Sales Quotes

If you have half a nothing - sell it for a double something, resell half at double-price, and buy another something and a half - how much nothing will you have two days from then? Like three. Because three is the short version of π, and π is involved in virtually anything, in some form, if you believe what the internet tells you.

~ Will Advise

Quality products and personalized attention secures retail customers.

~ Rajen Jani

I call these lessons ‘learned on the fly’ because the knowledge gained from the experiences connected with them were very much akin to the spirit of the centerfielder in baseball running backward at full speed, looking towards the heavens, trying to not lose sight of the ball or fail to notice the sensation of gravel from the warning track under his cleats as he knowingly approaches the blindside impact of an outfield wall. His focused intention guides him into trying to make the catch that will save the game for his team, his city and the harmony of the moment, despite the foreboding threat of a pending collision. Decisions in these situations are made in an instant. One weighs the purpose of the game, the success of the catch and one’s own safety of survival in a fleeting moment, and in all hopes one lives to tell about it in the glow of great success.

~ Michael Delaware

Over the years since that time I seemed to fall back into sales as a mainstay of existence of some kind, and I have learned many valuable lessons along the way. It has not always been rainbows and sunshine, but I have tried to gain knowledge from every experience along the journey. There have been many, many great moments; far too many to recount in one sitting. It is the great moments that outweigh the others.

~ Michael Delaware

I'm a hustler, baby; I sell water to a well!

~ Jay-Z

Put. That coffee. Down. Coffee's for closers only.

~ David Mamet

You can take and nail two sticks together like they've never been nailed together before and some fool will buy it.

~ George Carlin

Buying & selling is not a process, but a story, the base of this story is “need”. Need arising out of necessity or a feeling to own / experience that product / service. The customer narrates the base (need) of the story, but how well the story develops is left to the storytelling (sales pitch) skills of salesperson, sometimes the storytelling leaves such an impression that the customer has no choice but to be a part of that story.

~ Shahenshah Hafeez Khan

Relations be it personal or with customers are very sensitive in nature, If you only remember people in time of your need, they will surely not return the favor, instead their favor will benefit someone who often keeps in touch without any visible benefits. The relationship will last longer if we start earning it & not take it for granted.

~ Shahenshahhk

Life is all about selling. Being able to exchange knowledge and move people to co-operate.

~ Colin Myles

When people stop buying from us, do not blame the market conditions straightaway, we must first analyze a change in the buying behavior due to market conditions, maybe the luxury / exposure is not part of their wish list, maybe they only “buy” strictly out of need, and what they need is fulfillment of their need in a cost-effective way.

~ Shahenshah Hafeez Khan

The sales vehicle runs not on any fuel, but mostly on goodwill, the goodwill is not good because it achieves something on its own, it is good because it helps the carrier with a reputation of being the best in whatever they do.

~ Shahenshah Hafeez Khan

When we talk about smart selling, it’s not exclusive, anyone can be better at smart selling, if only we come out of self-illusion zone created due to a successful month-end scorecard, we fail the minute we start paying more attention to successful sales campaigns while ignoring the unsuccessful ones. Sometimes things do fall into our nets, but smart selling is all about paying equal attention to things which escaped the net.

~ Shahenshah Hafeez Khan

Habits are nothing but a form of performing work with some satisfaction... We allow them to persist by being content with the outcome they provide. It's fine in some cases, but it becomes a disaster when it gets involved with our sales approach. We continue following the same approach despite not getting favorable results, eventually we accept the outcome so much that realization of becoming habitual losers becomes another habit.

~ Shahenshahhk

Once you have made the sale...you can stop selling.

~ Bobby Darnell

Your world is created by your words.

~ Timi Nadela

Always do what is right with the customer. What you sow now, you will harvest later.

~ Timi Nadela

How cold or warm are your calls can be best judged by the call duration and the number of questions you ended-up answering, and if the clients aren’t responding to follow-up calls, one of the reasons could be that they didn’t like “what & how it was said”, rejections teach if we start looking at the basic part of human behavior - we don’t talk to people if the talk doesn’t interest us.

