Here's the secret, and whisper it to all your sales and marketing folks, to all your service people, to anyone whose work will somehow touch and impact the customer's experience:
As customers, we are absolute suckers for authenticity.
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The difference authenticity makes
Posted by d2kd3k under Customer ServiceFrom http://www.harari.com 6016 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 9, 2008 8:40 pm
Slow Down to Raise Sales
Posted by d2kd3k under SalesFrom http://www.truecolorsconsulting.com 6016 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 9, 2008 8:39 pm
Most sales people skip the essential sales step for each and every prospect that's worth converting to a customer/client. It's an investment that honors the buyer's time; it signals to the buyer that your interest lies in their best interest, not yours. The "slow down and sell more" secret lies in creating value before the call.
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How to Radically Increase Employee Engagement
Posted by d2kd3k under Human ResourcesFrom http://trustedadvisor.com 6022 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 4, 2008 4:25 pm
Business author Charles H. Green makes the radical suggestion that companies should hook up their own employees with recruiters -- to increase employee engagement and retention. Counter-intuitive and brilliant stuff.
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How the Golden Hammer can sabotage your sales success
Posted by d2kd3k under SalesFrom http://www.truecolorsconsulting.com 6025 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 2, 2008 11:02 pm
Should you really "always be closing?" Mark Slatin advises to put down the golden closing hammer if you want to increase your sales success.
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The power of seeing through the buyer's eyes
Posted by d2kd3k under SalesFrom http://www.truecolorsconsulting.com 6025 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 2, 2008 3:31 am
Most sellers are not trained to see things through the buyer's lens. But if we set down our own lens and walk around to the buyer's side to see their view, we'll understand their situation with more clarity and exponentially increase our ability to bring them value.
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Humor: the best kept secret of successful selling
Posted by d2kd3k under SalesFrom http://trustedadvisor.com 6027 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 31, 2008 3:13 am
Learn one of the best kept sales secrets: the power of humor to close the deal.
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Want More Productive Employees? Try Adding a Few Plants
Posted by d2kd3k under Human ResourcesFrom http://blogs.discovermagazine.com 6026 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 31, 2008 3:13 am
New research shows that plants really do make your employees feel better and work more productively.
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Does "Sell" Have to be a Four Letter Word?
Posted by d2kd3k under SalesFrom http://trustedadvisor.com 6027 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 29, 2008 7:37 pm
Learn the secret of selling that improves your sales success and increases customer satisfaction.
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What Malpractice Suits Teach Us About Customer Service
Posted by d2kd3k under Customer ServiceFrom http://trustedadvisor.com 6032 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 28, 2008 1:41 am
The key factor in causing or preventing malpractice suits also affects your customers and clients (and employees) in the business world. Are you building happy customers or cruising for a lawsuit?
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Corporate Training Is For The Birds
Posted by d2kd3k under Human ResourcesFrom http://trustedadvisor.com 6041 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 16, 2008 4:24 pm
Most corporate training methods build on outdated animal behavior research, but new studies are showing there's a better way to teach and motivate birds, chimps, and even...employees!
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