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Anthony Gilberd

Anthony has sales in his blood! At an employment interview for an office position with an insurance company in 1979, he already had his sights on being a salesperson. Two years later, a promotional transfer saw him gain his first sales role in 1981.

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Asking for the business

When you attend a Learn to Sell programme, you will learn easy to use ways to ask for a prospect’s business, to help increase the conversion of enquiry into sales and feel comfortable at the same time.

Would you run a marathon and stop just short of the finish line? Of course you wouldn’t, yet many salespeople do precisely that, every time they don’t ask for the business!

For many people in a sales role, asking someone for their business can be something they find difficult. It might be a fear of rejection, being thought of as pushy, or simply not knowing what to say, that prevents them asking the most important question of all.

You will also learn how not to be perceived as pushy when you ask for business and how to look at rejection in a totally different way.

By removing these common barriers and knowing how to ask for business, you can help to increase sales, profit and your confidence.