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I have posted this file to our Sociable! FaceBook page but have yet to post it for non-members in my podcast feed for iTunes until today. This is a free audio preview of Chapter 1 of "Sociable! How Social Media is Turning Sales and Marketing Upside-down." Read More

The seventh in a series ten posts on sales effectiveness describing the 10 essential attributes B2B sales reps must possess in order to succeed and the 10 opposing ideas that are also essential to success. This post focuses on selling outside vs. selling inside. Read More

For those who sell in consumers' homes, the in-home sales consultation is the catalyst to either sales greatness or failure. If you master the dynamics of selling in the home, you master... Read More

The Sales Bloggers Union is back with a fresh coat of paint and tons more opinions and attitude. Read More

The sixth in a series ten posts on sales effectiveness describing the 10 essential attributes B2B sales reps must possess in order to succeed and the 10 opposing ideas that are also essential to success. This post focuses on the dichotomy of a desire to ear commissions vs. the desire to ensure the customer’s success. Read More

Today's podcast is on developing a prospecting discipline and why you need to plan it out and make it part of your sales and marketing strategy. Bullet points Read More

I started to title this series–Social Selling. But, how ridiculous is that? Selling has always been social. Selling has to be social. Failing to understand this principle is where most begin their trek to failure in sales.

Social selling is an assumption, not an innovative idea. Read More

I humors me to think about how many “no win” situations mangers can get sucked into. We’ve all been there. For example… Employees often complain about how their manager didn’t train them on “something.” Yet when the manger schedules a formal training, those same employees complain about losing valuable selling time.

Another example revolves around the idea of micromanagement. The employee who Read More

One way to change the 80/20 trap is to take steps to change yourself. Many sales people neglect their obligation to ensure that they are continuing to develop and evolve their sales skills and knowledge. Read More

When it comes to our self-talk, too many of us tolerate the negativity we were handed. The answer to overcome the negativity and create success? Affirmations! Read More