The Sales Blog
Do you want to know the real secret to staying motivated long term? Do you want to know how to develop the burning passion and single-mindedness that propels you towards reaching your goals? Want to know how to stay focused and accomplish more than ever? The key to real, … [Read more...]
Your revenue numbers are up. Your profit is better than last year. You’re moving in the right direction. You should be pleased. But you shouldn’t necessarily be satisfied. The numbers may be positive, but it doesn’t always mean you are where should be. A sales organization … [Read more...]
John writes: I am a landscape designer/landscape contractor. I just took a call from a client about a drafting a landscape design. They said they had also contacted one of my competitors and I really wanted to say, “Oh, they’re great at mowing lawns. However, they … [Read more...]
So, you say you would do anything to succeed, anything to have that level of success? But would you really do anything? Would you set your alarm clock to wake you an hour and half earlier each morning and rise without hitting the snooze button? Does your mission motivate you to … [Read more...]
Things have changed. Globalization: Globalization has been around a long, long time. But in the last couple decades, a lot of labor moved overseas because labor was cheaper there. Then, white collar jobs started to follow. As it turns out brains are cheaper there, too. … [Read more...]
There’s a lot of confusion about what a cold call is and what a cold call is not. Whenever I write about cold calling I get emails and comments from people who insist the cold calling is dead. A few days ago I even had Jeffrey Gitomer comment to that effect on this post. But I … [Read more...]
Price and Value If you sell something with a price of X, your customer won’t buy it if they perceive what you sell to be worth X. They have to believe it is worth more to them than X. It must be worth X+. (That + is the value) Here is a simple example. If you buy a book on … [Read more...]
Almost daily I see social media folks with good intentions suggest that cold calling is dead. They (incorrectly) write that selling is dead, that no one likes salespeople, and that even salespeople don’t like being salespeople. With good hearts, they suggest things like … [Read more...]
Michael Port is a New York Times best selling author, a speaker, and an entrepreneur. I had a chance to spend some time with Michael at Chris Brogan’s ImpactNext event in New York City, and I asked him to step In the Arena to talk about the Red Velvet Rope Policy, the hero … [Read more...]
Leaving A Trail of Negativity Behind You
You’re entitled to your opinions. It’s okay that you have strong political leanings in some direction. You might even believe that it’s your duty and responsibility to share your opinions with the rest of us. But you might do well to consider whether social media is the … [Read more...]