Sales these days have really come down to helping people, and the more our economy shifts to a service-based economy, the more important it is to understand this truth.
Want to help more people and make more sales?
While teaching sales strategies to two different clients yesterday and today, both said to me, “Wow.. I need to unlearn [...]

I never used to like sales, but now I love it. Here’s why:
BEST:
A really good sales (and marketing) system and approach is one that helps people to make life-changing decisions and take action, even if they don’t buy.
LEAST:
Honestly, nothing comes to mind. When I sell, as well as when I teach my clients how to [...]

This question was posed to a sales executive group. Here is my answer:
Sales skills – relationship building, problem solving and service skills – outweigh product knowledge importance.
In short order, your task list to close a sale is:

Get buyer attention
Tailor and deliver an enticing marketing message
Build the relationship, as well as your credibility, trustworthiness and likeability
Coach the sale through [...]

Dec 2, 2009, Afternoon – Get out in plenty of time for evening networking events and holiday parties!
Dear Chicago Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners,
Confused by the difference between a Profile, a Group and a Fan Page?
Not sure which to use, or if you should use Facebook at all for business?? You’re not alone. Many people [...]

This question was posted on LinkedIn today in a sales professionals group:
“I don’t know about the rest of you but I have decided to stop boring my prospects and wasting their time. Before my next sales call I will have at least 12 reserve question topics to use when the prospect gets silent. What I am [...]

Very interesting article. I don’t know if I buy every point, but there are some great nuggets here.  I love the quote “Burning people out is not a survival strategy.”
So what does this all mean?
Even though this article is aimed at the corporate world, there are obviously huge implications for the small business and entrepreneurial folks.  [...]

Very interesting article. I don’t know if I buy every point, but there are some great nuggets here.  I love the quote “Burning people out is not a survival strategy.”
So what does this all mean?
Even though this article is aimed at the corporate world, there are obviously huge implications for the small business and entrepreneurial folks.  [...]

Networking can be great for sales…
Networking can be great for career advancement…
Networking can be great for job transition…
Networking can give you a headache
if it’s not done well…
I read a post today in an online
professional discussion forum about a
networking event that the poster
attended.  He said that there were a lot
of small business owners there, and he
was constantly [...]

A:  For me it’s been a mixture. Networking and meeting people is the first step, and a necessary one.
I have learned so much about networking over the past few years, both from my failures and my successes. I was able to find out what I did flat-out wrong, what I was good at, and what [...]

Are you a LION? Are you uncertain if you
should be concentrating on getting
connections of quantity or quality for your
best business results?
I just received ANOTHER invitation that used
a canned text. And I can almost recite it verbatim.
It was the third or fourth time this person with
500+ connections has invited me to join his
LinkedIn network.
I joined LinkedIn [...]