May 11, 2023 | Sales Leadership
Let’s do the impossible together. I’m so conflicted, often scared. What’s this world coming to? I’m not a pessimist and try to look at the bright side, but there’s so much violence and hate. Wars, nuclear threats, mass shootings, polarized governments. It’s...
Apr 13, 2023 | Referral Sales, Sales Leadership
Learn more about the science (and art) of referral selling in my new webinar with Finlistics. It’s interesting how you meet people, and when you sell by referral, you meet a lot of interesting people. In the summer of 2015, I got an urgent call from Barry, a colleague...
Mar 30, 2023 | Sales Leadership, Women in Sales
Let’s celebrate our men during Women’s History Month 2023. As we wrap up Women’s History Month 2023, I’d like to give a shout-out to the men in our lives. To the husbands, fathers, brothers, sons, and mentors who celebrate women year-round. We have always needed and...
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,...