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The Risk & Proof Factor 
November 2009 Newsletter
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Terry Forsey has spent over 30 years working as a Sales & Marketing focused Director within the IT Industry. Working with Small and Medium sized companies, he has repeatedly wrestled with the challenges of growth and survived three previous recessions! More...
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Good Morning Terry Forsey
 
This months newsletter focuses on the task of 'closing deals', a process that so many sales people have yet to master or really understand. This article and the partnering white paper focus on 'Minimising risk and building proof into your sales proposition'. 
 
 
 
 
 
As a Sales and Marketing consultant I have attended many meetings with clients who are very frustrated and struggling to understand why they are unable to close deals despite having a fantastic offering. 
 
 
Selling is as much an art as it is a science. Too often businesses focus on driving more and more leads without concentrating on the prospect's buying and decision making process.
 
 
 
 
The fear of the unknown is a huge barrier to sale for many buyers as is the perceived risk involved when appointing a new supplier. No matter how attractive a proposition can look on paper, the nagging doubt of ''what if it all goes wrong'' lurks in the back of a buyers mind at all times.  
 
 
 
 
So what needs to be done?
 
 
 
1. Assess and minimise the risk attached to a sales proposition.
2. Provide and deliver strong proof to support a sales proposition.
3. Build customer confidence to close the sale.
 
 
 
This month's paper explains how to help a prospective customer to understand the risk of doing business. It identifies the strategies to adopt to minimise the risk of your bid, helping you win more business. Furthermore it shows how to build proof into your sales process, an integral part of helping minimise the risk inherent in your bid.
 
 
 
Adopting these risk management and proof delivery strategies will dramatically improve the effectiveness of your sales process.
 
 
 
Click here to download your copy of the new white paper "Minimising Risk and Building Proof into your Sales Proposition ". 
 
 
If you would like me to help you to implement the techniques discussed in this whitepaper and need help and advise for 'closing deals' then contact me for an initial no obligation chat. Call me on 01536 771440, visit my contact page or hit reply to email me.
  
Terry Forsey
Planning your 2010 Business-New-Year's-Resolution
 
With the end of what has been a very tough year approaching fast, we need to look forward to 2010 with a very positive and pro active outlook. Yes, it has been tough, but there is evidence that things are beginning to improve and so we need to be prepared and ready with a plan of action. 
 
Making a Business New Year's Resolution is a great way to start considering how to make business improvements and be successful next year. 
 
 
To help you out with this, here are a few ideas that you might like to consider for your business - 
 
 
1. Build sales in 2010 - A lot of people spend too much time getting things such as a nice design and an expensive brochure sorted, instead of getting out there and closing a sale. You can always adapt designs but you need reference clients to build sales from - even if you initially offer them a reduced rate, a free product or service. Get out there and sell from day one.
 
 
2. If It's Not Working, Ditch It - Let's be honest.  Not every marketing strategy, fundraising strategy, partnership, or product line will be a winner.  If you tried something in 2009 and it wasn't working, you might want to admit that and move on.  Focus your energy and resources towards those priorities that will deliver the greatest return on investment (both in terms of time and money).  
 
3. Familiarise yourself with Google AdWords. The growing use of the Web is facilitated in large part by the use of Google as an access to resources and as a means to find answers to questions and issues. Google is the dominant search engine in the UK and AdWords is a powerful tool that can be used to target prospective customers. The benefits of the system are excellent in terms of marketing effectiveness and the ability to generate a good return on investment.
  
The January 2010 edition of Terry's newsletter will focus on "2010 Entrepreneurs New Year's Resolutions - TOP 10 Resolutions" and will give you some great ideas and suggestions on how to focus your business into becoming more profitable and successful.  
 
 
 
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