicles. I was the #2 top selling sales person at both of the stores of where I worked. When I was working at a high volume dealership, I was averaging about 23 vehicle sales a month. I felt that I could provide the insight necessary on what consumers … Read more
The Blueprint for increasing sales, from first hand experience in a high ticket item market. What is the best way to sell fifteen cars a month? How to sell 15 cars a month? Back in 2006, I used to sell 23 a month. I can help. Maybe. Who knows. What I would suggest? Know your client. Their … Read more
Every day, for the last 10 years of my life, I had to do something I hated, to survive. I had to talk to people. I had jobs in sales, customer support, management, etc. All these jobs required for me to do something I strongly despised. Talking. Not only did I have to just talk, … Read more