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This post is Part lI of a two-week series about garden tips that can help salespeople, leaders, and business owners. 

This post is Part I of a two-week series about what my garden can teach sales leaders and business owners. 

What are some of the most common things salespeople say and do that turn off their buyers? And what's really happening inside your buyer's mind when you do and say them?

Tonya Bjurstrom and I had a fun chat about surveys because I love Tonya's latest newsletter, where she said, "When's the last time you took an online survey and thought, Wow! This is great! I feel so valued!"? 

At the end of the day, nobody cares about your product. What they care about is what your product can do for them. During my last #BuyerFirst Ask Me Anything, Brent Keltner shared a few sales playbook tactics anyone could test out for themselves...

I measure for several attributes and look for how to test, measure, coach, and train. It starts with mindsets. Then goes into attitudes and beliefs I know are necessary for you to be an authentic #buyerfirst seller. 

What are the essential skills for us to have to be a #buyerfirst seller? If I can only list one fundamental skill as the most important. It's the ability to collaborate. My mom and Napoleon would say, “if you want something done right, you have to...

Tonya Bjurstrom from Dirby Solutions joined me for my July  #BuyerFirst Ask Me Anything. Tonya and I have gotten into many conversations (both on the phone and on social media) about being #BuyerFirst.

Did you know that according to data from Hubspot, on over 100 companies, salespeople sent out 151% more emails since the pandemic started and got a 38% lower response rate? 

How do you start a #buyerfirst relationship with my current customers if they've already gone through a traditional sales process? Is it too late?