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Use Customer Service to Win Loyal Clients Differentiate By Making Client Satisfaction Pervasive Throughout Your Organization When service is blas , price becomes the decision driver for customers. If you aren't committed to delivering a high-level service experience, be prepared for a never-ending price war that slashes your margins. Today's marketplace demands that companies deliver consistent, stellar service to retain their existing  more...

Advanced Customer Service Planning for Services Firms Align Your Firm s Service Delivery With The Desires of Your Clients According to the American Society of Quality, 68% of clients leave because of an attitude of indifference from a company employee. Excellent customer service doesn't happen by accident. It is designed, planned, and scripted to account for every aspect of the customer service experience. Most services firms cross their fingers  more...

Customer Service for a Social Media World Techniques Designed To Delight Your Clients For Retention and Growth Customers are more demanding than ever and with social media; it's never been easier to share their customer service experience with the world. The question is whether that message is positive or negative. And customer satisfaction isn't just about keeping clients. Satisfied clients buy more services, provide references, and  more...

Driving Business Development Using Modern Principles of Productivity Get More Business By Getting More Done Business development is simple build relationships and secure clients/customers. But getting it done is hard. To develop business, you must consistently repeat a series of small steps, but executives and professionals often fail to do this because they lack a simple, easy-to-use method for getting it done. The result is missed opportunities to grow and  more...

Get New Sales People Generating Revenue Fast Develop a Plan That Quickly Gets New Hires Up to Speed As a sales manager, you rely entirely on your sales team for revenue performance; and succeed or fail based on how they do. Your ability to effectively onboard your newly- hired sales people will make or break your year. Every moment that your new sales person is not armed to sell translates to lost sales opportunities and is a glaring cost  more...

How to Become A Great Sales Leader Learn The Secrets to Building A Winning Sales Team Baseball managers don't throw a pitch or hit a ball. They lead their team through thick and thin to deliver victories. As a sales manager, you rely on your sales team to hit homeruns every day. In a challenged economy, your sales team may be finding it tough to take a good swing at the plate these days. Your sales team is looking to you for  more...

How to Run Effective Internal Meetings Increase Productivity with Well-Run Meetings As you are searching high and low for the costs that are dooming your business, you are forgetting one of the most expensive ones unproductive, unnecessary meetings. Talk to your employees and you will hear the complaints fly: being invited to meetings that are not geared toward them meetings that are poorly run and meetings that were not needed at  more...

Time Management for Sales People Find More Time to Sell Without Working More Hours How many selling hours did you have last week? It's a frighteningly low number, isn't it? High-performing sales people spend 28% of their time selling actively, face to face sales under-performers spend just 14%. If only a small fraction of your time is spent on high-value selling activities, what chance do you have of hitting your revenue and  more...

How to Sell Consulting Services to the Federal Government Leverage the unprecedented spend by this market segment Hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent today by the federal government on consulting services. Right now, their leaders are being judged by how quickly they can spend their money to help drive the economy through the stimulus plan. Yet, if your consulting firm is not well-positioned to pursue this market, you will be left out of  more...

Differentiation Strategies for Financial Advisors Create Compelling Stories To Stand Out From Your Competitors and Win More Clients The competition for new clients is fierce in the financial advisor industry. You're up against the big guys who offer a comprehensive suite of financial services as well as financial advisors deeply entrenched in the region for ages. Although competition is tough, there is a secret strategy for becoming the victor  more...

Prosperity Economic Strategies for Business Executives Apply the Principles of Prosperity to Your Business and Your Life As the economy struggles and your stock portfolio continues to shrink, it s normal to become increasingly preoccupied with money. But focusing more attention on money actually makes you less effective at making and keeping it. To attract the wealth you want, you need to embrace the economics of prosperity. This simple, yet  more...

Organizational Skills For Professional Business Women Rediscover Your Productivity Mastery CRMs, PDAs, and cell phones were supposed to help you become more organized and productive. Instead, they've caused you to become more scattered, disorganized, and overwhelmed. Some data in here, some contacts in there, and appointments in all of them. Keeping yourself organized has never been more difficult or frustrating. As a professional business woman,  more...

