It’s been a lot of years since I last hired and ran a sales team which was in … 2005. Yikes! That long ago!? Still, over 80% of my career was spent doing just that. Finding and selecting the right salesperson for your company is one of the most critical, and difficult, challenges that any
Today I am pleased to announce the publication, and availability for free download, of my first eBook … “Focused Social Selling – less really is more”. But, before I share the highlights, a little bit of the backstory might be appropriate. Not that long ago, I had an epiphany that gradually became more clear. There
Every week it seems that I either run across, or I am introduced to, some really great new apps and articles that pertain to social selling. Then there are those apps that I have used for an extensive period of time and they are worthy of a shout out! While I can’t do extensive research
I’ll let you in on a little secret. While I am a voracious reader and seeker of knowledge, I have always struggled with actually reading books cover-to-cover and that includes the one that I myself wrote. After my book was finally published, and I had copies in my hot little hands, I never actually sat
Why does it seem that the worst sector when it comes to practicing what they preach appears to be self-proclaimed sales pros? Astonishing. I’m not talking fancy schmancy here. I’m talking about the most basic selling essentials. Makes me want to hold my head and cry. As I tell people in my networking group … “If
The New Sales Model is Social Listening
At least by classic definitions, I have never considered myself to be a particularly good salesperson. That doesn’t mean that I don’t get the job done. For example, while I despise closes, I am a good closer. I’m really not much good at conquering objections either. Instead, I avoid them altogether by anticipating and addressing
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