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An effective sales process establishes stages, or ZONES, based on aligning the selling process with the buying process. This includes details such as tasks, tools, and even specific questions that move the mutual process forward efficiently. Read More

There are some positions where commission-only structure makes sense. There are some salespeople for whom a commission-only pay structure makes sense. They are few. Read More

Yeah, OK, I’ll admit to exaggeration in the title of my recent “Death of All Sales Reps” post. Anthony Iannarino called me on it. More accurately it should have been “The Imminent Death Of All Current Sales Reps Who Fail To Recognize And Aggressively Exploit The Coming Explosive Growth Of Interne Read More

The question as to what makes you different is either the easiest question in the world to answer, or it is the most difficult question to answer. Read More

“Don't tell me how hard you work. Tell me how much you get done.  - -  James Ling

Sure it's a hard-nosed attitude, but is there any other way? Read More

As with any profession, understanding which activities have a positive impact on outcomes, and which are negative is important to track and know. The goal is to eliminate the negative ones which increasing and improving the positive activities. Read More

Your place in the value chain is in helping your dream clients to produce results for their dream clients. You are their competitive advantage. Read More

Create big and meaningful value. Don’t dabble around the edges. It’s not good for you, and it isn’t what your dream clients need from you. Read More

Value-creating, high business acumen salespeople that help their clients generate business results are going to be around for a long time to come. Read More

I read "Have We Been Witnessing The Death Of Professional Selling?" on Jonathan Farrington’s blog. He and I exchanged perspectives, and now I’ve got this “Death Of All Sales Reps” theme banging around in my head. The more I think about it, the more I become certain that sales as we know it is abo Read More