Create a Client Experience to Grow Your Financial Advisor Practice Strategies for Developing a Consistent, Memorable Impression Over 80% of surveyed clients said they were dissatisfied with their financial advisor. That's pretty scary if that includes your client base. You certainly can blame the economy for some of your client s frustration but are you responsible too? How you define the client experience affects, not only retention, but also the new clients  more...

Lead People, Not Companies Create a People-Centric Culture to Improve Your Bottom-Line Companies aren't led, people are! You know it s critical now more than ever to lead your company. But what many business leaders don t recognize is that you can t lead a company you lead people. Your employees are the ones who can bring about financial change in your organization. In other words, you need to stop paying lip service to  more...

Sharpen Your Communication Skills to Drive Revenue Help Prospects See the Value in Your Offering 'Our product is the best but no one is buying it!' It's easy to blame the economy for a product not selling. It's much harder to look in the mirror and question if the problem is how you communicate with prospects. True, the economy is in peril, but people are still buying. How do you differentiate yourself and your product with your prospective  more...

Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance As A Growth Strategy The economic crunch is presenting serious challenges for every size business publicly traded firms, small businesses, and even non-profit organizations. Companies that cannot find a way to grow during these challenging times run the risk of failure. Yet, the secret weapon to drive growth could be in your back pocket Sarbanes-Oxley best practices. Dr. Peg Jackson is your trusted advisor as she  more...

Put the Relate Back Into Relationship Strong client relationships emanate from understanding 'what s in it for the other person.' When your business relationships are all about the products and services you offer, then you become a commodity vendor that will eventually win business only based on your low price. Provide value beyond what your clients expect, and you become a true business partner, one where clients are willing to pay  more...

Dogs are born to hunt. Is your sales staff born to sell? What is more important, nurture or nature? When it comes to sales, they both are important. Sales DNA refers to the internal qualities required to be successful in sales . Some examples include - no fear of rejection, no need for approval, money motivated, positive outlook and many others. When a new hire lacks these traits, many frustrating hours of coaching and training will be wasted. The  more...

Using Search Engine Optimization To Grow Your Business Myths, Legends, and Facts for Effective SEO for Your Website 'Why is my competitor getting ten times the website traffic that I do?' The world of search engine optimization (SEO) is a mystery for most. Conflicting information and inconsistent advice make you wonder if there truly is a method to getting search engines to highly rank your website. Some (maybe your competitors) have figured it out,  more...

Build Wealth Through Your Mortgage Sales Expert and Trainer Harlan Goerger (Gr-Gr) brings almost three decades of experience to modern sales. Author of The Selling Gap and over 100 articles on sales & sales management, Harlan provides the proven ideas that change thinking, skills and results for your team. By applying innovative ideas provided by Harlan, many of his clients have seen growth numbers into the 400% level! Through  more...

Pricing Strategies for Profitable Growth How to Formulate the Right Price in a Service Business 'If I price it too high, they won t buy. If I price it too low, we barely break even.' The yin and yang pricing debate has been a staple in business since the beginning of time. When you are operating a service company, it is very easy to price yourself right out of business if you don t know all of the factors that affect profitability.  more...

Board of Directors Accountability Avoid Operational Catastrophes It's all over the news. Publicly traded, household named companies in the financial world out of business. As a business executive, you rely on your board of directors to reduce the risk to your company. Yet, many boards put their firm at risk of SEC action or even criminal investigation. How do you know if your board of directors is applying the appropriate level  more...

Why Your Sales Team Doesn't Work For You and Never Will Sales people don t wake up energized, wondering how they will make your company more money. What motivates people varies greatly between individuals. Often, management believes money is the only motivator needed for a sales staff but money alone does not have emotion tied to it. If the employee has a goal for retirement, education for a child, or a dream vacation, that is much more real and  more...

Article Publishing to Grow Your Business or Consulting Firm How to Build Your Reputation and Generate Revenue Using Articles The first thing clients do when looking for a consultant or researching your business is to check Google. One of the easiest ways to dominate search engine results is article marketing. Done correctly, articles help prove your expertise and generate leads. Incorrectly, article marketing becomes a drain on your time and can even  more...

