We hear this question often from people who are just beginning their medical sales careers: “What do you do when customers act like they’re better than you?” If you have never had it happen, you’re probably doing all the right things…or you just weren’t paying attention! It’s not necessarily a bad thing when it happens, in fact, it may be an opportunity. Mace Horoff discusses the frequent causes when medical professionals attempt to let sales people know who the real authority is and how to handle it.
If you are a medical sales professional, at some point in your career you have either dealt with or will be dealing with these destructive attitudes…but will you recognize it before it’s too late? In this episode of The Medical Sales Guru Podcast, Mace Horoff shares with you how his own attitudes in one of his hospital accounts cost him ten years of stable, recurring business. He is certainly not proud of what happened, but Mace hopes that hearing his story will help you avoid rolling out the red carpet to your competitors like he did. If you don’t recognize the warning signs, your business is in big trouble! Arrogance never goes unpunished.
Whether the economy is good or bad, people will always need health care, but the current economic conditions have some medical sales reps crying the blues while others are having their best year ever. Much of it depends on which segment of the market you sell in, but either way, there are things you must do and continue to do if you want to survive and thrive. In this episode of The Medical Sales Guru Podcast, medical sales speaker Mace Horoff discusses a few best practices to get through these challenging times.
Do you have customers in your territory that are so annoying, so nasty, or you just know that they will never buy from you and as a result you don’t call on them very often? You’re missing a great opportunity to have fun with these customers and get better at what you do, which is SELL! In this episode of The Medical Sales Guru Podcast, medical sales speaker Mace Horoff talks about how you can put these customers to good use to advance the sales in your territory and keep these customers from becoming a problem.
Have you ever been blindsided by someone in one of your accounts…who you may not even know…who is suddenly working against you and your sales efforts at that account? In this episode of The Medical Sales Guru Podcast, medical sales speaker Mace Horoff shares the story of a situation that he found himself in, and discusses how he managed to save the business.
Many medical sales professionals develop great friendships with their healthcare customers, and there are certainly many benefits. But it is not uncommon to find sales representatives who hesitate to sell to their friends out of the fear of harming the friendship. This is a dangerous misconception and it can harm your business AND your friendship. Listen to this episode of the Medical Sales Guru Podcast as Mace Horoff describes his own experience with the problem and how it changed when a customer/friend told it “like it is.”
Understanding the real reasons why your customers buy will dispel many of the standard excuses we frequently hear when they don’t. Sure, all of the things that you think are important to your customers are…but their priorities might be a bit different than you would expect. In this edition of The Medical Sales Guru Podcast, Mace Horoff discusses the results of a retail buying survey to help you understand what your healthcare customers really want when selecting products and services.
Your healthcare customers demand attention to detail from the vendors with whom they do business, but there is one thing you MUST do if you want to maximize your sales results and meet their expectations. Do you know what it is? In this edition of The Medical Sales Guru Podcast, Mace Horoff describes an essential habit that can separate the true medical sales professionals from the wannabe’s.
You might have been told you have beautiful eyes, but your healthcare provider customers and prospects don’t give a darn about your I’s! Don’t take it personally…this is a common mistake that so many medical sales reps repeat day in and day out and they are doing little to differentiate themselves from their competitors. In this edition of the Medical Sales Guru Podcast, Mace Horoff discusses why you need to break this sales-killing habit if you’re guilty.
I get frequent calls from medical sales people wanting my advice on how to ask for additional territory, additional inventory or equipment, additional sales support personnel, and other requests to management. The key to getting what you want is amazingly simple, but it’s going to take some work on your part. Listen to the podcast to learn the secrets of getting your company, your boss and support staff to give you what you want.
