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The Repercussions Of Not Responding Back To Someone Online - http://businessdonenow.com

Posted by JasonKienbaum under Online Marketing
From http://businessdonenow.com 4897 days ago
Made Hot by: DebMark on December 5, 2010 3:02 am

In a web world that is now built on the conversations that we have with others, whether that’s via Skype, email, Twitter, or blogging, we need to always be responding to those who reach out to us. As the very relevant saying goes – we love to buy from those who we know, like and trust. In creating Read More

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The Content Is King Myth

Posted by bloggertone under Marketing
From http://bloggertone.com 4897 days ago
Made Hot by: DebMark on December 5, 2010 3:01 am

Content is King! You’ve heard it so many times. Indeed, when you hear this phrase from experts week, week out, it’s hard to believe that it could not be true. Could it? Read More

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10 Tools I Use to Harness My Online Presence

Posted by ryanhanley under Online Marketing
From http://www.ryanhanley.com 4897 days ago
Made Hot by: Cathode Ray Dude on December 4, 2010 2:09 am

I am often asked either through email or direct message on one of the social media platforms what I tools I use to create my internet presence. Not that I won't continue to respond to people directly but I wanted to share a few online tools that I would consider "Mission Critical." Read More

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So Which Are You? – Todd Youngblood's "SPE" Blog

Posted by tyoungbl under Sales
From http://bit.ly 4897 days ago
Made Hot by: starresults on December 3, 2010 4:18 pm

“Philosophers are people who know less and less about more and more, until they know nothing about everything. Scientists are people who know more and more about less and less, until they know everything about nothing.” — Attributed to Konrad Lorenz Read More

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The Sales Blog Interview: Jill Konrath and SNAP Selling (Part Two)

Posted by iannarino under Sales
From http://thesalesblog.com 4900 days ago
Made Hot by: keenan on December 3, 2010 6:30 am

I had the great pleasure of interviewing Jill Konrath of Selling to Big Companies about her excellent new book SNAP Selling. Read More

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The Good and Bad of Low Hanging Fruit

Posted by SkipAnderson under Sales
From http://blog.sellingtoconsumers.com 4899 days ago
Made Hot by: jkennedy on December 2, 2010 11:31 pm

As salespeople, we are driven to make sales. Most of us are paid based upon our ability to do so.

So I don't blame a salesperson who pursues the easy sale. Sales to low-hanging fruit are just as valid as the sales we made to customers who required a great deal of work on our part. But sometimes Read More

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Another Opportunity I Missed On Facebook

Posted by bloggertone under Social Media
From http://bloggertone.com 4904 days ago
Made Hot by: frankbradley on December 2, 2010 5:49 pm

Facebook is growing at a pronominal rate and now with over 1.7 million Irish Facebookers it’s become a busy place. There has been a massive increase on the number of business pages on Facebook. I very often click the Like button spontaneously and never return to that page... Read More

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Please, Give Me The Truth And Treat Me Like A Human Being

Posted by bloggertone under Marketing
From http://bloggertone.com 4899 days ago
Made Hot by: profit613 on December 2, 2010 12:19 pm

There's a big difference between pleasing and performing. I wonder if customer service is anything to do with customers and service, or just sales & keeping a clean image. Read More

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Think About It – Week of 11/28/10 – Todd Youngblood's "SPE" Blog

Posted by tyoungbl under Sales
From http://bit.ly 4900 days ago
Made Hot by: jkennedy on December 2, 2010 1:48 am

“Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."
--William Faulkner

I agree! You can't make any excuse when you "lose" to yourself. Read More

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How Did You Do? - The Pipeline

Posted by SellBetter under Sales
From http://www.sellbetter.ca 4898 days ago
Made Hot by: jkennedy on December 2, 2010 12:51 am

As we enter December and the home stretch, it is a good time to see which of the things you commit ed to put into practice at the start of 2010 you were able to accomplish. On the one hand you still have a month, on the other an opportunity to learn and take something from the experience into 2011 Read More