If you have been following my article series on the Leonidas Selling System you already know that you ability to effectively manage your time is a major challenge. I have also suggested that, in order for your messaging to stand out and get read, you need to be personal, pertinent, and different. Last week I
In Chinese the word “Crisis” is represented by two characters. One means danger and the other means opportunity. In sales, any crisis while dangerous it may be, also represents your best opportunity ever to gain a customer for life! Or you can lose one forever. This choice is yours. The key to comprehending this concept lies in
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When I was first trying to grasp social media, I struggled with the term. I also had huge issues with the fact, at least from what I could see, that it was sooooo social. I am barely social and wanted to use it for business so, in order for me to even stomach the entire
I don’t even think that prosponsive is an actual word but, after I invented it, I discovered that it does appear to be in some urban dictionaries. For them, it is probably an afterthought. For me, and being in sales, being prosponsive is a way of life. There is responsive as in “reacting to” and
The Close is the Natural Culmination to the Sale
Whenever I am approached by a sales manager or an owner regarding potential sales training gigs, I always ask where they feel that their salespeople can use the most help. Inevitably, the answer almost always is … “They can’t close.” While that is often the visible symptom, the causes themselves tend to run much deeper. What I have found
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