🪝 Is the saying "Always Be Closing" a bit…intense for you? 🤔
Are you from the old school of Sales, or the new school?
🎬 This iconic phrase, born from the 1992 film Glengarry Glen Ross, often gets a bad rap for its aggressive sales tactics.
This movie was gospel for OG sales people. I still have my aluminum Zero Halliburton briefcase. Sales meetings would use clips from movies like this.
Then maybe 10-15 years ago, I remember an OG Sales Manager show it to his new crew of tech sales people, and they were significantly disturbed. 2 people were practically crying.
Yes, the world changes.
Here's the thing though, the new school way by itself doesn't work either. Eliminating human contact, our basic need for connection, is highly flawed.
As we blend generations, with huge gaps in behavior, more than ever, successful sales teams will know and understand how to use both old and new processes, to blend and adapt.
👊 This adage- ALWAYS BE CLOSING -is as real as ever, with a deeper meaning than used in GGR.
"Closing" doesn't have to be about high-pressure sales pitches. It's about building relationships, understanding needs, and guiding your clients towards a solution that truly benefits them. 🤝
💡 Here's how we interpret "Always Be Closing":
👉 Always Be Connecting: Forge genuine connections with your network. 👥
👉 Always Be Listening: Understand your client's pain points and goals. 👂
👉 Always Be Learning: Stay sharp and adapt to the ever-changing market. 📚
👉 Always Be Providing Value: Offer solutions that make a real difference. ✨
👉 Always Be Closing: Seal the deal with confidence and integrity. 🤝 Ask for the sale.
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There are plenty of Linkedin coaches and pundits that will tell you not to sell in posts, and do not "pitch slap."
I get it.
I also know that I post to resonate, and to get deals done. Impressions and likes from people in third world countries who want to sell me something is not why I do this.
We are here to get deals done, for ourselves and our clients.
At Stony Hill Advisors, Inc. we blend old and new, innovate, reframe, and utilize what works. We bridge the generation gap, and understand you have processes in place to scale and that work for more than one target market.
We are passionate about empowering businesses to embrace this modern approach to closing. It's about building win-win partnerships that last. 🚀
When you engage Stony Hill Advisors, Inc. you get proven, technology sales leaders like Bryan Coble. You get someone like me, Brian Jue, someone who has closed multi-million $ transactions.
Most importantly, you get a whole TEAM of people who have done the same and more. Roy Y. Salisbury, Geoff Miller, Dave Dickens, Eric Dickens, Johnny Cram, Dave Severance, Anthony Cross, Brian McCollough - MBA, CEPA®, CMAA®.
That's just part of the Team.
*shout out to Vince Beese of Sales HQ who does get it, and has created an environment where new and old work.