Take the Cold Out of Cold Calling If you are involved in business development, sales, or account management in any way, you ve probably 'cold called.' Any time you meet with a prospect without knowing about them, their industry, their issues, and how your company is relevant to something they care about, you run the risk of losing credibility and worse, losing the deal. In 'Take the Cold Out of Cold Calling' you'll discover  more...

Blogging for Big Business Blogs are a great way to create internet buzz. They build better relationships with your clients and bring in more visitors via web search. However, it is not about the technology behind a blog. It is about your organization s commitment to fresh ideas and relationships. Come learn how to leverage a blog format to create higher visibility for your organization and it s key employees.  more...

What Financial Planners Don t Tell Business Executives Leverage Prosperity Economics to Re-Establish Your Wealth The market has squeezed dollars out of your savings, delayed your retirement, and you feel your net worth shrinking. As a business executive, you know you need to do something, but you also know that when fear is high, intelligence is low. With a sea of conflicting information, you don't know what to do next and cannot afford a misstep. Do  more...

Coaching for Success The four step process in changing beliefs and outcomes Getting performance from others is one of the biggest challenges in business. Employees simply do not see things the same as the owners and managers! Yet, performance is needed and Managers and Leaders need to build people and performance in order to grow the business and stay competitive! One challenge is the vast variety of motives and  more...

Let Me Think It Over. I'll Get Back to You...Now what?! The most challenging step in any sales cycle is 'follow-up', those contacts you have between the Initial Meeting, the Proposal, and the Close. Very few salespeople know how often to contact their prospects, and fewer still know what to DO and SAY with each of those contacts. Yes, selling IS a numbers game, but it s the QUALITY of the numbers that is most important. This session will teach sales  more...

Fill Your Pipeline with Hot Prospects It has never been harder to be successful to get profitable clients. Budgets are tight. Competition is fierce. The secret to success is to fill your pipeline with only hot prospects. But who are they? Referrals! Don't stop reading because you think 'I already know how to get referrals.' Successful referral sellers aren't asking clients to pass their name along, nor are they calling a new  more...

Prosperity Economic Strategies for Business Executives Apply the Principles of Prosperity to Your Business and Your Life As the economy struggles and your stock portfolio continues to shrink, it s normal to become increasingly preoccupied with money. But focusing more attention on money actually makes you less effective at making and keeping it. To attract the wealth you want, you need to embrace the economics of prosperity. This simple, yet  more...

Get New Sales People Generating Revenue Fast Develop a Plan That Quickly Gets New Hires Up to Speed As a sales manager, you rely entirely on your sales team for revenue performance; and succeed or fail based on how they do. Your ability to effectively onboard your newly- hired sales people will make or break your year. Every moment that your new sales person is not armed to sell translates to lost sales opportunities and is a glaring cost  more...

Leading In A Bad Economy What Authentic Leaders Must Know to Make a Necessary Difference As a leader, do you ever feel like an impostor? Or, wonder why you ever thought you could pull off your vision? In this turbulent economy, you would be in good company if you were doubting your leadership. NO! Now is the critical time to take stock, step up, and shine as a leader to insure that your company not only survives, but  more...

How To Be An Online Spy (and use what you find for business success) There is an incredible amount of information online about what s going on at companies and with people. The problem is when you look for information using popular search engines, most people receive thousands and sometimes millions of results. In 'How To Be An Online Spy,' you ll learn the inside secrets on how to find information on companies and  more...

Brand Busters: How What You Say And Do Can Ruin Your Reputation Do your customers seem confused when they interact with your sales or customer service departments? Have you had trouble getting the clients or projects you really want? Is your marketing and advertising failing to bring the results you need? It could be that you re busting your brand sending out signals through your words and actions that contradict the brand image you want to project. By  more...

