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I’ve been reading a lot of articles, some from people who should know better, declaring the death of the funnel. I have to admit, I get frustrated and tired with a lot of this talk. But more importantly, I think it demonstrates a complete misunderstanding about what the funnel really is. Read More

These meetings are such an enormous waste of time. We can accomplish much more than simply reporting and reviewing what has happened. The real value of the management review--for all participants is the discussion. Read More

Understanding our competition is critical to our success as sales people. Too often, though, I see sales people underestimating their competitors and what their customers may think of their competitors. As a result, they fail to develop a winning strategy or are outsold by the competition. Read More

The reason I love sales, selling, and sales professionals is that to be really good you have to be really smart and you have to be constantly thinking, analyzing, strategizing, and executing. Read More

When are we going to realize that buying--and selling has shifted? It's not about the pitch, it's not about broadcasting a meaningless message, it's about establishing a meaningful dialogue or conversation. When do we start realizing that we don't build trust through deception and manipulation? Read More

“’We want to improve sales effectiveness!” is often the starting point of many of my conversations with executives.  “Terrific,” I respond, “What Read More

We were talking about her frustrations, as a buyer, with sales people. She said something that struck me, What happened to common sense? Read More

It's sales people who think their job is to provide a quote or a proposal. Let's not forget, our jobs--what we get measure and compensated on is not quotes, it's orders! What's important to our companies is the revenue we get from fulfilling an order! Read More

I can think of nothing more exciting, yet fraught with risk. But this is an opportunity--it's an opportunity that has not existed for several generations of marketers and sales people. It's an opportunity for new leaders to emerge, and for profound shifts in the way we engage, serve, and create val Read More

I'm grumpy and disappointed---we, as sales and marketing professionals, can be so much better than this. We have so much more capability to better engage our prospects and customers. We have so much capability to build and nurture relationships. We have so much capability to demonstrate and create Read More