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Forbes said it a few months ago and now the Jobfox report says it: The profession of sales is where to be.
This is from July of ‘08, but thought you’d like to see it. Virtually every client we have in our training business is hiring good sales people–not average ones–but good ones. So the lesson [...]

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Asheville, NC is a haven for retirees. And the city is hurting right now because of the market crash. Retirees are just not spending money–so stores are closing.
Sad, but a reality. But out of the darkness, a sliver of light.
Here’s what one guy, who had lost half his assets ($500,000), said: “At first we were [...]

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I work with many companies on Value–what is it and how do we give voice to it? In that work, I find many companies go about the process wrong. As sales trainers we are giving more and more attention to the role “sales message” plays in the sales process.
We find that most companies are miserable [...]

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Here’s a recent rant by Tom Peters.
“Instant, mindless cutting of … training or sales force travel in the face of a downturn is often counterproductive - or, rather, downright stupid. Tough times are golden opportunities to get the drop on those who respond to bad news by panicky across-the-board slash and burn tactics that de-motivate [...]

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Daryl Mather, over at Consulting Pulse, asked me to answer a few questions via email that he posted last week.
This site is mainly for consultants/professional services providers, but my belief is that selling services like this is just the same as selling products. There are things to do…and things to avoid.

How do I close without [...]

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Was talking to a client’s sales force today on a training conference call and the idea of “changing the game” came up. I’ve always been a proponent of changing the sales game–so the prospect doesn’t treat you like they do all other reps that call on them.
What came out of that call was that there [...]

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I’m not a big fan of The Office. I find most of their skits to be tedious.
But occasionally they come up with a good one–like last year when Michael (Sales Manager) spoke to a group of college business grads. Quite funny.
And then last week, Michael conducted a sales role play I think you’ll find knock-down [...]

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I don’t know about you, but the same question keeps coming up in every conversation I have…
“How do you think this economy will affect your business?”
You know, I’d like to think I’m a realist and not a Pollyanna, but I really don’t see the economy hurting our business. Why?

We’re relevant. We are constantly looking at [...]

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As an internet follower, I’m always intrigued with how we can all understand the web in a more succinct way.
And, as a sales trainer, who is interested in the sales and marketing team bringing in more revenue to your firm, it goes without saying the internet is/should be part of that.
So, if you want to [...]

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