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Jul 6, 2022 12:00am

By Jody Seivert

Under #SellItOrScheduleIt, Mindset, #JodySays, Build Habits, Coaching, selling, Opportunities, Achieve, Interactions, #closeratio, showroom, sales, relationships & communication

2 min read

What does slow mean?

When salespeople tell me that ‘it’s slow’…I have to take a breath and get to neutral so that I don’t react. 😀 Why is that?

Because most salespeople who complain about traffic aren’t using the actual data as their complaint. They might be using one day of traffic against the same day a week earlier or another anecdotal comparison that is not based in fact. And even if it IS factual, now what?

My standard response to “It’s slow…” is something like, “I get that you have some concerns about the tr…

Jul 6, 2022 12:00am

By Jody Seivert

Under #SellItOrScheduleIt, Mindset, #JodySays, Build Habits, Coaching, selling, Opportunities, Achieve, Interactions, #closeratio, showroom, sales, relationships & communication

2 min read

Jun 28, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Resistance, #SellItOrScheduleIt, #JodySays, Build Habits, Actions, Action plan, Achieve, Sales Coaches, selling, Interactions, Opportunities, Retail, Coaching, #closeratio, Results, communication & sales

1 min read

It’s not my job….Resist being resistant

In the showroom world, it’s understandable that sales associates will rely on incoming traffic for their business. After all, if they wanted to do outreach, they would be outside salespeople, right?!
Maybe.

Whether inside or outside, the role of a salesperson is to generate sales for the showroom and for themselves. The more flexible and innovative the salesperson is with HOW that achievement is executed, the more consistently their goal will be achieved. This is because they are not tethered t…

Jun 28, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Resistance, #SellItOrScheduleIt, #JodySays, Build Habits, Actions, Action plan, Achieve, Sales Coaches, selling, Interactions, Opportunities, Retail, Coaching, #closeratio, Results, communication & sales

1 min read

May 17, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Qualifying Questions, selling, Action plan, Coaching, Interactions, Achieve, sales, challenges, #closeratio, Build Habits, #SellItOrScheduleIt, strategy, Organization & Appointments

2 min read

Process for Selling Intangibles

Selling intangible outcomes like appointments is different from selling tangible outcomes, like sofas or chairs. Selling an intangible requires a process of introducing the concept when you first realize that it will be the intended outcome of the sales interaction. This is because it is CLEAR that the customer cannot buy today – based on the answers to your questions that were intended to determine that (not your assumptions).

At that point, introduce the concept: “Since we can only accompl…

May 17, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Qualifying Questions, selling, Action plan, Coaching, Interactions, Achieve, sales, challenges, #closeratio, Build Habits, #SellItOrScheduleIt, strategy, Organization & Appointments

2 min read

Apr 12, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Furnishings, #closeratio, Opportunities, Retail, Achieve, showroom, Results, Coaching, sales, challenges & Designers

2 min read

High Point Furniture Market

In the spirit of Spring and the transition and blossoming nature of the season, High Point Market was a welcome respite from the isolation of the pandemic.

It ‘felt’ well attended, both in the buildings and on the streets, and had an old and new quality to it.

Old in the sense of seeing lots of people I have missed in the last couple of years, and the chance to sit and talk about how they and their business have changed.

Old and new in revisiting shared experiences (I got a lot of “You once t…

Apr 12, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Furnishings, #closeratio, Opportunities, Retail, Achieve, showroom, Results, Coaching, sales, challenges & Designers

2 min read

Mar 29, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under solutions, Actions, Closing, Coaching, #SellItOrScheduleIt, Action plan, Sales Coaches, Sales Managers, selling, Process, Problems, priorities, Interactions, Opportunities, Achieve, communication & Customer Satisfaction

1 min read

Equals (Product) Solution

If you are still reading this series, you have come to the summary of addition: Problem plus Priorities plus Process equals Solution.

The product solution that you create by asking questions in these three areas and combining the answers will produce a solution that will compel the customer to take action…now.

