Your Personal Brand Is Important
I have had the privilege of working with some of the best salespeople in the world. At the very top of that list of excellent salespeople would be Dean Wiener. Dean recently put out a post on LinkedIn giving advice to other salespeople as to the importance of his personal brand. With his permission, I am posting it here in its entirety.
Dean’s advice is perfect for all salespeople to follow. It follows with my oft-repeated advice from my book Eliminate Your Competition where I point out that all salespeople need to make sure they are effectively selling three things:
- your product
- your company
- YOU!
Since nearly all companies are outstanding, you will almost never win or lose because of your company. It is virtually always a tie in an evaluation. The same is true of your product. In today’s competitive environment, it is unusual to have a product that is a slam dunk better than the competing products. Yes, you can have a product that is better at a specific time than its competitors, but eventually, the advantage weakens as competitors step up against your leadership. There is one item though that you completely control and you can personally make better every day – YOU! You need to be as strong or stronger value to your customers as the first three legs of the selling stool.
Re-read Dean’s advice again, and I am sure you will see value in his approach. Learn from his leadership.
Thank you to Dean for sharing this advice with the selling community at large.
You may purchase my book Eliminate Your Competition from your favorite book retailer. The ebook version is available at the most popular retailers such as Apple, Amazon, Barnes & Noble. The paperback version is also widely available at such retailers as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Books A Million.
One Reply to “Your Personal Brand Is Important”