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Blogging has given me a great network of friends and colleagues. I’m thankful for these relationships. They are full of ideas and value. And perhaps even more importantly they remind us to share more openly our little tricks. Things that help us, and might help others, become more successful.

It was one of those relationships and discussions that I want to share with you. The topic was bloggin Read More

Doyle Slayton, of Sales BlogCast, had a excellent post today--Is Sales Mindset Shifting?

Are Sales People Too Pushy?

He was pondering how sales people are beginning to think. His examples show an emerging sentiment that sales people are too pushing and customers resent their interruptions.

As a result, a lot of these perceptions are seeping into sales training and advice. Read More

electing a domain name can give you a big head start in creating that perfect (sales producing) social media hub.

I have a personal bias towards picking a domain name that means something versus a clever brand name. I like to think this is a lesson learned by hard-knocks, take it from the guy who named his company Kaleidico. It is hard to build traffic to a word that means nothing and sets no Read More

I started to title this series–Social Selling. But, how ridiculous is that? Selling has always been social. Selling has to be social. Failing to understand this principle is where most begin their trek to failure in sales.

Social selling is an assumption, not an innovative idea. Read More

Whether you are in corporate strategy, marketing, sales, or public relations competitive intelligence is critical to your objectives. Why are so few formalizing the process? I’m not sure, but that smells like opportunity. Read More

Tips for marketers on increasing the acceptance and pursuit of the sales leads they generate. Generating leads that sales drops everything else to call. Read More