Presenting a solution that captures the essence of what matters most to the customer standing in front of you requires focus, attention, patience, and persistence. And the satisfacti…

Mar 29, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under solutions, Actions, Closing, Coaching, #SellItOrScheduleIt, Action plan, Sales Coaches, Sales Managers, selling, Process, Problems, priorities, Interactions, Opportunities, Achieve, communication & Customer Satisfaction

1 min read

Mar 15, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Sales Coaches, Sales Managers, selling, Interactions, Results, Retail, sales, showroom, solutions, communication, challenges, Systems, Opportunities, Creating Urgency, strategy, Achieve, Excellence & priorities

2 min read

Priorities…plus….

As we did in the first blog of this series (Problems….), we will focus on one element. One element that when added to the others creates something magical.

Priorities are those things that matter most. And there aren’t a lot of them, which is what makes them priorities.

When working with a designer or with a retail customer, ask what the priorities of the project/product are…and limit them to THREE.

Ask: “What are the three most important elements to you?” Then listen and take no…

Mar 15, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Sales Coaches, Sales Managers, selling, Interactions, Results, Retail, sales, showroom, solutions, communication, challenges, Systems, Opportunities, Creating Urgency, strategy, Achieve, Excellence & priorities

2 min read

Feb 28, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Reflection, Action plan, Build Habits, Coaching, Achieve, Opportunities, Change, Actions, onething, Resistance & Mindset

2 min read

Recognizing Resistance

Resistance is one of those things that is so easy to see in others but nearly impossible to see in ourselves. Some of that comes from the oft-believed notion that we are ‘open to new things’. How many people read Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson and saw themselves as Haw, the mouse who was willing to try a different way that would produce a better outcome?

Every day, EVERY day, I ‘invent the possibility’ of being willing and open. And I do that every day because it sets my thinking to …

Feb 28, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Reflection, Action plan, Build Habits, Coaching, Achieve, Opportunities, Change, Actions, onething, Resistance & Mindset

2 min read

Feb 21, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Consistancy, Build Habits, Coaching, selling, Commitment, Retail, Results, Achieve, Actions, Goals, consistency & Process

1 min read

Conscious Consistency

Conscious Consistency. I love the way this sounds. It came up in a coaching call (as so many things do!) and I had to write it down.

Conscious. Consistency. Two related but separate qualities that contribute to making new habits. Cool, huh?

Conscious. Present. Mindful. In the moment. Paying attention. Being focused on the action now. Noticing my thinking and how it impacts my actions.

Consistency. Repeating things that work. And again. Noticing how the action starts to become second na…

Feb 21, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Consistancy, Build Habits, Coaching, selling, Commitment, Retail, Results, Achieve, Actions, Goals, consistency & Process

1 min read

Feb 15, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Change, Goals, Build Habits, Results, Reflection, Inspiration, Coaching, Action plan, Sales Coaches & Achieve

1 min read

Something Bigger

Small changes are easier to make when there is a bigger outcome in mind… one that is sparkly and burning and so much better than the current reality.

If the outcome isn’t big enough, the effort isn’t worth it, is it? Does losing 3 pounds really inspire as much as losing 10? Or WHAT will losing 10 pounds bring to your life (lower blood pressure, knees that are less cranky, pants that aren’t as tight...or the jeans that look fabulous at that magic number) that really matters to you? The goal …

Feb 15, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Change, Goals, Build Habits, Results, Reflection, Inspiration, Coaching, Action plan, Sales Coaches & Achieve

1 min read

Feb 8, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Build Habits, Coaching, Goals, sales, Sales Coaches, Retail, Action plan, Achieve, Results, #JodySays & Systems

1 min read

Me, too…

Habits take time and attention to develop. If you haven’t read The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, put it on your list for 2022. It identifies the elements necessary for creating and keeping new habits.

I think I explore and train others and write blogs because I need to hear the message as much as I need to share it. For me, it helps to combine a new action with a reliable one to build a new habit…. like taking vitamins at night when I put the coffee together for the next day. I can’t do …

Feb 8, 2022 12:00pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Build Habits, Coaching, Goals, sales, Sales Coaches, Retail, Action plan, Achieve, Results, #JodySays & Systems

1 min read

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Achieve

What does slow mean?

It’s not my job….Resist being resistant

Process for Selling Intangibles

High Point Furniture Market

Equals (Product) Solution

Priorities…plus….

Recognizing Resistance

Conscious Consistency

Something Bigger

Me, too…

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