Critical Thinking for Business Leaders How Outcome Based Thinking Can Change Your Results The higher you climb up the leadership ladder, the more important 'conceptual skills' are to your ability to drive organizational success. Leaders who possess conceptual thinking skills can leverage critical thinking and problem solving techniques that produce faster, better results. Those that continue to approach issues the same old way are  more...

How to Build a High Performance Sales Engine Develop the foundation for your sales organization 'We have one guy who brings in 90% of the company s revenue. What are we doing wrong?' You re right to be concerned. Your company s financial success depends on the rainmaker s ability and motivation to sell. Plus, if you lose your top performer to a competitor, it could destroy your company. If this sounds like your company, you need to address  more...

Hiring Strategies for Your Sales Organization Best Practices When Hiring Sales People 'I just found my rainmaker or did I?' Sales managers are often blinded by the star qualities and accomplishments of prospective sales candidates. The resume reads like the perfect sales rep met 150% of quota, grew the business 200%, and thrived with a competitor. If you re only looking at their track record, you may be missing key information that indicates  more...

Negotiating With The Big Dogs How Small Businesses Can Contract Without Losing Their Shirt Every small-business owner dreams of landing big clients. But doing business with the big guys doesn t automatically mean big profits. Their executives and procurement officers are well-trained and ready to put the squeeze on you during contract negotiations. If you can't hold your own in the negotiation, be prepared to sacrifice all of  more...

Use Customer Service to Win Loyal Clients Differentiate By Making Client Satisfaction Pervasive Throughout Your Organization When service is blas , price becomes the decision driver for customers. If you aren't committed to delivering a high-level service experience, be prepared for a never-ending price war that slashes your margins. Today's marketplace demands that companies deliver consistent, stellar service to retain their existing  more...

How to Immunize Your Business Against Recession Businesses facing an economic recession must take proactive steps to protect their business interests. When consumers tighten their purse strings, as has been happening in recent months, the business climate becomes far more competitive. Only the strongest businesses will emerge from a period of economic contraction stronger than they were when it began. This webinar will detail the necessary  more...

How to Become A Great Sales Leader Learn The Secrets to Building A Winning Sales Team Baseball managers don't throw a pitch or hit a ball. They lead their team through thick and thin to deliver victories. As a sales manager, you rely on your sales team to hit homeruns every day. In a challenged economy, your sales team may be finding it tough to take a good swing at the plate these days. Your sales team is looking to you for  more...

Get Off the Plateau: Building a Sales Development Plan Are you a small to medium-sized business that has been stuck at the same sales level year over year? Is your marketing and advertising failing to bring the results you want? Do you need to ramp up sales but aren t sure where to start? As a small business owner you are responsible for sales whether you re comfortable in a sales role or not. This seminar helps participants begin the process of  more...

Master LinkedIn to Increase Sales Secrets that drive prospects to you LinkedIn to generate sales? Absolutely! Yet, few know how to leverage the advanced functionality in LinkedIn to find prospects and better yet, have them find you. In the competitive sales arena, everyone is looking for the edge when it comes to reaching prospects, but few can leverage the power that lies within LinkedIn. Tim Hagen, LinkedIn expert and  more...

Improve Your FrameMaker Skills on-going series Character Formats, October 22 (starting 9: 30am PDT) new Uses of character formats, defining universal character formats, naming and management, tips and tricks Table Of Contents Demystified, October 22 (starting 11am PDT) Explores the different mechanisms involved in setting up Table of Contents (and other generated files, such as List of Figures, List of Tables), demonstrating techniques,  more...

Become An Effective Solution Sales Person Powerful Techniques to Drive Your Sales Career to the Next Level What is the determining factor in who wins a sale? Is it price? No! Is it the product knowledge of the sales person? No! Prospects can learn product information easily enough on the web. Buyers expect sales people to formulate solutions to their problems, not push their wares. Yet, many sales people say they are solution sales  more...

Never Have Another Cold Call! Know More Than You Ever Thought You Could About Your Prospects, Clients, and Competitors You've heard it before Knowledge is power and, as a sales professional, you need that power to sell. A tremendous amount of information is available at your fingertips to prepare for a sales call or research competitors, but few know how to find it online. Deals are lost every day because the wrong sales  more...

