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The Sales Evangelist

Sales Basics, Sales Fundamentals, Donald Kelly Before you do anything else, you must remember that your leads are people, too.

Before you make any attempt to respond to a lead, or to qualify a lead, or certainly to sell something, you must remember that he is a person just like you.

Who is he? Where did he come from? What challenge is he struggling with right now? What’s going on in his personal life?

People, not prospects

Sales professionals must not think of the people around them as simply prospects or leads or people who have money.

If we approach them as humans, we can either persuade them to make a decision or help them persuade themselves to make a decision.

We can do that by personalizing outreach and personalizing each contact we have with them so that we’re providing value and helping them to solve problems.

Connecting with people

I recently reached out to a lead and we connected to determine whether The Sales Evangelist Hustler’s League might be a good option. We spent some time getting to know each other. I learned that she had left sales to raise a family and was returning now that her children were grown.

Ultimately we determined that this semester of Hustler’s League might not be a possibility for her.

A couple of days later, she emailed me to tell me a story about how our conversation impacted her family. Her son, who has generalized anxiety disorder, suffered his worst-ever panic attack, and my friend and her husband had to go meet him to drive him home.

On the ride home, she told him about our conversation. He pointed out that I had made her feel involved in The Sales Evangelist even though she hadn’t joined. It prompted her son to consider contacting the people who operate a podcast that he enjoys.

She pointed out that our interaction gave him hope.

I share this, not to toot my own horn, but to illustrate that the people we’re dealing with have sons, daughters, dogs, cousins, and challenges.

Episode resources

If you aren’t as successful as you’d like to be at closing deals, you may be struggling to build value. Check out The Sales Evangelist Hustler’s League to connect with other sellers of all levels. You’ll have a chance to learn and grow, and be more successful.

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About the Author The Sales Evangelist

Donald is the host of the popular sales podcast,"The Sales Evangelist". He is the founder of The Sales Evangelist Consulting Firm where he helps small companies develop killer sales process to scale their business and increase growth.

Donald is also an award-winning speaker, sales trainer, and coach. He's a big fan of traveling, South Florida staycations and high-quality family time. Donald has a belief that “anyone” can sell if they have the desire and receives the proper training.

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