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I need to warn you this post is a bit more commercial than my standard content, but I use the tool I’m going to tell you about today so much that I think you will benefit from just learning about it.

I’ve been working for about three years to create an online team and project management tool, Intranet, file collaboration, and task management program to run my business and the Duct Tape Marketi Read More

Sometimes the best approach to improving sales with a certain group of prospects is to tell them to buy. This group of prospects tend to be followers, not leaders. They are pleasers. They are easily confused. They often tend towards being Read More

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Coaching is one of those words that tends to lace everyday language at work but I wonder how many people who are supposed to be doing it actually know what it means or what it takes to be a good coach? Read More

Are you thinking about downsizing your sales force. How can you lead your sales organization through this transition? Read More

New Federal Trade Commission guidelines regarding the use of customer testimonials and endorsements in advertising will start December 1, 2009. Read More

1. Realise that Linkedin is a complex and multi-functional tool; it's going to take some time to learn to use it wisely — Niall Devitt 2. Contact/connect with experienced users and ask them for their advice as to how best to use it — Niall Devitt 3. Know why you are using Linkedin — what is your primary goal? This will determine your strateg Read More

Many sales organizations and managers seem to accept the status quo the 80/20 rule brings. While it is very much prevalent, it can be overcome, but for many it is somehow easier to live with it than challenge it. Read More

You can't expect to get the sale 100% of the time. Sometimes the sale is lost to conditions beyond your control. But it does help to understand more about those deals that slip through your fingers when they just may have been saved by foresight and a little more training. Read More

What is your small business branding theme for this holiday season? Do you have a specific promotion planned around your company and products this season? If you do, is there a unique design in place to tell the visual story behind the promotion? Have you focused on selecting the right colors or font for your design? Is your company's logo and bra Read More