Sam Manfer
Sam Manfer provides powerful selling information through articles, books, and seminars for Relationship Selling at C-Levels, Effective Sales Calls and all other selling skills. Visit www.SamManfer.com to see more inspiring articles and to register for his free Selling Wisdoms E-zine.
Articles by this Author
7 Advanced Sales Training Skills Required for C-Level Selling – Part I, Interviewing
- By Sam Manfer
- Published 05/15/2008
- Sales
- Unrated
Selling basics will get one some orders, but they are not enough to connect with C-level decision makers who finalize sales decisions. Top producer with advanced selling skills get to the top and out sell one with only basics most of the time.
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C-Level Relationship Selling Requires Differentiating Your Company to Your Customers’ C-Level Managers
- By Sam Manfer
- Published 05/16/2008
- Sales
- Unrated
To make a sale you must show you are better than your competition or any other alternative in the areas that are important to the important people. Better can have many meanings.
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Eliminate 2 Common and Critical Selling Mistakes by Using C-Level Relationship Selling
- By Sam Manfer
- Published 06/13/2008
- Sales
- Unrated
Do you get frustrated trying to crack new accounts? Do you chase RFP’s and wonder why you only win a few? Well, this article will explain what can be done to improve your situation tremendously.
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C-Level Relationship Selling Eliminates the Need for Low Price Bidding – A Case Study
- By Sam Manfer
- Published 06/19/2008
- Networking
- Unrated
This actual event shows how C-Level Selling got an outrageous proposal accepted and shows how to overcome the downside of being a higher price supplier.
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6 Actions to Get You Prepared for Networking
- By Sam Manfer
- Published 07/23/2008
- Networking
- Unrated
Without someone taking you to the leaders, you will suffer prospecting and selling rejection. Here are 6 steps to help you with networking challenges.
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Relationship Selling; "Tak'n It to the Streets" Implementation
- By Sam Manfer
- Published 07/28/2008
- Sales
- Unrated
Here is a story to show that networking is key to relationship selling. Included also are some tactics and strategies for implementation.
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Sales Management -- Selling and Business Development in the 21st Century
- By Sam Manfer
- Published 07/30/2008
- Sales
- Unrated
Selling, prospecting and marketing in today's world is very different than in the past few years and it is rapidly changing as we move into the future. In the 21st century, selling and business development will require prospecting using the Internet, Relationship Selling, Network Selling and Investigative Selling.
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Successful Selling's Critical Ingredient
- By Sam Manfer
- Published 08/1/2008
- Sales
- Unrated
Confidence is a salesperson's biggest asset because confidence exudes credibility, which goes to believability. This article provides three steps to develop confidence. Once confidence is attained, sales will close faster and easier.
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C-Level Relationship Selling Eliminates Cold Calling
- By Sam Manfer
- Published 08/6/2008
- Sales
- Unrated
Successful sales people spend 50% of their time with existing customers trying to develop selling relationships. These connections produce far more sales than knocking on doors. There are better ways to prospect than cold calling.
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C-Level Relationship: Selling at the Executive Level Part I - Purpose
- By Sam Manfer
- Published 08/13/2008
- Sales
- Unrated
The purpose for selling at the executive level and winning over the relevant leaders is to obtain quality leads and close sales plus a lot of other competitive and price advantages.
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C-Level Relationship Selling: The 5 Elements: Part II - Focus
- By Sam Manfer
- Published 08/18/2008
- Sales
- Unrated
Focus on getting to the C-Level and influential people and you will get to them. This article will show you how to hone your focus and set the stage with others.
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C-Level Relationship Selling: Selling at the C-Level, The 5 Elements: Part III - Confidence
- By Sam Manfer
- Published 08/20/2008
- Sales
- Unrated
In order to sell at the C-Level you have to believe you belong with these people. This requires confidence and elimination of self doubt. This article will show how to build you’re confidence so that both you and the executive believe you belong.
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Selling at the C-Level - The 5 Elements: Part IV- Credibility
- By Sam Manfer
- Published 08/22/2008
- Sales
- Unrated
Credibility is critical for developing relationships. Since exec’s are busy and tough to meet, you’ve got to attain it on your first visit. This article will show you how to use transferred credibility to develop your own quickly.
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The Two Most Neglected Selling Elements
- By Sam Manfer
- Published 08/26/2008
- Management
- Unrated
There are two key tasks which are tied together yet often missed when it comes to generating more sales. This short article will show you or your sales people where easy money, i.e. more sales is, on the table for the taking.
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Sales Training: 8 Steps to Close Sales Quickly
- By Sam Manfer
- Published 09/11/2008
- Sales
- Unrated
Using a proven selling process make selling easy and financially rewarding. Here is the selling process that has generated hundreds of millions of dollars for all sorts of industries all over the world.
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The Most Important Selling Tip
- By Sam Manfer
- Published 09/29/2008
- Sales
- Unrated
In order to capture people’s attention, get them to tell you their problem or what they want. Once you understand where they are coming from you can adjust your presentation to connect them to you.
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Increase Retail Sales by Being Attentive
- By Sam Manfer
- Published 09/29/2008
- Sales
- Unrated
The first rule of retail selling is to attend to the individual. This article will show you how to engage them so you can then persuade them.
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Be Distinct or be Extinct
- By Sam Manfer
- Published 10/6/2008
- Sales
- Unrated
Differentiating your solution or your company is from the others is how important people decide who is going to win their company’s business. This article will give you the big picture and the small details that cause influential people to decide on you or not.
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More Market Share Is Two Questions Away
- By Sam Manfer
- Published 10/6/2008
- Sales
- Unrated
More Market Share Is Two Questions Away....
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If You Want More Sales, Then You Need Advanced Sales People
- By Sam Manfer
- Published 10/8/2008
- Sales
- Unrated
Sales managers must realize that experience sales people are not the same as skilled sales people. Skills reflect changing times and conditions. Read this article and you might begin to understand the differences.
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