Hi, it’s Ben Lai from Sales Ethos. Today’s topic is telling the truth. The sales profession unfortunately has a very bad reputation for the behaviour of what’s probably a few unscrupulous individuals. One of the major sins of sales people is lying. Not telling the truth, omitting important information, painting things completely out of what […]
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Jan
Jan
Hi, it’s Ben Lai from Sales Ethos. Today I’m going to revisit one of my previous topics, which is the concept “always maintain initiative.” If anything, this is going to reinforce this concept in your own mind. You’ll never know, sometimes I might spin things a little bit differently than I explained last time. Always […]
06
Jan
Jan
Transcript: Hi, it’s Ben Lai from Sales Ethos. Today’s topic is listen, understand, then solve. Sales people have for too long been considered people who have the gift of the gab. In order to be effective in sales you have to talk well, and that is important, but it is certainly not the most important […]
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Dec
Dec
Hi, it’s Ben Lai from Sales Ethos. Today’s topic is “Be Valuable.” Value is the number one thing that we should be constantly thinking about in the profession of sales. There are many instances where we can constantly add value. I’m going to talk about three particular instances that may surprise you where we can […]
04
Dec
Dec
Hi, it’s Ben Lai from Sales Ethos. Today’s topic is sell with purpose. Purpose drives everything that we do. In order for us to tap into our purpose, I want to ask you three questions today that will help you to really get attached to why you are doing what you do. Sell With Purpose […]
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Nov
Nov
Hi, it’s Ben Lai from Sales Ethos. Today I’m going to continue on with the series The Many Hats that Sales Professionals Wear. Today’s topic is on being the consultant or the trusted advisor. This is considered to be the gold standard in modern selling. So how do we go about achieving this status and […]
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Nov
Nov
Hi, it’s Ben Lai from Sales Ethos. Today I’m continuing on the series The Many Hats that Professional Salespeople Wear. In this topic we are going to talk about the negotiator and the mediator. Sales professionals are negotiators. When it comes time to closing the sale, you need to be thoroughly prepared for what you’re […]
12
Nov
Nov
Hi, it’s Ben Lai from Sales Ethos. Today I’m going to continue on with the series of The Many Hats that Sales Professionals Wear. In this lesson we’re going to talk about how sales professionals are relationship managers. Some of you who are in key account management will already understand this quite well, but nevertheless, […]
06
Nov
Nov
Hi, it’s Ben Lai from Sales Ethos. Today I’m continuing on the series on The Many Hats that Sales Professionals Wear. Today’s hat is the project manager. Now as much as sales people hate this, we are actually responsible for making things happen once we actually close the sale. You can’t just handball it to […]
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Oct
Oct
Hi, it’s Ben Lai from Sales Ethos. Today I’m continuing on the series of The Many Hats that Sales Professionals Wear, and today’s hat is the leadership hat. Sales professionals are leaders. Leadership and persuasion influence and sales are all synonyms of each other. To be effective at sales, we need to put on a […]