Month: March 2024

Mastering Cross-Selling: Insights from Nature’s Banyan Tree

By John Lusher | March 21, 2024 |

When I think of sales success, I think of a Banyan tree. Look at this tree. It is so magnificent. But look at the integrated network of roots. It’s amazing how it grows. Now, here’s what’s special about a Banyan tree. It’s not like normal trees that have one trunk coming down, and it’s not…

Closing the 2-Minute Sale

By John Lusher | March 14, 2024 |

I want you to meet Alex. Alex is a van driver who picked me and a few of my colleagues up from the hotel in Albuquerque this weekend to take us to the airport. It was a seven-minute ride. During the ride, Alex asked us if we had traveled to many different cities and ordered…

How to become part of the inner woven fabric of your client’s organization

By John Lusher | March 7, 2024 |

If you truly want to keep your competitors out of your accounts, you must become part of the inner woven fabric of your client’s organization. Consider that loose piece of thread sticking out of the bottom of your sweater, and you start pulling it. All of a sudden, you inadvertently pull apart the entire sweater.…

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Mastering Cross-Selling: Insights from Nature’s Banyan Tree

By John Lusher / March 21, 2024 /

When I think of sales success, I think of a Banyan tree. Look at this tree. It is so magnificent. But look at the integrated network of roots. It’s amazing how it grows. Now, here’s what’s special about a Banyan tree. It’s not like normal trees that have one trunk coming down, and it’s not…

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Closing the 2-Minute Sale

By John Lusher / March 14, 2024 /

I want you to meet Alex. Alex is a van driver who picked me and a few of my colleagues up from the hotel in Albuquerque this weekend to take us to the airport. It was a seven-minute ride. During the ride, Alex asked us if we had traveled to many different cities and ordered…

Read More

How to become part of the inner woven fabric of your client’s organization

By John Lusher / March 7, 2024 /

If you truly want to keep your competitors out of your accounts, you must become part of the inner woven fabric of your client’s organization. Consider that loose piece of thread sticking out of the bottom of your sweater, and you start pulling it. All of a sudden, you inadvertently pull apart the entire sweater.…

Read More