Below, you’ll find some sales related articles that cut to the heart of pressing, urgent, and costly problems that affect real businesses – like yours. These are all available free, and you’re welcome to share them with your staff, colleagues, and contacts.
I’m sure you’re aware that we are counting down to the end of 2017. Sure there is still time to pull through some new business and perhaps up-sell some of your existing clients but for the most part things will start winding down soon enough. By now you should be able to assess whether or […]
Please check out this guest post by my good friend and amazing business resource JoAnna Brandi. When it comes to company culture, customer service and corporate leadership JoAnna has no equal. Read on and see what I mean! What a mess the world seems to be in today! Looks like the economy’s up, the […]
This important article is by my good friend and business colleague Scott Hornstein. Scott is an incredibly astute strategic thinker and while this article doesn’t necessarily fall under the sales “umbrella” I do think that it contains valuable information. Here you go and thanks Scott! The advances in marketing technology are awesome, as are […]
Sending out an interesting and informational newsletter is a great way to stay in front of your clients, prospects and networking referral sources and the better the content, the more recognition and respect you’ll receive for your expertise and knowledge. And that’s great BUT that’s not all. You must follow-up in order to get the […]
Hello to all of the startups out there and congratulations on taking the leap to entrepreneurship. Speaking as someone that has “been there, done that” and having launched my first business 30 years ago, I can honestly say that’s it’s thrilling, rewarding and terrifying all at the same time. There’s lots of to do, lots […]
I’m going to be just a little late I just want to pick your brain I’m just following up on an email I sent to you. Just. Frankly, the word makes me uncomfortable mostly because of what it is intended to do namely “minimize” the impact of the question or statement to which it is […]
If you’re a business owner I don’t have to tell you that business is tough. Faced with increased competition from companies across the street and just as easily from those that are abroad, it’s ever more difficult to get your “piece of the pie.” The Internet has made everyone a shopper and winning and retaining […]
Today I overheard something very refreshing. A man sitting next to me was speaking to his son’s school and was informing them that his child was going to be late. The school must have asked for the reason and Dad simply said, he overslept. He didn’t say he was sick or cast the blame on […]
As a sales consultant and trainer for the last 30 years I’ve watched many people launch new businesses. Some have succeeded, others have failed. It’s been a terrific journey and I’ve taken away many valuable ideas that I’ve been able to put to work in my own company; such is the good fortune of consultants. […]
Isn’t this the truth? We spend inordinate amounts of time prospecting and trying to win new clients yet significantly less time nurturing and WOWING these same clients in order to retain and grow their business. It’s an endless cycle for many businesses. You prospect like crazy and win some new business and then before too […]
