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I read a true story about a pessimistic railroad engineer who was let out of work early along with his coworkers. In the process of shutting down, he accidentally locked himself in a refrigerator car. Knowing his coworkers were leaving for the day and realizing the dangers of being trapped in freezing temperatures all night, the engineer began to panic! He yelled for help and banged on the door, but no one could hear him. Eventually, the engineer accepted his fate and “froze” to death. The next morning when the police examined the scene, they noticed something peculiar.. Read More

To advance from commitment to commitment in moving your deal forward, you have to create the value on every sales call that will earn you the right to your next sales call Read More

A client of ours who provides engineering and integration services recently established an alliance with a hardware/component distributor. It’s a great match, dramatically extending the value each company can provide to its customers. The challenge to our client is educating their new partner’s 1,500 sales reps Read More

Five tips for successful international search marketing to connect with your international clients. Read More

Being a person of influence requires that you are first credible. Your credibility depends on your ability to prove you have the experience and business acumen to make a difference, to tell the truth when it is uncomfortable to do so, to say that you don’t know the answer to questions but will find out, and to not paint an incredible picture Read More

OK, here we go again… Doesn’t matter what they sell or what their SIC code is, ALL of your customers are in the money-making business. It makes good sense to speak to them in the language they care about most Read More

Is it possible to sell without a sales process? Can you be successful engaging customers without a plan?

It happens all the time. I even hear sales people brag about “the art of sales.” The bravado of natural born rainmakers sounds good, but it’s a fool’s errand. It simply doesn’t work that way.

The best don’t sell by the seat of their pants Read More

How-to information for international business development is not always easy to find, and you need to make sure the resources you find fit your business needs. Read More

Many sales people confuse having some knowledge of a prospect before reaching out to them with a full blown research project. Just as having no background is dangerous, letting things swing too far the other way is also risky. As with many things in sales it comes down to the balance between time, returns and other factors Read More

Selling isn’t easy. Selling the value you create is difficult because selling is difficult. Ultimately, whether or not you sell price is greatly impacted by what you as a salesperson do to create value for your dream clients Read More