Sales

Be A Better Networker By Playing Networking Solitaire

The key to networking is not in the talking, it is in the listening and asking questions. This is true for a few reasons: 1. People like people who are...

The Difference Between A Good Salesperson And A Bad One

All salespeople are not created equal, and it can be hard to separate the good ones from the bad ones. But there is one way to differentiate them. Bad salespeople...

Pricing Dictates Perception

What if BMW radically changed their pricing model?  Imagine if BMW dropped the price of the car.  Significantly. Same car, same service, same experience, just one difference: They price the...

Small Annoyances, The Death of Business

My flight to Texas was uneventful. Which, when you think about flights, is exactly what you want. My taxi ride to the hotel was uneventful too. I arrived just fine,...

How To Spark Gossip To Market Your Business

We all want our clients to tell other clients about our business. But how do you get them to spread the word? The obvious way is to provide a great...

How To Find The Right Customer (It Begins With You)

Quick, list two things you’re really good at. I’m talking rock star good. Something you can knock out of the park every time. Do you have two in mind? Great....

The Two Types Of Salespeople

There are two types of salespeople: 1. The people who can sell. 2. The people who can sell themselves. There is only one way to distinguish them: Cold, hard numbers....

Grow Your Business Fast, By Doing Less!

I hope you have your seat belt on (even if you're sitting in your office chair). At the very least you're about to experience a jolt, and at the very...

See It Through The Eyes Of A Client

You Don't Get It, Because You Don't See It. You don't really get it. Nor do I. Nor does any entrepreneur. We think we know what it takes to build...

Good Clients, Bad Clients And No Clients At All

I received a call a while back from an entrepreneur who was thrilled to have landed the “big fish.” He pulled in a client who just signed a six digit...

Listen to Mike’s podcasts on your favorite app: