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Having a shorter sales cycle is good for a number of reasons, but many take the quest to far. The goal is to have the optimal duration to a cycle, and then concentrate efforts and energy on having ample of the right type of prospects in your pipeline Read More

Selling and Marketing Yourself Means Spelling Out ALL of the Benefits, Advantages and Value to Your Prospects and Customers!

Join me for a serious, though weird and irreverant, look at these principles.. Read More

Could Boise, Idaho, be the new hot bed of small business growth in the U.S. Why not your home town no matter how large or small? Search giant Google claimed in an early post of its new small business blog that an estimated $72 million had been generated by business in Idaho using its online advertising tools and sited other recent reports on the growth of small business in Boise as the reason for a recent visit. How are you using the tools of the Internet to leverage your small business in your own home town? We would love to hear your story. Please leave it in the comment section below. Read More

Could a deal reportedly being hammered out between Google and Verizon spell trouble for small businesses marketing content online? One news report (in the New York Times) claims the agreement could allow different tiers of service for content providers. The story claims "Google and Verizon, two leading players in Internet service and content, are nearing an agreement that could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content’s creators are willing to pay for the privilege." Could this mean having to pay an Internet provider for faster loading of your content, something likely to benefit larger companies with deeper pockets? Google is denying some of what has been reported and both companies claim the move won't affect the level playing field enjoyed by all content providers and users (including small businesses and their customers.) What do you think Read More

Some graphic evidence compiled by the Huffington Post which demonstrates how bad the current unemployment situation is in historical context Read More

Perhaps never before in business has anyone been able to succeed so much by using so little!

Lessons abound from this 80s television classic. It's about resourcefulness, wit, improvisation, bootstrapping, and making the most out of limited resources.

Learn to succeed...the MacGuyver Way Read More

Do you use a checklist to help you with sales? Here is a great way to organize questions and make sure that you cover off everything you should so that you can grow your sales Read More

I had a great massage a couple weeks ago. The massage therapist, Shantel, did a great job. But in addition to a great massage, she also did something great that also applies to the art of successful selling Read More

Seth Godin may have come up with the ultimate training manual for customers of businesses large and small. It's only one post long and can result in customers who are either the most pleasant to deal with or those who we all dread for whom nothing is ever right. The secret, Seth says, is that the ones you get depend upon you Read More

Do you want to know 5 tips for finding value for your clients or prospects? This will help you look at helping clients and it will also help you grow your sales. Read More