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This is a joint post by S. Anthony Iannarino of B2B Sales Coach & Consultancy and David Brock of Partners In Excellence discussing the importance of not simply checking the boxes as you go through the sales activities that define your sales process. Both Anthony and David agree that salespeople have to fully engaged, thoughtful, and mindful during sales calls, as well as resourceful and creative Read More

On TuesdayDecember 15– 1:00 pm Eastern, Tibor Shanto is presenting another in the series his Top Sales Experts Masterclasses of 2009, and you can be there, with my compliments.

An Inconvenient Truce

It is time to move the discussion beyond the current limits of the discussion around effective prospecting. The debate of Sales (Web) 2.0 vs. Traditional prospecting, while hip and convenient, Read More

A short article on why people fail. And why they succeed. It is predominately the result of what they believe. You have to choose every day, and you have to choose wisely. Read More

Putting our shock and indignation aside, there's a vital lesson for business people at all levels to learn in Tiger's GiNORMOUS public flame-out this past week. Read More

Links to interesting business stuff found on the internet. Includes One Video and Four articles. Good stuff worth a look! Read More

Hiring sale reps is never an easy proposition, there are as many techniques as there are job openings. Different questions asked in many ways allow people to at least feel good about their decision, if not always right. What is your favourite question when hiring a sales rep? Read More

Shane Gibson and Stephen Jagger lead the charge in teaching salespeople and business owners how to use social media to best effect. Check out their new book, Sociable! Read More

I'm sick up and fed with the misuse of the word "literally." Everywhere I turn, people are using the world "literally" as if it meant "figuratively." Salespeople are doing it, too. "I am hungry enough to literally eat an entire cow" means you can eat an entire cow. Don't say that unless Read More

Doyle Slayton, of Sales BlogCast, had a excellent post today--Is Sales Mindset Shifting?

Are Sales People Too Pushy?

He was pondering how sales people are beginning to think. His examples show an emerging sentiment that sales people are too pushing and customers resent their interruptions.

As a result, a lot of these perceptions are seeping into sales training and advice. Read More

Do you always remember to thank your customers for dinner? After all, without customers, you don't eat! Read More