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The secret to you closing more business lies in your energy and thoughts! Last week I had to call back a senior executive of a client who hired me to speak to his team last September. The speaking engagement went very well and he wanted to talk to me about a bigger project. On the…
Tim Seale, president of Timber Trading had built a successful wholesale lumber business. However, he realized there was going to be a limited premium that customers would be willing to pay to a middleman to facilitate deals between lumber yards and mills. The only way he would remain profitable was to add value to the…
The key to your success is the ability to influence others to accept your ideas, requests, etc. The good news is everyone has the capacity to influence others. All you have to do to harness the capacity is remove three self imposed obstacles that usually get in your way. First obstacle is your belief that…
If companies are to survive today, they must convince customers and prospects that their products/services are not just nice to have, but are a “must have.” That’s the position Karen Cone found herself in at the beginning of the Great Recession when she was President and CEO of TowerGroup, the leading research and advisory services…
Video Interview on how a senior executive turned his sales team around and forced his competitor out of a market
Yesterday I was sitting in the exit row on a flight when the flight attendant came to all three of us sitting in that row and asked if we would assist in helping to evacuate the plane in case of an emergency. Two of us replied yes. The person sitting next to me incredibly said…
In April of 2008, Steve Keating, Manager of Selling Skills at the Toro Company, heard me speak about using social media to build one’s sales. Already involved with Twitter, Steve had at the time a few hundred followers. After hearing the presentation, he decided to make it a key strategy in building both his personal…
Retailers like Sam’s Club and CVS have figured out that huge profits come from customization. Using discounts to track results, Sam’s Club achieved a 1-2 percent acceptance of generic discounted offers. Realizing it had a trove of information regarding buying habits and the purchasing history of each customer, it developed a new program called eValues.…
Something happened this weekend that reminds us all that we should not only appreciate the ultimate sacrifices made by our brave men and women fighting for our freedom, but also take time to thank the living and show our appreciation for all that they have done to help us achieve our successes. The incident I…
There are three Strategies you can start to employ today that will generate a significant increase in sales revenues in a very short period of time. Some of these strategies you will intellectually understand and know already. The key is to go beyond your intellectual comprehension and identify whether or not your tactics are in…
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I 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 MoreToday, June 1st, is my daughter Amanda’s 18th birthday. I vividly remember 18 years ago at 10:10am holding my daughter for the first time seconds after she came out of the womb and the doctors handed her to me before she was cleaned up. I looked into her precious eyes and wondered how she would…
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 MoreMany people mistake being a good manager for being a good leader. Managing is only one of three core responsibilities a leader needs to have in order to succeed. They are: Critical Thinker- ability to remove emotion and think of all alternatives and options on how to move a department, organization, project…
Read MoreThe secret to doubling your sales is what I call the simple truth of selling. Selling is not about show and tell, where you regurgitate all of your features and benefits hoping that one of your points will motivate a customer to buy. Rather, the simple truth is simply asking the customer about the results…
Read MoreIf you want to make a lot of money, you need to create vs. compete. No matter what services or products you are selling, if you continue to compete against others your ability to make a lot of money is greatly diminished. In competition, the conversation usually turns to money and everyone gets commoditized. Pressures…
Read MoreThe other day I came home and my 17 year old daughter said she can not get me out of her head. I asked her what she was talking about. She said “every time I procrastinate or think about a task I either don’t want to do or find it hard to do, your words…
Read MoreIn the movie The Blind Side, Sandra Bulllock plays the part of a wealthy woman who takes in a homeless young man (Michael Oher) who goes on to become an NFL Star. In the movie, Michael tries out for the high school football team and struggles a great deal. Michael is a young man in…
Read MoreSix 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…
Read MoreWhen 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…
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