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According to an article in the Harvard Business Review a few years ago, an 8% increase in the effectiveness of your existing sales force is equal to adding 25% more reps to the team. Given the choice, I would rather work on effectiveness, here are some simple measure towards that. Read More

Does anyone have time to talk on the phone anymore?  Do your prospects really want to talk to you?  Are you cold calling?  Seriously? With Facebook and the other million social media sites, your customers have plenty of friends.  They are not looking for someone to get to kno Read More

So first, let's dispel this unfair negativity toward persuasiveness. If we read the definition of persuade, we can see there is nothing negative or unethical or devious about the meaning of the word. Read More

Dear Sales Dude: I just wanted to get back to you about that proposal you gave me. I just have two teeny things to discuss with you... Read More

Today’s social media podcast is on social media ROI or return on investment and why it’s not nearly as important as ROR. ROR is a term introduced to me by Darcy Rezac author of Work the Pond. From a social media perspective and a general marketing perspective most people are nearsighted and have serious tunnel vision when it comes to social media ROI. ROR is about return on relationship and not Read More

254, the number selling days in 2010; assuming you work a mere 10 hours a day, that's 2540 hours of selling. (I know sweetie, you work weekends too). How will you maximize it?
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A smorgasbord of things to help sales people sell better and execute. Check out info on an upcoming coming webinar, newsletter and broadcast. Read More

Instead of location, location, location, businesses should be concerned with the three Cs: content, connection and conversation. These three are what will set you apart from your competition. Read More

The last few months have been all about thinking… thinking about ways to keep getting better! Normally I write things down from the beginning, but this year for some reason, I delayed putting things on paper. As the new year approaches, I won’t delay any longer. I’ve put together a rough draft and thought it would be a good idea to share my strategic plan with you!

There are six key areas wher Read More

Selling is a profession of immediacy. Commission salespeople get paid for what they sell today. The presence of weekly, monthly, and yearly sales goals stresses the need for immediacy. Given all the attention on the “What have you sold for me lately” mentality of Read More