Sales Motivational Speaker
The last several years have been difficult for the vast majority of businesses. It seems as if every customer is demanding a lower price or at least some sort of special deal. As frequently as customers are asking for it, salespeople are giving it to them. Salespeople are quick to defend their need to discount…
Six years ago I was in a Cheesecake factory with my daughter having dinner. I was so impressed with the service I asked the manager for her card and told her I would send a signed copy of a book I wrote, The Complete Idiots Guide To Great Customer Service. Last year, five years since…
Remember the show Columbo that featured a detective (Robert Falk) who was very successful by using his vulnerability? When he had an inkling of who the guilty party was, he would speak to them and then say something like “forgive me, but I am not that smart a man and I really don’t understand how…
When I was a top producer for Simplex’s Time Recorder Computer Systems division, I remember one day coming back to the office on a Monday afternoon after closing a huge order. Feeling full of myself, I walked into my manager’s office to gloat and she immediately put me into my place by asking what deal…
The Life Science Leader writes about how Leaders Don’t Puke. Rather, they lead by vision and find out what’s important to people before they start trying to influence them. Life Science Leader talks about how the best organizations teach all of their employees to lead, from the CEO on down. To read more, click here …
A sales trainer calls me up for help. Her husband was laid off in the recession and finally found a job at ½ his former salary. They sell their house to downsize and cut expenses. The sales trainer is now trying to re-establish her business and finds it tough getting new clients. With emotions running…
Tom Coughlin is the Greatest Example of Championship Caliber Leadership in the Modern Era. Whether you are a sales rep trying to lead your customer through an acquisition process or any kind of leader trying to get a team over the goal line, do you face these common problems? Interruption of daily routine by…
How would you answer the follow questions? Do think about the money you don’t have to do things or the things you want to do regardless of how much money you have? Do you think about the limited resources you have in servicing clients or the ideal service level you want achieve? Do you think…
Want to get new Customers Fast? Try giving it away for free! Chris Anderson in his book FREE tells of the Jell-O Case Study. At the turn of the 20th century, Jell-O was considered the desert of the rich. The key ingredient for Jell-O is Gelatin, which comes from Collagen, a protein based substance found…
People Always Make Time for Those Who Can Help Them In my Linked In Group- Lead, Sell or Get Out of the Way- Advice for CEO’s and Executives, someone started a conversation on what is the best way to reconnect with a past client who moved to a new situation.
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Anne Hathaway in her acceptance speech for the Golden Globe Award she won for her role in Les Miserables said; “Thank you for this blunt object which I will forever use as a weapon against self doubt”. What a quote! It just goes to show you that…
Read MoreTo provide you with most useful sales information possible, each week we will feature the top sales articles from the previous week. ARTICLE #1: Do you realize that one of the best ways to sell me is to not sell? People do not want to be sold! When we say people hate to be sold,…
Read MoreOne of the biggest excuses I hear from colleagues when it comes to writing a book is that they are not ready because they haven’t fleshed their ideas out perfectly. In 80% of these cases, they are never ready and their books never get published. The same thought process affects us all when it comes…
Read MoreI just returned back from Israel having gone over for a big family wedding. Only problem was the wedding party was cancelled at the last minute due to a critical illness in the bride’s family. Still, close friends and family of the bride and groom got together with the newlyweds to watch two videos prepared…
Read MoreInstead of teaching sales people traditional sales skills, how about giving them the tools to be creative and close more deals? This is what Brad Holtzinger, Worldwide VP of Sales at a technology company did. Looking at the sales process, he was dismayed when sales people would uncover deals and then bring in the various…
Read MoreFriday night Johan Santana threw the first no-hitter for the New York Mets in the 51 year history of the club. Santana, the Mets Ace, was out all of last year recuperating from arm surgery. During this gem of a game, Santana’s pitch count was rising. Normally, a manager does not want to see a…
Read MoreThere is a psychological process on how to sell. If you use it properly, your sales will skyrocket. If not, it will take you longer to close the deal. That’s if you even close the deal to begin with. Want to know the secret? Here it goes! Every sale, whether it is selling an idea,…
Read MoreOn this day of remembrance, it is important to take time to reflect on the greatest sacrifice men and women of our armed forces have made to protect our freedom and way of life. It is also time to reflect and thank those who have sacrificed themselves and today are living with those scars. I…
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