Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Performing Magic Tricks At Sales Meetings

Are you screaming, “Who moved my cheese?”

(I assume you have read the book with this title, if not, go to the library and read it…..you can read it in one setting. I promise you it will be worth the read.)

If you are not making money, someone else is. Money does not disappear? Its moved into some else’s pocket. You must now find out who has the money to pay you to present your motivational magic program. Have you thought about Sales Meetings?

I know when business is down you don’t lay off your sales people instead you encourage them to increase business.

The U.S. Department of Labor says in May of 2007 the U.S.A has employed 322,170 sales managers.
(Source: http://stats.bls.gov/oes/current/oes112022.htm )

I figure for every sales manager there is a sales meeting….most meet every month, some meet weekly. You do the math….how many sales meetings in your local area could you be presenting a motivational magic program?

Sales managers are looking to motivate their sales team. If you can create a simple program that will motivate their team to increase sales then you can make money as a guest speaker at the sales meetings in your area.

Here are a few topics for sales meetings. Pick a topic that best suits your interest and abilities. Do some research and write out an outline.

Goal Setting – Time Management – Customer Service – Cold Calling –
Closing the Sale – Objections – Benefits vs. Features - Prospecting

You don’t have to be an expert on these topics. Your expertise is the way you illustrate them with you magic.

I suggest you write out a simple sales training program. Break it down into six modules. Each module will take about 15-20 minutes this way you can create one long training program or one training module for six sales meetings. Most sales managers are will hire you for 15- 20 minutes of their time at a meeting.

Next pick a market you want to focus upon such as Car Sales, Real Estate, Insurance, or Advertising. Contact them in person. Present your proposal in person.

Don’t waist you time mailing letters or sending them to your Website without first meeting them. As an entertainer you will do your best selling face to face when you meet with the sales manager in person.

I invite you to take a look at : http://www.secrets4selling.com/

This is a Magic Kit for Sales people. It is designed for you sell the kit to sales people and teach them how they can perform simple tricks to help them in creating sales.

Look for the link at the bottom of the page for "Magicians." This page will explain how you can use this kit to increase your income teaching magic to sales people.

Steve Hart