Dave Kahle Wisdom

Make it a Practice to Expand the Customer Relationship by Bringing Customers to Our Facility – Best Practice #31

Make it a Practice to Expand the Customer Relationship by Bringing Customers to Our Facility – Best Practice #31

by Dave Kahle Every now and then I encounter a salesperson who believes that it is to his advantage to have all the calls and requests from the customer go to him personally.  Picture a salesperson with his arms wide open, trying to encircle and control every...
Creating a Monthly Sales Plan – Best Practice #29

Creating a Monthly Sales Plan – Best Practice #29

by Dave Kahle         There are several very common temptations that routinely present themselves to the field salesperson.   One is to become too reactive.  When you succumb to this temptation, you eventually default to a...
Sets Annual, Specific, Measurable Goals for Sales Performance – Sales Best Practices #28

Sets Annual, Specific, Measurable Goals for Sales Performance – Sales Best Practices #28

by Dave Kahle The best salespeople are habitual goal-setters.  There’s a good reason for that.  When you set a goal, you survey the world of all possible things that you could possibly do, and decide which of those things are the most important. You then turn that...
Competing with Other Suppliers who have a Lower Price

Competing with Other Suppliers who have a Lower Price

by Dave Kahle Q.  How do you make in-roads with a prospect who is happy with another supplier, who is providing a similar product at a lower price?  Product is lower quality, but perceived as the same.  ...
The best sales people have a system for selling any product or service – Best Practice # 22

The best sales people have a system for selling any product or service – Best Practice # 22

by Dave Kahle A best practice for salespeople by Dave Kahle Best Practice # 22:  Has a system for selling any product or service that we present.            The best salespeople are systematic in their approach to their job, while ordinary salespeople are haphazard. ...
Selling Without Tools

Selling Without Tools

by Dave Kahle Question and Answer Q.  How do you sell when you don’t have all the tools you should have?             A.  I’m not sure there is a sales person on the planet who thinks he has all the tools necessary to do the job.  Here’s a list of some of the tools...
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