Dec 6, 2022 | Sales Leadership, Uncategorized
These 14 words have lost all meaning to me. It has been said that cursing shows a lack of vocabulary. Maybe so, but I find buzzwords to be even more uncreative and obnoxious. Sales buzzwords are as abundant as bees in summer, and they’re so overused that they’ve lost...
Nov 3, 2022 | Cold Calling, Referral Sales, Sales Leadership
I was ready to scream! When I read about how sales has evolved to be buyer-centric and relationship-driven, I was ready to scream. Good salespeople have always approached sales this way. Buyer-centric sales is NOT a new strategy. But it has become an increasingly rare...
Oct 13, 2022 | Sales Leadership, Women in Sales
Recruiting more saleswomen should be a year-round priority. Finally, an article about HOW to attract more women in sales. No platitudes, no history, just the facts … and a challenge. “Quit Celebrating ‘Women in Sales Month’” is true brilliance from my colleague,...
Oct 1, 2022 | Referral Sales, Sales Leadership
Your sales strategies are annoying your prospects. Sales leaders, it’s time to put a stop to this madness. Your over-dependence on technology to drive sales has gone too far. It isn’t filling your pipeline, it’s just filling people’s inboxes. And annoying...
Sep 13, 2022 | Lead Generation, Sales Leadership
It’s time to start your sales prep for 2023. Try these tactics. There’s an old adage in sales: “If you’re on time, you’re late.” If you’ve just started prospecting for 2023, you’re already late. There’s only a few months left to go, and your pipeline won’t fill...
Jul 26, 2022 | Referral Sales, Sales Leadership, Uncategorized
Times are tough, but a sales success mindset will help you survive this economic downturn. Darn, it’s here again. We’re on the precipice of another recession, which has happened five times since the turn of the 20th century. It’s almost embarrassing we got into such a...