49 Best Sales & Marketing Tips You’ll Ever Hear

Welcome, sales people!

Whether you're a pro or just starting out, you know that success in this field is all about constantly learning and improving.

For this reason, I'm sharing with you the 49 best sales and marketing tips you'll ever hear. There are countless of strategies and techniques, and you should always find your own way, however here are some tips to get you started, and that can help take your sales and marketing game to the next level.

Marketing & Sales isn’t hard, you just have to know and respect the basics.

Here are 49 tips for you to use in your daily life:

1. People buy with emotion, then justify with logic
2. Sell the transformation, not the product
3. Tell prospects your price, then be silent and wait
4. It’s easier to sell an offer that solves a pain than one fulfilling a desire
5. Whatever business you’re in, study psychology, cognitive bias and body language
6. If your offer has a solid guarantee, it’ll result in more sales than refunds
7. Memes are one of the most powerful forms of marketing
8. Copywriting is 80% research, 20% writing
9. Your service/product should meet demand, not create it.
10. People don’t care about your offer, only what your offer can do for them.
11. Using pictures (smiling faces) for written testimonials will make them more believable
12. You don’t need a $2000 MacBook Pro, $997 logo, or a $87,000 degree to start a business.
13. You become wealthy by becoming valuable, then becoming scarce.
14. Quantify the timeframe of your offer.
15. The market isn’t saturated, your offer just sucks.
16. You can be terrible at sales calls if you have a great offer.
17. There’s no such thing as a too high price, only too little value.
18. Specific words and numbers are more believable than broad ones.
19. A happy customer is the most powerful form of marketing.
20. Sales is about listening.
21. Marketing is about empathy.
22. Use the words “you” and “your” in your copy to make it more engaging.
23. Use headlines to steal attention and hooks to keep it.
24. An average product with great marketing will outsell a great product with bad marketing.
25. When stating your price on a sales call, say “It’s a one-time investment of xxxx.” Don’t just say “the price is xxx.”
26. Charge high prices so you can deliver more value for your clients.
27. Selling a good product in a bad market is a losing battle.
28. Handle objections in your FAQ section of your landing page to increase conversions.
29. Your sales pitch shouldn’t be over 2 minutes.
30. Never sacrifice your reputation for money.
31. To grow at the start, say “yes” to many opportunities, but to continue growing, learn to say “no”.
32. Social proof + scarcity + urgency + risk free guarantee + bonuses = irresistible offer.
33. Use Power Thesaurus to replace boring words with strong ones to increase conversations.
34. The less you care about making sales, the more you will make.
35. It’s okay to fire clients that are a pain in the ass.
36. If you don’t think you can help a prospect, be honest.
37. There will always be a market for health, wealth and relationships.
38. Compete on value, not price.
39. A 5th grader should be able to understand your writing.
40. If what you sell is confusing, nobody will buy.
41. Use the same words and phrases as your target market to increase conversions.
42. Study talented fiction writers so you know how to write engaging stories.
43. Your 0 to hero story is one of your most powerful marketing assets.
44. Persuasive writing sounds conversational, not academic.
45. People want to see pictures of your product or service in use.
46. If you wouldn’t work with someone for a year, don’t work with them for a day.
47. Give value with 0 expectations and you’ll get 10x returns in the long run.
48. Question more than you pitch
49. Be detached from the sale. Prospect says: “Why should I go with you”? Reply: “I’m not even sure you should yet”. *Confused*

Hopefully these 49 sales and marketing tips have been helpful for you and maybe you're already thinking of ways to implement them in your own work.

Remember, success in sales and marketing isn't just about following a strict set of rules or techniques. It's also about practice and asking questions. Often in sales, prospects don't even know or (want to) realize they have a problem yet. It's up to you to get it out of them.

Take these tips as a starting point, experiment with them, and don't be afraid to ask questions and seek out new information.

With hard work, dedication, and a willingness to learn and adapt, you'll be well on your way to achieving your sales and marketing goals. So go out there, put these tips into action, and keep striving for excellence!

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