The fact is, top 20% producers still find ways to make their quotas in summer, and they also find ways to set up the end of the year so they exceed their revenue goals, earn their bonuses and have a…
Last week I spoke at the first Los Angeles chapter meeting of the AA-ISP (American Association of Inside Sales Professionals), and it was great. What I especially liked about it was that it gave me and all those in attendance…
If you are serious about changing your career and your life, then get in the practice of working on your mental attitude first. Adopt these five mental attitudes of winners to powerfully change your ways of thinking and to permanently…
The rich, the poor, the successful, the struggling – all manner of men and women the planet over are using this law or principle of being, and it has been this way since the beginning of time. Right now, right…
Someone wrote me once about a prospect who wasn't calling him back only to find out the prospect was leaving the company. He wrote me and said, "I guess intuitively I knew he wasn't the right guy to make the…
If you have to make cold calls as part of your sales process - either to set appointments or to find potential clients to sell your products and services to - then you know how hard it is to overcome…
The end of the year is always a time of reflection, and what I've learned to do over the years is to identify the things that had the biggest positive impact on my business, and then to do them again…
Have you ever been in a closing situation that seems to have stalled, where your prospect isn’t really objecting, but they sure aren’t going where you want them to go? Sometimes during a close you’ll find it necessary to sort…
Remember, your prospects have a need they are looking to you to help them fulfill, and the more they feel you understand their needs and can help them, the more likely it is they will do business with you. So, how…
The #1 problem I run across when working with companies is an unreachable, unrealistic revenue goal set by the owner that has no real buy in by the sales manager. It is this disconnect that causes friction, undermines morale, and…
Listening is the number one skill of Top 20% producers. Their listening goes far beyond just listening though, because top producers actually hear what is behind what their prospects are saying, and they know how to ask clarifying questions to get…
Nothing will disqualify you faster than a history of job hopping, or a history of staying at jobs for less than a year. Obviously, the reason this is a red flag for companies is that they see themselves investing thousands…
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