Or, are you too afraid to ask? That’s a bit of a loaded question. A lot of salespeople I know are either too afraid to ask their customers how they are doing, are too afraid of the answer, or see little to no benefit in doing so. Sad on all three counts. Perception is everything
Actually, I do. For that matter, so would anybody who has ever sold something. Quick! How can you tell when a salesperson is lying to you? His lips move. How about a buyer? Same answer. LOL. Come on people! You know it’s true. As a buyer, I lie to sales people everyday. During my career
Columbo! A classic! So classic, in fact, that he has a “close” named after him. Peter Falk was the absolute master when it came to acting befuddled. For those of you are too young, he would feign defeat when questioning the suspect, start to walk away (thereby disarming them) and then stop, turn around, and
The other day a colleague posted on FaceBook that he was raising the price of his opinion from 2 cents to 8 cents. While not quite the current value of an ounce of pure gold, I would call this a “good start” (smile). Just what are your services really worth? And, in many cases, the
I have been incredibly busy this past week getting everything put into place for the launch of our third NetWorks! Boise group on January 5. This will be a Tuesday breakfast group code-named … Sunrise. How original (smile). Oh well, it works. I’ve been thinking about the topic of this post for some time now
Last Thursday really brought to my forefront the necessity of having a diversified networking plan. NetWorks! Boise Valley fills what I like to call the “Business-Social” networking slot that many folks are accustomed to. Our groups meet weekly and our focus is business. Still, I am always encouraging our members to get out and network outside of our group settings. These activities should include:
