And here is a list of alternatives to the just-checking-in-email, if you do not have a good reason but want to find one. For all these, there is one overriding principle: make sure that what you send is relevant to the prospect. Otherwise, they will - rightfully so - consider it spam, and it will devalue every future interaction you have with them.
Read MoreBecause “global” is the epitome of a disconnected team, not only are they geographically dispersed, but they are also separated by language, culture, experiences, political systems, and so much more.
Read MoreI realized that if I treated my internal customers with the same care as my external customers, just like I got more money from my clients, I would get more help from others in the building.
Read MoreWhen I travel to visit a place like an olive oil farm, I want to be sold. Being sold is a mental state where I am 100 percent convinced that a product, idea, brand, business, method, or philosophy is right for me.
Read MoreNone of these phrases are all that complicated. In fact, most of the phrases and the words that make them up are pretty small. And if you really need a reason to use them, consider that what goes around will come around. And negativity has never closed a sale.
Read MoreHalf of those hired in from the outside turn out to be unsuccessful. That is a staggering statistic, and from a sales leadership perspective completely in line with other stats frequently quoted: a 2.5-year average tenure of a sales leader and only 1.5 years for the first VP of Sales a company hires.
Read More* Just kidding, there is no such thing. The many, often conflicting goals a sales compensation plan is meant to achieve, in addition to the huge variety of products, services, and businesses, make it impossible to have one plan that is “the greatest.”
Read MoreHow many of you sometimes find it difficult to slow down and collect your thoughts when under stress? Or, you get so excited that it negatively affects your ability to sleep? Or, on occasion, you experience both but at the same time?
The goal of leadership is to get others to willingly cooperate and engage, rather than following your directives because you’re in a position of authority. So, it does not matter if you have authority.
Read MoreImagine you are the founder, owner, or CEO of a young, ambitious company. You have developed a great new product. You have taken it to some potential clients. And some of those clients were so impressed by the product that they purchased from you. You are now ready to go to market.
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