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Today's guest post is by S. Anthony Iannarino, Anthony gives us an insightful view of how you can be a nice guy and still win in sales. What does it take to be on the right side in a zero sum game? Read More

Succeeding in sales means that you can’t wait for others to produce the sales results that only you will later be held accountable for producing. Read More

Research shows that the one characteristic that successful people have in common is that they continually set goals for themselves. Do what successful people do. Here's how Read More

Being the incumbent comes with many advantages. But sometimes the curse of the incumbent is that you are known and your competitor isn’t. Read More

Price is just a number, the thing that gives it meaning is what the number is relative to, value or a lower number. As a seller it is our job to make it relative to the value and impact a buyer will get by meeting your number. Read More

When do you allow a salesperson to call on a target account that by your judgment appears to be one that should be disqualified? Read More

I’ve been in a running debate with my colleague, Stone Payton, for about a year now regarding the value and continuing applicability of the “funnel” metaphor for B2B sales. Stone emphatically states, “Forget the funnel!” (See this post, especially point #5 and the comments.) I just as emphatical Read More

You really can't make this stuff up, you gotta live it.  When I heard this, I just had to ask, "Did you just say...?" Read More

Many people for many years have written about and focused on the notion of continuous improvement.  Personally, I think it’s necessary to think in terms of methodical, relentless, continuous improvement.  The extra adjectives add important perspective. Read More

The word “process” makes the sales process sound more confining than it is. It’s a collection of best practices that reverse engineer what works. Read More