Every once in a while I see or hear something completely unrelated to sales that I feel compelled to share with you. This is one of those times. 29 years ago at The University at Albany, I met Chris Edom as he was was rushing the business fraternity when I was rush chairman. We’ve been […]
It’s a pretty good bet that your Super Bowl spread won’t be as healthy what’s pictured above! And if you’re in sales, whether as an executive, sales manager, or individual producer, it’s also a safe bet that there are higher-value uses of your time on Sunday than watching seven hours of pre-game shows. Hence, the timing
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Consider this a belated New Year greeting my friends and followers. Hard to believe we’re four weeks into the year! Hope you’ve had an outstanding and highly productive January. My biggest challenge has been trying to remember where I parked in the airport garage and what hotel room I’m in from night night as the month
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I had an experience with one of my client’s top salespeople that prompted me to break out a favorite Princess Bride quote. Like many of you, I’m tired of hearing from today’s nouveau sales experts that prospecting is Dead; that it’s foolish and stupid to even think about picking up the phone to proactively call a prospect
I love talking New Sales and this incredible interview just posted by Doug Burdett (The Marketing Book Podcast) may be my favorite conversation yet! If you sell in any capacity, lead a sales team, or you’re an executive in a company that needs more New Sales, please invest the time to listen to this powerful conversation.
My Best Practical Tips to Drive NEW SALES in This Powerful Podcast Read More »
Every executive and every sales leader craves a high-performance sales team. For that matter, every legit A-player salesperson wants to be part of a winning sales team. What’s unfortunate is how rare it is to find the type of sales leadership and a truly healthy sales culture that promotes and sustains long-term high-performance. My friend, sales guru
I’ve never held back making my feelings known about the word “presentation” – particularly when pronounced by excited salespeople with the long e – preezentation. Last week I shared about the boardroom disaster that was the most painful (and formative) lesson in my sales career. If you haven’t had a chance to hear me telling the story
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