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Archive for Salesmanship

The Rain Maker is DEAD!

The Rain Maker is a dinosaur. The days of the kick-ass, lonewolf, rainmaking sales person is done. Sales has become too

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The “Lie” Sales Technique

I was a victim of the “lie” sales technique the other day and it pissed me off. I pulled into

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The Sales Race

The sales race looks like this You/the sales person: On your mark. Get set, Go! — Get engaged as fast

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A Truly Useless Blog Post

This blog post is going to offer little to no measurable value.  It’s not going to give you any information

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Don’t Be a Jerk! Message to Prospects

I get it, sales people can be difficult. They’re tenacious, they push, they challenge, they are relentless. But that doesn’t

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The Sales Domino Effect – People’s Jobs Are on The Line

In sales it is often forgotten or not recognized that sales has people’s careers in its hands. I don’t know

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Telling is Not Selling

Ogilvy one is having a contest to find the greatest sales person in the world. They want you to record

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Sales “Tough Guy” Problem

Sales has an interesting legacy culture. It’s a “tough guy” culture. I still see it lingering around. It works like

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No One Likes To Admit They Don’t Know – Why You Should Love Sales People

We don’t know, what we don’t know and this is why good sales people are invaluable. We buy things to

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