sales leadership
The good news is I just lost 16 pounds! I am on a mission to lose another 40. Each day is a struggle. Why? Because I look at this process as having to be on a diet. That is until I realized I was operating under the wrong mindset. You see, all of us are…
Radius recently announced their Top Sales Influencers on Twitter, based on KRED Scores. I am proud to announce that I was number two on their list! Check out the details of their announcement and follow the entire list of influencers by reading their post: Sales Influencer Rankings. While…
There are many reasons why people say no to the sale, and most often it’s not because they’re not interested. No is the answer of no risk. Yes is the answer of risk. We know that in previous studies, it takes on average three to seven no’s before someone gets their yes. 90% of sales…
You want the magic pill for increasing your sales dramatically right now? Here it is—- the Relevancy Pill. That’s right. How relevant is your pitch and message to your market? How relevant is it to your customer’s needs? Are you just regurgitating all of your features and benefits to your customers? If so, you are…
Recently I was talking to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of a company and she told me her real title was VP of MIH. I asked her what MIH was. She said – MAKE IT HAPPEN!!! I started laughing; but then I thought, what a great title! More importantly what a great mindset. No…
Today, New York City is holding a VIP funeral for one of its greatest Mayors, Ed Koch. Everyone knew Ed Koch was one of the best Mayors New York ever had. What’s surprising to me is the incredible outpouring of love and loss over his passing. One of his closest friends said this outpouring exceeded…
It was a hot summer day in July, 1977 and I was working at a summer job on Wall Street heading into my senior year at college. I remember sitting on the steps of Federal Hall at the corner of Broad and Wall Street eating lunch when Congressman Ed Koch walked around the corner and…
Last week I made my monthly visit to one of my annual retainer accounts. When we met for dinner, one of the executives said “in the past six months under your guidance, Ron we reduced our sales team by half and increased sales by 10%.” Now that’s results! …
This past Friday I had the privilege of attending my daughter’s graduation from Northeastern University where CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour spoke to the graduates. In her commencement address she quoted a civil rights activist who once said, “Give good trouble,” and implored the graduates to “make a hell of a lot of good trouble.” In sales, you’re…
Read MoreThis past Sunday on a flight to San Francisco, I had the privilege of sitting next to Jim Plunkett, who led the Raiders (first Oakland, then LA) to two Super Bowl wins, and who also played for the San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots during his career. I remember watching Jim play in the ‘80s…
Read MoreAs a sales and leadership expert Ron examines how to impact a new market with your product and services by creating better results.
Read MoreWelcome to Periscope! Periscope is a new app offered by Twitter that allows people to live stream video to their clients, followers and the world. I am now broadcasting on Periscope a few times a week to communicate with you, our clients, tips on how to grow your business. To get this FREE service, simply…
Read MoreThis is a guest post by my friend, award-winning speaker and leadership author, Eric Chester “We’re adding a little something to this month’s sales contest. As you all know, first prize is a Cadillac El Dorado. Anybody wanna see second prize? Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is…you’re fired.” In the 1992…
Read MoreToday we are mourning the loss of Comedian Joan Rivers. For the the past 50 years she entertained and at times offended audiences. The reason she was a sales superstar is because she achieved success by implementing the same strategies top producers and entrepreneurs use to succeed. They are: 1. Never Take NO For an…
Read MoreWhat would life be like if you truly felt rejection as being a gift? It would dramatically improve your lifestyle and success. Why? Because rejection forces us to see what we are doing wrong and make adjustments to get better results. Consider rejection as being a measuring stick. It merely is a signal that our…
Read MoreYesterday I walked into the hardware store to buy something and as I was standing on line at the checkout counter, I noticed how the clocks for sale hanging on the wall were all set to the time of 10:10am. I was amazed they all had the same time and asked the clerk how that…
Read MoreEver have to write a proposal and get stuck with the enormity of the situation, especially when your head is not into it? Or, do you shy away from prospecting because it simply is not something you cherish to do and therefore you procrastinate to avoid this distasteful activity? Brian Tracy in his book Eat…
Read MoreIf you really want to sell more in less time, stop wasting your time on writing proposals that are unqualified and unnecessary. A proposal should be a summary of the agreed upon issues that need to be resolved with proposed deliverables and investment figures. Understand the key words here are AGREED UPON. How much time does…
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