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Archive for Selling

Free isn’t Free

Yesterday was National Cookie Day, at least according to the guy outside the restaurant where I was eating. His job

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Be Emotional

It’s business, there is no place for emotion, right?  That’s what were told. But in sales, that advice is only

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The Sales Pounding – You Have to Love It!

Sales is hard. That’s why not everyone does it. It takes guts to be in sales. Customers say; “No!” more

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Awareness, Honesty and Our Choices

Last night I went to the Denver Nuggets vs. L.A. Lakers playoff game. A friend had an extra ticket and

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Hard Truths

I saw it plain as day.  The new head of sales for a start-up had just come back from a

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Why You Want to be a Teaching Organization Not a Sales Organization

Do you want to know where the biggest opportunity for sales growth is today? Are you looking for a new,

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Stop Trying Not to be Not Liked

Earlier in my career I was up for a new role. New executive management was on board and they were

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It Takes Guts to be a Sales Person

Selling is a pretty cool gig. Sales people can make a lot of money. Sales people get to manage their

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The Best Sales People Don’t Close Everything

  As sales people we don’t have to sell to everyone.  We can tell prospects; “Thanks, but no thanks.” The

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Sales Incentives Shouldn’t Be Used as Motivation to Close More Deals

It’s not uncommon for people to ask me what’s the best way to motivate sales people to sell more. My

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