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“Life is a long lesson in humility.” James M. Barrie

At 20, I wasn’t humble. At 30, I thought about being humble. At 40, I realized I had a lot to humble about. At 50, I wondered how a guy like me had gotten this far. At 60, ?? Read More

It isn’t enough to do what is necessary to win your big deal dream client. You must also do enough to ensure that you succeed for and with your client after you are chosen Read More

There are a number of different sales methodologies, techniques and courses, but in the end they are only as good as the execution. Execution - the silver bullet in sales, everything else is just talk Read More

In pursuing our dream clients, we sometimes hear “no” when we ask for the commitments that we need to advance the sale. Sometimes we receive a “no” by default, because we don’t ask. Take the advice here: Ask! Sometimes the answer is “yes! Read More

Ever make a sales call that went really, really well? That covered more topics than you had planned? All of which advanced your quest to deliver still more value to your client? (And increase your revenue?) But left a major new opportunity virtually un-discussed Read More

We continue to explore the BANTER approach. As we look at Need and Timelines, it is important to remember that at the end it comes down to how you execute Read More

How you handle disruptive change is informed by who you are and what meaning you attach to change. If you believe that change can means only negative consequences, it will be true for you. If you believe that change means opportunity—even when it is extremely difficult to identify the opportunity, it will bring opportunity for you Read More

Have you ever had a discussion with someone who states that something is a fact about marketing when you know it is not?Sometimes the person bases the fact on their experience and sometimes it is what they have read or heard. One experience on the weekend and one article I read got me thinking about this topic. Read More

The devils in your deals are ruthless. They will disrupt your deals and ruin your chances of winning given even the smallest of openings. The worst of which is the devil of believing you know something that you don’t know Read More

BANTER gives you a frame work for working through a sale and helping the buyer make the decision to deal with you. Today we look at the first two elements: Budget and Accountability Read More