8/7/2008
 
 
This Week's Expert Sales Advice
Colleen Francis Harness the Amazing Power of Testimonials
by Colleen Francis
 
Testimonials allow prospects to discover the real-world benefits of using your product or service from your customers. Few sales tactics are more compelling or persuasive. Colleen Francis shows you several ways to get and use testimonials to sell more.

For any sales professional interested in selling more to more people in less time, testimonials are a vital part of the formula for success. If you're not using them in your business right now, you are missing out on one of the most useful sales tools ever!

Consider the story of legendary businessman W. Clement Stone. He built what would one day become a multi-billion dollar empire by selling fire-insurance policies door-to-door during the Great Depression.

There's no denying Clem's knack for people skills was a big part of his success. But, he also had a little something extra-a binder overflowing with testimonials from his customers. Legend has it that binder never left his side when he was knocking on all those doors. It was chock full of stories-and not just happy accounts from people who were satisfied. It also told painful stories about how people had . . . (continued)

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