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A conversation with my 3-year old causes me to reflect on my ability to get people to listen to me. I've discovered the need to earn listenable status. Read More

Marc offers great advice for entrepreneurs and selling professionals who want to spend more time nurturing their relationships and less time at work. Marc is teaching business people how to enrich their personal lives by rethinking their financial lives and attain a proper work-life balance. Ono is Hawaiian for delicious, and in his book Marc wil Read More

Get to know your sales candidates better! Read More

The following is the rough transcript of a recent call I had with a Sales Director of a large Irish Company. Mr X: Hi Niall, This is _________ __________, I am the Sales Director with ___________ ___________ What I'm looking for a two day sales training course to brush up on our selling skills. What would that cost? Me: Hi __________, thanks Read More

Today is Day 1 of the 28 days to Better Selling. Over the next 28 days you will work on 28 small shifts that will add up to a significant improvement in the way you sell. Today's topic is on “The ABC's of Targeting.” Watch the video ( or direct download) here, and complete the 5 steps outlined below: 1. Make a list of all possible criteri Read More

Selling is about doing, when all the planning and talking is done, it is about executing. The key difference is you, your outlook and your will to win. That's it! Read More

I recently passed the 100 post mark on this blog. To say that I have learnt a lot in between would be an understatement. To say that I have lots more to learn, would require an even bigger understatement. Read More

Bad news got you down? Jerry Kennedy discusses a sure-fire method for battling the "Bad News Blues". Be warned, though: the answer might surprise you! Read More

Do you confuse product training with sales training? Read More

In case you haven't been tuning in recently, the whole question of sales ineffectiveness was brilliantly raised by Dave Stein. It's not just a great question for sales professionals; it's frankly the ONLY question. Dave rightly asks “The root causes of sales ineffectiveness are clear. There is plenty of sound advice about how to fix the problem Read More