When I was about 25 I remember telling my step-grandfather that it seemed like the years kept getting shorter and Christmas came around sooner every year. He replied, “Mitch, at my age, it feels like Christmas comes every other week!” Well, not sure how quickly the first-half of 2017 went by for you, but to …
In case you’re not a sports fan, haven’t turned on ESPN lately, or seen a sports page, tomorrow is the NFL Draft. The hype is close to unbearable. And laughably, so is the pathetic track record of the supposed experts telling us who’s the next surefire superstar. (The image above is comedian Frank Caliendo impersonating ESPN NFL …
Be Wary of Sales Experts and NFL Draft Experts Spouting Opinions Read More »
Happy Last Business Day of the Year! The week between Christmas and New Year’s is always a bit odd. We bounce between celebrating important religious holidays, visiting with family and friends, sprinting to close deals to finish the year strong, wrapping up year-end financial matters, and reflecting both on the year that was and the year to …
My Year-End Promises, Politics?!?! and a Very Powerful Podcast Read More »
I’ve got two announcements for you: First, I’m kicking off a new series of blog posts focused exclusively on telephone prospecting with the goal of helping you absolutely master the phone to increase the number of meetings you secure. We’ll cover everything from our attitude and mindset when it comes to picking up the phone …
New Series on Telephone Prospecting / An Invite to Meet Iannarino & Me in NYC Oct. 17 Read More »
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 »
I’m not gloating, but it is certainly a relief to see the social selling charlatans backpedaling a bit as their magic potion isn’t the be-all and end-all they promised. Amazing isn’t it? Everything has not changed. The sun still rises in the east, the Cardinals are in first place in the NL Central, and top-producers …
So Prospecting Ain’t Dead Yet and This Old Phone Still Works Read More »
When asked by OpenView Labs to share my favorite sales tool headed into 2015, without hesitation and with a big smile, I boldly declared The Telephone! When asked by several organizations that were curating top sales influencers’ sales predictions for 2015, without hesitation and with no smile at all, I boldly declared that the air will finally and …
The Telephone is the Most Powerful Yet Under-Valued Social Selling Tool of All Read More »
You know how CNN overuses the “BREAKING NEWS” thing ad nauseum? Remember how ten days after that Malaysia Airlines flight went missing they’d lead in with the dramatic music and the breaking news logo to tell us that the plane still hadn’t been found? That’s pretty much where I am with the non-stop hype about …
Are You Tired of the Social Selling Hype and Being Told Everything has Changed? Read More »
