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There is nothing that has the potential to help you generate greater sales results than developing your personal effectiveness. There is no technology that better enables you to produce greater results than the alarm clock—and the commitment to rise earlier and to take action improving yourself and your results Read More

It's the last day of April 2010, and I hereby proclaim today a Fearless Friday. What is Fearless Friday? Well, you'll have to decide for yourself, because that's part of being fearless today. But here's what Fearless Friday could mean:.. Read More

This post is about selling, customer service, managing, and relationships. and virtually all relationships.

I regularly visit two dry cleaners.

Dry cleaner #1: The front desk person always has a smile on her face, calls me by name, acts excited to see me, and we chat it up for a couple minutes every time I'm there.

Dry cleaner #2: The front desk person doesn't Read More

Why you need to adapt your social media communication to reach your international audiences, and a few insights into cultural differences on the main social media platforms Read More

Getting hung up on is one of the most frustrating things sales people face. I’ll admit, it doesn’t hurt my feelings… unfortunately, it makes me angry! Over the years, I’ve learned to channel that frustration. Here are five techniques to use on prospects who hang up on you.. Read More

Sales people know that questions are the key to success, but they often fail to ask the hard the question that can really make he difference, both for the buyer and for them vs. their competitors. The sad part is that these limitations are self imposed, rather than forced on them by the market or the buyers Read More

If you are getting too many “no” answers, part of it may be your approach. If the prospect buys what you sell and isn’t disqualified for some other reason, then you have to go for yes. Going for yes means learning to create value on every call, learning to differentiate your offering, and learning not to accept the Test No Read More

There is the old saying that when going gets tough, the tough get going, well that applies in sales too. Anyone can take an order, it takes guts, strategy and the ability to execute to overcome chal Read More

You only have one chance to make a first impression. How you open your sales call is every bit as important as how you close it. Use these guidelines to write an opening script that defines you as a Read More

Whenever I give speak or give training on using social media for sales this is invariably one of the first things I get from the audience is, "How Do You Find C-Level Executives on Linkedin?"

Sa Read More