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No American can afford to treat salesmanship as a small matter. Why? Because the United States started out on a salesmanship basis for this reason: because only thirteen states were gained by war and all the others were gained by purchase and bargaining. Read More

The number one reason salespeople fail is that they aren’t really salespeople in the first place. The second reason salespeople fail is that, although they possess most of the attributes necessary to succeed in sales, they cannot temper the independence that comes with sales with the personal responsibility and self-discipline required to succeed. Read More

Since sales don't unfold in a straight line, sales people should not be surprised at getting "no" along the way. In fact they should be looking for way to get some "No's" to help the sale along. Read More

Do you want to use LinkedIn to generate more sales? I have a “guerilla sales” tip that I learned about a year ago. It has transformed my sales success! Read More

I've been asked by Charles H. Green of Trust Matters to host the April 2010 edition of The Carnival of Trust. As a sales trainer and management consultant, I believe trust is at the very core of productive sales relationships, whether those relationships are ongoing, long-term relationships (as in the relationship between an insurance agents and her accounts), or very short-term (as in the relati Read More

The primary reason that salespeople fail is that they are salespeople in name only. They fail because they never truly embrace sales. It is this failure to completely embrace sales that prevents them from taking the actions necessary to succeed in sales. Read More

Before Sales 2.0, there was Punk Sales. Malcolm McLaren like many others were able to combine marketing and sales to meet a demand missed by others. Read More

I recently landed on a blog post titled, “You Become Like the People You Hang Around.” At first glance your mind thinks, “Yeah, Yeah, I’ve heard it all before,” and that’s where the problem begins.

We have developed a mindset of, “That’s nothing new.” We turn away and act as if we’ve already got it all figured out, as though it doesn’t apply to us, as though we are immune to the laws of succ Read More

The pursuit of your biggest and best dream client can dominate your time and your focus. But don’t let the work you do to win the dream client destroy your future sales by eliminating your prospecting activity. No excuses. Each hour on the dream client needs to be matched an hour building your future dream client. Read More

Every salesperson needs a good Elevator Speech. But it is more important to have an Elevator question that generates interest and generates opportunities. Excellent questions help define your brand and demonstrate you can create results. Read More