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Women make up over half of the population and workforce and they influence the large majority of purchasing decisions. So why aren't women obtaining those same levels of success as men in the business world? Is a good-old boy network stifling women? Do women lack the skills, abilities or experience to reach higher levels of success in greater numb Read More

Everyone wants to know how to succeed in an online world of blogs, Twitter, and LinkedIn. The key is to understanding how your offline networking skills still apply in a social media world. Read More

One of the rules of etiquette is that intimacy has a pace and a sequence. Some things are done only after other things, and usually with a certain elapsed time. Successful salespeople know that that exactly the same rules apply in sales. Read More

Asking questions by leaving messages in people's voice mail is tough, but not impossible. These 8 rules teach you how to create brief but useful messages for prospective customers, or use a question as a teaser that leaves your prospect eager to learn more about what you can offer. Read More

Because customers often use price as the dominant factor in a sales negotiation, sales pros need to demonstrate that sometimes the higher price is actually a better solution — a higher value. Here's how asking the right questions and utilizing value-added selling techniques can help salespeople satisfy their customers without getting themselves c Read More

How do you turn an initial contact with a prospect into a fully-fledged business relationship? It's the essence of sales - but it's an area where many people really struggle. Read More

Trusted relationships make your business run smoother and more profitably--but there's still a lot of business advice out there that boils down to systematically destroying your customers' trust. Which advice do you want to follow? Read More

Fence sitters can take up inordinate amounts of a salesperson's time and energy, often with little to show for it. But some of the best customers are also slow to decide, especially in the early stages of a business relationship. Use this three-step approach to sort out real opportunities from dead-enders and get the sales process moving — or fig Read More

You were absolutely sure you had the sale, but it fell through in the end. What happened? Chances are, you didn't pre-close. Read More