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Pitch Perfect: The 9 Questions Every Successful Pitch Answers
Many curious co-workers and friends have asked me, “How did you manage to convince your company to let you work part-time, anywhere in the world, in a role you built for yourself?” I typically answer…
You Probably Shouldn’t Be in Sales If You Don’t Have These 5 Personality Traits
So you’ve watched Wolf of Wall Street and have decided you want to get in to sales. You’ve got your briefcase in hand and you’re looking in the mirror, imagining yourself in five years’ time…
If You Don’t Know Who Your Customer Is, Improving Selling Skills Won’t Help
Over the past few days, I’ve been participating in a discussion about a struggling organization. It’s a start up, the CEO wanted help in developing sales skills. But as the discussion progressed, it was clear…
Get Started in Public Speaking for Sales Leads
One of the best lead generation systems for direct sales professionals is to offer yourself as a free public speaker. There are literally hundreds of clubs, churches, schools and non-profit organizations near you that would love…
Water, Water Everywhere…
In the Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge writes, “Water water everywhere Nor a drop to drink.” Sometimes, I think there is a sales version of this, “Information, information everywhere, But we struggle…
The 3-4-5 Party
When a customer at one of her other parties is hesitant about hosting, Leslie Adderhold, a manager with Pink Zebra, asks them what is holding them back from having a party. Most often it is…
Math Works, Always: How Do We Tilt the Numbers in Our Favor?
In sales and marketing, we at least claim to be very numbers oriented. We have metrics around everything: Click-throughs Bounces Open rates Time spent on a page MQL, SQL, SAL Daily/weekly dials Daily/weekly conversations/meetings Demos…
“Active Listening” is Not a Technique
Catching up on my reading, I ran across an article on Active Listening. It was focused on sales people and the author made the statement, “Active listening makes them feel like they are being heard…” I’m sure…
Leveraging Your Information Advantage
In the “good old days” of selling (if there ever were any), a lot of sales people reveled in their “information advantage.” Prospects and customers relied on sales people to educate them on products and…
Discounts, Deals, and Advance Access: Keys to Increasing Sales
Are you shooting all the different kinds of ammunition you have in your sales arsenal? I’m going to go over what I believe are three of the most important ways to achieve a sale. For…
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