I spent most of my professional life as a sales manager in some form or another. I had my share of successes and … not such successes. Most of these were related to the hiring and development of reps. I gave up managing 12 years ago largely because I was tired of the stress. Selling
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 started B2B selling in 1977. As a salesperson, I hated cold calling and I regularly chased elephants and pixie dust. Looking back, about the only selling skill that I really excelled at was product knowledge and I could give one hell of a good demo. Despite my shortcomings, in less that two years I
It seems that sometimes we can’t see the forest for the trees. Or, maybe it is that we neglect the obvious, the people who are already around us while we diligently search for new business. Not that long ago, a member of my networking group asked during a meeting … “Does anybody know anybody who
For the customer, at least … it’s not writing the check. It’s making the actual decision. Of course, depending on that decision, this could also hold true for the salesperson. I’ve studied this phenomenon for years and I have applied it to myself as the buyer as well as to my customers. The simple fact
Selling 101 – Series Introduction
For the past several years, the focus of my writing has largely been devoted to social selling. Why? Because that is the hot topic and it is also what people have asked me to write about. Gives the folks what they want. I would also strongly endorse the benefits of this (r)evolution! Social selling has
Read More