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Articles by Buddy Wisdom

dealing with difficult customers

How to Deal with the Bad News Flooring Customer

Buddy Wisdom
August 25, 2021
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If you have been in business long enough, a bad news customer has burned you. They will waste your time, energy, resources, and in some cases, maybe even damage your reputation.
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Time to Sell

How to Manage Customer Stalls in Selling Flooring — Part 3

Buddy Wisdom
August 12, 2021
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In the third and final part of the series, Buddy Wisdom discusses how to manage stalls when selling flooring.
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selling flooring

How to Manage Customer Stalls in Selling Flooring - Part 2

Buddy Wisdom
July 19, 2021
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In the second part of his series, Buddy Wisdom discusses how to manage stalls when selling flooring.
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handling customer stalls

How to Manage Stalls While Selling

Buddy Wisdom
June 14, 2021
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With stalls, the customer offers no particular reason for hesitating. If she has an objection, she isn’t telling us what it is.
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resolving objections

Creating Likeability Through Objections: Part 2

Buddy Wisdom
December 11, 2020
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In this issue, we discuss more ways to manage objections by breaking down the customer’s resistance.


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overcoming objections

The Likeability Series: Overcoming Objections in Flooring Sales

Buddy Wisdom
November 5, 2020
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In this article, we discuss how to overcome objections in a way that builds rapport with the customer.
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customer service

The Likeability Series: Listening and Presenting

Buddy Wisdom
September 8, 2020
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Many salespeople fail to make a favorable impression because they don’t listen attentively.
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selling flooring

The Likeability Factor for Flooring Salespeople - Communication

Buddy Wisdom
August 6, 2020
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In part two of this series, we will cover how the right style of communication transmits positively to the prospect.
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building likeability

The Likeability Factor – Part One

Buddy Wisdom
July 15, 2020
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There are many selling systems and approaches to sales. But the one quality that never differs is that salespeople who are exceptionally successful are likeable.
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building self-confidence in selling

The Skill of Confidence in Selling Flooring

Buddy Wisdom
June 12, 2020
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Here are a few mental actions that will arouse confidence and quiet self-doubt in selling situations.
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