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Author Archives: Guest Blogger
Phone Call Clarity
Dan Waldschmidt writes, “The truth is, you’ve never needed to care any more than you do right now. Right now is all you have. There is no tomorrow unless you start caring today.” Does that sound like sales talk? Continue reading
The Hunt is Never Over
There will always be new problems to solve for your clients, new expertise for you to bring to the table, new relationships to develop. However, more often than not, once the initial hunt is over we forget that the process should continue. How do you remedy this? Continue reading
6 Things You Are Doing Wrong With Your Key Accounts
You’ve got big accounts, big ones that fund more than their fair share of your revenue, or with more of your reputation at stake than you’d like to admit. But often the ones that are most important are the ones that lock you up the most and keep you up at night. Here are 6 things you’re doing right now that you can stop and stop worrying about. Continue reading
Key Accounts: A Great Source for New Revenues
The definition of business success is growth. Increasing revenue drives most sales organizations. However, there are two aspects of the growth formula that are often underlooked; or, at least, underemphasized– client retention and business development in existing accounts. Continue reading
Authentic Sincerity
Guest blogger Dave Cooke discusses “authentic sincereity” in the sales process as the means to developing lasting trust. Continue reading
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Super Leverage for Sales
So what’s the lesson? The asset is a customer walks into your office. How much more of an asset do you want? So don’t blow it by getting in the way. Leverage that asset by being a human being with them. Be present. Give them freedom. Don’t take it away. Continue reading
Fatal Sales Failures: Why Not Commoditize?
Anthony Iannarino on the topic of how to avoid commoditization. Continue reading
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Fatal Sales Failures: Sales and Marketing Silos
Today’s guest blogger is the inimitable Gini Dietrich, queen of Chicago, CEO of Arment Dietrich, and author of the wildly popular Spin Sucks blog. I’m a big believer in integration. Not integration from the perspective that you’re saying the same thing … Continue reading
Fatal Sales Failures: Lack of Investment in Marketing
Chad Root discusses why marketing should not be left to your sales department. Continue reading
Fatal Sales Failures: The Biggest Goof With Hot Prospects
Occasionally my sales fantasies turn into realities. When it happens, it’s so
easy to be seduced by this low-hanging fruit. Outwardly, I try to appear calm, cool and collected – a true professional. But inside, every inch of my body wants to scream out, “Take me! Take me!” Continue reading