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Sales people need to realize that a pipeline is not a holding crate for everything they come across in the course of the day, but a place to manage real opportunities to close. Rather than having the false comfort of a "full pipe", they should be striving to clear the distractions and focus on closing and refilling the pipe with viable prospects. Read More

The author describes the day he learned about clarifying vague expressions with a little help from his mentor, Dick Harlow. Read More

Remember that your prospect is the company, not one or two individuals in it. Key roles and buyers are important, but you should also reach out and prospect some non-traditional titles or players in prospect companies, especially other executives. Read More

Sales Tip of the Day: This quick to read post talks about how to use your voice mail as part of your marketing. Read More

Paying commission wisely is a big challenge for business owners and managers. Commission can either drive sales performance, or turn your sales team into a bowl of oatmeal. Read More

I enjoy seeing business people with humble confidence work. It's a joy to see how they successfully navigate through their careers. Read More

There are a number of things you can do over in sales and life, but time is not one of the. Improve your allocation of time to the right activities and you will improve your results. Read More

It is time to stop paying for the sins of our fathers. There are very few salespeople today who behave like salespeople behaved in the past. Today, salespeople are smart, business-savvy professionals who have every bit as much professionalism as someone who works in any other business role, and in some cases far more. Read More

When all elements seem the same, you can be the differentiator. One way to do that is to change the way you sell, quote and respond to common requests. Change the way the game is played, change the results. Read More