How many meetings with clients have you been to that were aimless, unstructured and poorly planned? If you're like most professionals, probably quite a few. The problem's particularly acute when it comes to business development meetings: your first few meetings with a potential client when you and they are trying to figure out whether you sh Read More
Getting referred down is not the worst thing, depending what you make of it. Here are 3 musts to improve results and increase sales. Read More
What difference do top sales performers have that most others don't have? Read More
At times it is how consistent you are that makes you different more so than the things you do. Read More
The Scarlett Syndrome is spreading in business and unless you know the signs, you could be a victim of this problem. We share a few tips on how to cure this business problem and sell more today and be better prepared for the future. Read More
If you walk into a room of hard core sales hunters and say, “It's all about relationships,” your audience would likely cringe. Not necessarily because they don't like the idea, but because they can't relate to the concept. On the other hand, if you were to make the same statement in a room filled with account managers and business owners, you'd li Read More
Tools are great and should be used by all in sales, but as a complement to skills and effort, not as a replacement. Read More
You know that your old clients and contacts are your best sources of new business and referrals. You've even got a pretty good “little black book” of names — people who already know, like and trust you. People who could be good sources of referrals or even new work with their companies. But there's a problem. You're hesitating. You haven' Read More
With thanks to the late Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, I now present my "Five Stages of Grief During New Sales Script Role-Outs." Read More
At times the difference between winning and not is how badly you want the deal. Read More
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