sales
June 10, 2015
What Makes Great Marketing, Great?
Great marketing generates educated, filtered prospects who are convinced you have the right solution for them. Your sales team gets inquiries from qualified, knowledgeable prospects. Their job is simply to...
May 20, 2015
Increase Your Close Rate By 25% With This Killer Sales Technique
I originally started the introduction to this article by explaining to you that my industry is soooooo competitive. It is…truly. I’m an author, and any time I’m pitching a new...
February 3, 2015
How Long Will Today’s Fad Be Popular?
The pet rock lasted about 6 months, albeit over 1.5 million pet rock sold. The Chuck Taylor All Star sneaker from Converse has been a fad since the 1930’s and...
December 30, 2014
How To Get In Front Of Any Decision Maker
e of the most important aspects of sales – whether you’re dealing with products or services – is getting in front of the decision maker. Most entrepreneurs have faced the...
August 20, 2014
My Dumbest Mistakes: How NOT To Recruit Top Talent
It popped in my mind like many of me “genius” thoughts, while in the shower. I distinctly remember the moment, because as the thought came to me as stinging shampoo...
July 30, 2014
Take Your Profit First, Always
The formula for profitability has been established for ages. Every business owner, CEO, freelancer and entrepreneur knows it. It is even supported - scratch that, required - by Generally Accepted...
July 11, 2014
The Shortest Lesson In Sales
Here is the shortest lesson you will ever need in sales: 1.) Ask questions 2.) Listen 3.) Repeat steps 1 and 2
July 4, 2014
The One Sales Question That Destroys Your Shot at Making the Sale
The world of sales is a touchy area. Say one wrong thing and it can literally break the sale. Getting a sale often relies a lot upon making sure you...
January 25, 2014
Leaderboards
We all get satisfaction from being on top. If you have the newer car, I’ll get solace in the fact that my child has better grades than yours. If I...
October 1, 2013
Most Pessimistic Estimates Are Way Too Optimistic
Entrepreneurs like to use pessimistic numbers, because they prepare us for the absolute "worst case." Alas, we use flawed pessimistic numbers. The real worst case is inevitably way worse than...