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Oct 27, 2020 11:45am

By Jody Seivert

1 min read

Painted Furniture and Halloween!

Hey everyone!

I will be at The Drawing Room in downtown New Bedford on Saturday, 10/31 from 10-2 working with Anthi and talking about a wonderful trend that is still with us: painting fine quality vintage and antique furniture in new, wonderful colors! Here is an example from my home - vintage Heywood Wakefield Windsor chairs painted BM Ravishing Red! That was the color that was ultimately chosen. The first one was too orange, so the painter was able to rub through the topcoat to show the orang…

Oct 27, 2020 11:45am

By Jody Seivert

Under Small businesses

1 min read

Jun 2, 2020 11:35am

By Jody Seivert

Under #JodySays & Action plan

2 min read

A New Month

For retail sales professionals, everywhere

For some of you, the month of May was the best month in the history of your company. There was pent up demand for product, often in-stock merchandise, and purchases were made online and in person. May didn’t make up for losses in April and March when the pandemic drove us all indoors and away from others, but it did help regain some ground. Congratulations to those of you who made the changes you needed to make to take advantage of opportunities as …

Jun 2, 2020 11:35am

By Jody Seivert

Under #JodySays & Action plan

2 min read

May 29, 2020 04:33pm

By Jody Seivert

Under #JodySays, solutions, challenges, Compromise, strategy, success & connecting

2 min read

"Use it up…..

For sales professionals, everywhere

…wear it out, make it do, or do without.”

That is a World War II era saying that described and directed behavior that those living through that time followed until they died.

When you can’t easily run to the store because you have a craving for mint chocolate chip ice cream and your wear it out.jpg

better half-finished the last of it yesterday, you do without or choose another way to satisfy your fancy. When you fall in love with those new AG jeans on Nordstrom R…

May 29, 2020 04:33pm

By Jody Seivert

Under #JodySays, solutions, challenges, Compromise, strategy, success & connecting

2 min read

May 29, 2020 04:33pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Uncategorized

2 min read

“Since...”

For sales professionals, everywhere

As often happen, “Since….” occurred to me on a coaching call with one of the Artistic Tile showroom teams.

We were discussing how to construct and direct a designer to not offer as many selections, but rather pare down to 2-3. This was in response to a designer asking for FOURTEEN samples of granite from slabs!!! All agreed that 14 was 11 too many but how to say No and still appear willing to find the right choice was our challenge.

I had been having…

May 29, 2020 04:33pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Uncategorized

2 min read

May 29, 2020 04:33pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Uncategorized

2 min read

Do Complete Work

For everyone, everywhere

While it might be customary to complain about your local cable company, I had the pleasure of having a Comcast technician come to my house/office today. My reason for calling was that CNN was pixelating and troubleshooting it myself and working with a technician over the phone proved unsuccessful.

After a couple of jokes about why CNN was the only channel doing this (and actually, ESPN was also not working, but who knew that???), Sean determined it was a loose conne…

May 29, 2020 04:33pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Uncategorized

2 min read

May 29, 2020 01:47pm

By Jody Seivert

Under #JodySays, Action plan, Sales Managers, Opportunities, Results, Retail, sales, solutions & marketing

2 min read

Ch-ch-ch-changin’

For sales professionals, everywhere

This really has been an amazing time. There are things we are aware of immediately: loneliness for our loved ones, the masks, and distancing, the anxiety of what to do and when to do it, plus, plus. We see them, we feel them, we hear them - we can’t miss them. It’s the construct in which we are living and the actions we are taking within that reality.

And there are the things that aren’t scorchingly obvious: the reveals in our business and the model its…

May 29, 2020 01:47pm

By Jody Seivert

Under #JodySays, Action plan, Sales Managers, Opportunities, Results, Retail, sales, solutions & marketing

2 min read

May 29, 2020 01:37pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Coaching, Sales Managers, Results & Retail

2 min read

Virtual Selling

For sales professionals, everywhere

Life as we know it is different now.

It’s different in that we are working from home (if we are fortunate enough to do that), we are getting more familiar with using technology for meetings and to stay in communication with clients, customers and loved ones.

It’s different in that we can look at our business and notice the soft spots and the holes that we have put aside while we focused on more urgent issues. We now have the time to address those…

May 29, 2020 01:37pm

By Jody Seivert

Under Coaching, Sales Managers, Results & Retail

2 min read

Nov 19, 2019 06:00am

By Jody Seivert

Under Uncategorized

2 min read

“Selling is….”

For sales professionals, everywhere

Sometimes we need to back up to move forward.

To be a good salesperson (as measured by effectiveness) can mean experimenting and doing things differently (especially where we have been ineffective). It can feel like two steps forward and one step back. It felt like that for me when I was asked to define selling….by someone who said that they didn’t want to be a ‘pushy’ salesperson AND wanted to be successful.

I didn’t answer right away, as I wanted…

Nov 19, 2019 06:00am

By Jody Seivert

Under Uncategorized

2 min read

Nov 5, 2019 05:00am

By Jody Seivert

Under Action plan, Build Habits, Coaching, Uncategorized, Opportunities, Closing, communication, Goals, Prospects, planning, connecting, Consistancy & consistency

1 min read

Part 20 of 20: HubSpot Sales Statistics…With Secret Sauce Added

20. An average company loses 10% of its customer base every year

Don’t be discouraged! This is just a lesson in prospecting and staying ahead of your sales pipeline. Stay active and continuously reach out to new prospects and past clients to keep your pipeline full and your team looking ahead.

Salespeople

Simply put, keep prospecting and don’t take it personally. If you lose more than 10%, you might want to explore further to discover why that is. However, if you ask for referrals, market cons…

Nov 5, 2019 05:00am

By Jody Seivert

Under Action plan, Build Habits, Coaching, Uncategorized, Opportunities, Closing, communication, Goals, Prospects, planning, connecting, Consistancy & consistency

1 min read

Oct 29, 2019 06:00am

By Jody Seivert

Under Action plan, Build Habits, Coaching, Sales Coaches, Sales Managers, selling, Uncategorized, Achieve, Opportunities, Results, Retail, sales, showroom, Closing, managers, communication, relationships, strategy, success & Consistancy

2 min read

Part 19 of 20: HubSpot Sales Statistics…With Secret Sauce Added

19. Retaining current customers is 6–7 cheaper than acquiring new ones

It’s not a new sales enablement statistic, but it’s just as true today as it was in the past. It’s cheaper to keep your current customers happy than to spend time finding new ones.

Salespeople

Is follow up a scheduled part of your weekly sales actions? Do you ask ‘What’s next?’ with each sales opportunity that closes? Like asking for referrals, staying connected with current clients is low hanging fruit (I dislike that phr…

Oct 29, 2019 06:00am

By Jody Seivert

Under Action plan, Build Habits, Coaching, Sales Coaches, Sales Managers, selling, Uncategorized, Achieve, Opportunities, Results, Retail, sales, showroom, Closing, managers, communication, relationships, strategy, success & Consistancy

2 min read

Painted Furniture and Halloween!

A New Month

"Use it up…..

“Since...”

Do Complete Work

Ch-ch-ch-changin’

Virtual Selling

“Selling is….”

Part 20 of 20: HubSpot Sales Statistics…With Secret Sauce Added

Part 19 of 20: HubSpot Sales Statistics…With Secret Sauce Added

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