Hey gang … I was recently interviewed by Donald Kelly – The Sales Evangelist on the subject of the role behavioral profiles play in the sales process. We had a great time on this interview and I thought you might really like hearing our discussion! Check out his podcast at http://thesalesevangelist.com/how-disc-profiling-can-help-you-sell/! Here’s a little about Donald … Donald Kelly – The …
Why Do Sales Teams Struggle Selling New Ideas & Innovation?
Saw this question in one of the LinkedIn groups I participate in. I thought I would share my thoughts with you … Why Do Sales Teams Struggle Selling New Ideas & Innovation? Lord don’t get me started! My experience in designing and delivering sales training courses for the last 20+ years tells me the answer to the question posed …
3 Reasons Why Being "Stuck In the Middle" Stinks and What To Do About It …
Stuck in the middle! As far as I am concerned that is the worst possible place to be in your sales career. You aren’t brand new and just starting out so you can’t use that as an excuse any more. And, you can see the guys and gals that are at the top just killing it month in and month …
5 Tips for New Sales Professionals (And Experienced Ones As Well!)
Thanksgiving was a real blast this year as we got together with my wife’s family in South Texas! One thing that made it a treat was a house full of young marrieds and a host of little ones crawling all over the place. I love taking the time to catch up with each of our nieces and nephews to see …
Ever Wonder If You Are "Making It" Or Not?
Success is such a difficult thing to measure! Am I “making it” in my career, as a man or woman, husband or wife, father or mother? Am I making any progress or just spinning my wheels? There are a lot of different ways to measure success and truth be known … nobody can define success for someone else! So … …
Sales & Selling Is As Simple As 1,2,3 …
To be clear … we said simple, not easy! That said, people want to make successful selling far more complicated and contrived than it needs to be! In the 22+ years we have been designing, developing and rolling out sales training programs for our clients I have seen every imaginable configuration you can imagine. All are very well intentioned but …
5 Things To Do Before You Ever Hire A Speaker …
Things You Should Check Out Before Hiring Any Speaker! Check out their background! How long have they been a speaker? What did they do before they became a speaker? How successful have they been both professionally and personally? Your audience will know right away if your presenter is the real deal real or a phony who just happens to be …