~ Shahenshah Hafeez Khan

We start under-estimating our capabilities, when we start repeating the failure reasons given by others to justify their lack of effort. “Market is very slow” is one common reason. The market never stops moving it only changes its pace from time to time, & we fail because of our inability to read the pace of the market.

~ Shahenshah Hafeez Khan

Humor can give you the edge you are looking for.

~ Jeffrey Gitomer

You business exist because your customers allow you to exist. Never forget it.

~ Timi Nadela

Selling without targeting is like sailing without a compass. Think before you invest more time in pursuing the lead.

~ Timi Nadela

If you have zero sales or no clients to meet today, it means your efforts yesterday, the day before, the week before or the month before that were not effective; what you are going to get today will always be due to the preparatory work done in the past.

~ Shahenshahhk

Sales business is funny, despite the target stress running in the back of our mind, we still chose & approach the clients to avoid rejection, we learn to live with the stress but we can’t learn to live with the rejection, which is the part & parcel of the sales process. To survive, we must act like a non-swimmer in the water, how the fear of drowning makes them hold on to anything in sight? In order to survive keep an open approach, don’t just wait for the rope of your perceptions to get pulled out.

~ Shahenshahhk

Are you failing in sales? Are you not able to meet your targets on a regular basis? Do you easily get tired of trying? Do you want to be better than your team members? Don't worry! Try our magic potion: Add some drops of Focus (follow successful team members), some drops of listening (listen properly to customers), some drops of learning (be open to suggestions) & some drops of confidence, now mix it with a never-give-up approach, & finally garnish it with a pinch of confidence. Remember this potion works only if taken with a dose of belief.

~ Shahenshahhk

For a batsman or a bowler, the job never ends at just batting & bowling, it continues with switching the positions in time of need, the stand out players never limit themselves to their primary role but change their style of play as per the happenings in the game. Anyone can hold a bat or ball in their hand, only thing matters is how well you use these things to make your team win. Similarly, as a Salesperson - your job is not only to think as a salesperson, but also as a client, and sometimes also to make an unfavorable situation favorable by planting an idea in a client's mind & creating a need.

~ Shahenshahhk

He could sell snow to an Eskimo. --Overheard in a Real Estate Office

~ Bob Eckstein

The only thing more expensive than hiring a sales trainer is not hiring one.

~ Roy H. Williams

You can’t afford not to manage your brand.

~ Daniel C. Felsted

Be unforgettable. The more memorable you make yourself to clients, the easier the sales process will be.

~ Timi Nadela

Prospects get called everyday by salespeople. They can tell if you are a sincere or impatient sales person who doesn't really care about their problems.

~ Timi Nadela

Isn't your natural talent or an industry expert to succeed in ‪‎sales‬. It's how you explain your failures.

~ Timi Nadela

In hypercompetitive world, the only way to make an impression on your customer is to break through the noise

~ Timi Nadela

No one cares what YOU want, they only care about themselves.

~ Art Sobczak

Never argue. To win an argument is to lose a sale.

~ Daniel H. Pink

If I did sales - my technique would be to hand-seal each deal with gourmet omelets, by Jarod Kintz's secret invisible recipe that I stole.

~ Will Advise

You will be able to say you have done your best at selling when you satisfy your customers' needs on a steady and consistent basis. As a professional salesperson, you can't satisfy those needs unless you know what they are and appreciate the person who has them

~ Jack Carew

A few of us are extraverts. A few of us are introverts. But most of us are ambiverts, sitting near the middle, not the edges, happily attuned to those around us. In some sense, we are born to sell.

~ Daniel H. Pink

Sales success is not about convincing people to buy a product or service they don't want. It's about engaging with people who are interested and then helping them make the right decision. That's the key to repeat business and referrals.

~ Dave Warawa - Prosalesguy

If you do not believe in your product or service enough to offer it to your own family and friends, then you should question the value of what you are selling.

~ Zig Ziglar