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Rick Davis is the President of Building Leaders, the leading supplier of sales training to the construction products industry. For more information, he can be reached at 773.769.4409 or rickdavis@buildingleaders.com
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Locate, locate, locate

The three laws of real estate are well known — location, location, location. I argue that the three laws of selling are locate, locate, locate.
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Fractal selling in the LBM industry

Fractal selling proves that prospecting and networking is an evolving experience.
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In LBM sales, being a partner is not what you think

Are you a partner to your customers or a provider? I have a confession that the term “partner” makes me bristle.
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In sales, it’s all about your beliefs

The reality is not that markets are different, but instead that you behave what you believe.
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Building good LBM salespeople

Stop trying to find good salespeople. Just find good people and then build a salesperson.
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Define your sales brand

What's your sales brand? If you’re like most, you probably believe you’re the ideal salesperson who “partners” with your customers in a special way.
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Work hard. It’s the smart thing to do.

In a few months, there is a good chance you’ll be looking back to the 4th quarter of 2022 and wishing you had prospected more.
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Demonstrate authority to build credibility

It’s one thing to know where to get the answers. It’s another thing entirely to build a library of knowledge that enables you to have answers at the ready.
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Nothing is a commodity

The challenge faced by many salespeople is their inability to establish tangible value when the product sold is nothing more than a commodity.
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Close sales deals like good serial stories

Closing is ultimately creating a reason for the next step.

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