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Are there gaps in your skill set? Well, of course there are. All of us have gaps. Some of them are not so harmful. Some of them though, need to get filled.

Are your technology skills up to snuff? Do you really know enough to create, deploy and effectively use an e-Rep? Read More

In his book, The Truth About Leads, Dan McDade writes, “Close to 80 percent of buyers state that when they are in the market for a solution (such as software or services), they found the vendor, not the other way around.” Let’s run that through our brains one more time… Read More

By far, the most challenging part of the sales process is getting the ball rolling – generating enough initial interest to establish a legitimate opportunity and nail down a mutual follow-up plan. So how does Trade Show Radio stack up in that regard? Well, in two days last week my partner and I: Read More

I stole the title of this post from another blog written by my friend Jeff Wolfe. Every sales pro needs to read Jeff’s post and then do two things. Read More

I can get away with telling Todd Schnick he’s out of his mind because he’s my partner and my friend. (…and the fact is, sometimes I really do think he’s nuts.) He’s also, as Anthony Iaanorino has said, “wicked smart.” Read More

We all know it’s a lot easier to sell something to someone who has bought from us before. Knowing this, I habitually make a personal contact with 5 past customers during the first month of every quarter. (By the way, that’s one terrific best practice. For me, the 20 per year is perfect. For you Read More

Persuade:

1. to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course of action
2. to plead with; urge

The notion that the fundamental job of a sales or marketing professional is to persuade prospects to take some “course of action,” as Merriam-Webster puts it, Read More

YPS has a client south-O-the-border that provides a never-ending stream of insights along with new perspectives on proven best practices. Just last week, I watched an exchange between their sales leader and one of the top reps that hit me (and the rest of the group) right between the eyes. It pla Read More

Creativity is one of the great strengths of the prototypical sales professional. In fact the only other groups I know that are more adamant about their own amazing creativity are sales managers and sales executives. Read More

Talk about a guy who understands the art of the compelling sales conversation!

To me, the most interesting part of our conversation was exploring Kelley’s perspective on why “Ditch the pitch” and “Practice your presentation 6-7 times” are not conflicting bits of advice. Yes, repeatedly practice Read More