Leadership Strategies for Turbulent Times What every business leader needs to know to succeed today and tomorrow... 'Business was great no matter what we did and then one day it all came to a screeching halt.' Now you re in survival mode trying to stay in business and avoid a total collapse. The strategy that made your business successful won't be the strategy that gets it out of peril. The effects of the current economic downturn create  more...

Organizational Skills For Professional Business Women Rediscover Your Productivity Mastery CRMs, PDAs, and cell phones were supposed to help you become more organized and productive. Instead, they've caused you to become more scattered, disorganized, and overwhelmed. Some data in here, some contacts in there, and appointments in all of them. Keeping yourself organized has never been more difficult or frustrating. As a professional business woman,  more...

Business Development Secrets for Consultants Techniques that Get Clients Knocking Down Your Door! Business consulting generates over $100 billion in annual revenue yet, my phone isn t ringing. Welcome to the harsh reality of owning a consulting business, where working hard and knowing your stuff isn t enough to fill your client roster or your bank account. If you don t want to crawl back to the world of corporate employment, you need to  more...

Powerful Secrets to Keep Your Sale Moving Learn the keys to keeping the connection alive with your prospects Business is tough. Budgets are tight. Buyers are scared. How do you get clients comfortable enough to buy from you? In the current market where dollars are scarce and clients are wary of new commitments, getting precious time in front of a prospect is extremely valuable. You want to have to make the most of that opportunity. You  more...

Email Marketing for Consultants and Entrepreneurs Build a Loyal Following and Keep Business Flowing Most consultants live by the feast or famine rule except those who master database cultivation and relationship building. Your email list is the lifeblood of your business and it takes proper care and feeding to generate revenue. Promote too much, people unsubscribe. Promote too little and you get no business from the campaign. Those who have  more...

Leverage Buyer Styles to Win More Sales The missing ingredient that keeps you from closing more Finally, you have the meeting with the decision maker that you have chased for months. No sale! You just could not make a connection with her. Was the prospect a jerk or was it your approach that caused the meeting to go badly? Sales people who approach every prospect the same way have a 75% chance of blowing the meeting! There is a critical  more...

Five Magic Questions From the days of Socrates the ability to 'Lead others through the power of questions' has set those with the skill apart from the rest. Yes we all ask questions, the real question is how effective are these questions! You will gain the following insight into this powerful, yet rarely used skill set. Understanding why questioning is so powerful a communication tool. Understanding the Five Levels  more...

Get New Sales People Generating Revenue Fast Develop a Plan That Quickly Gets New Hires Up to Speed As a sales manager, you rely entirely on your sales team for revenue performance; and succeed or fail based on how they do. Your ability to effectively onboard your newly- hired sales people will make or break your year. Every moment that your new sales person is not armed to sell translates to lost sales opportunities and is a glaring cost  more...

Driving Business Development Using Modern Principles of Productivity Get More Business By Getting More Done Business development is simple build relationships and secure clients/customers. But getting it done is hard. To develop business, you must consistently repeat a series of small steps, but executives and professionals often fail to do this because they lack a simple, easy-to-use method for getting it done. The result is missed opportunities to grow and  more...

Use Customer Service to Win Loyal Clients Differentiate By Making Client Satisfaction Pervasive Throughout Your Organization When service is blas , price becomes the decision driver for customers. If you aren't committed to delivering a high-level service experience, be prepared for a never-ending price war that slashes your margins. Today's marketplace demands that companies deliver consistent, stellar service to retain their existing  more...

What Every CEO Should Know About Their Sales Organization Ask the right questions to know if your sales team is on track 'Where are the sales?!' Every CEO knows how to ask this question, but the response does not tell if the sales team is performing optimally or is aligned with the corporate vision. Revenue used to roll-in, almost magically, through the front door. Now that the economy has slowed, CEOs need better predictors of performance to  more...

Get the Trash Out Of Your Funnel What s a sales professional supposed to do in this turbulent economy -- you re not getting meetings with real prospects, your clients wonder if they ll be in business tomorrow and you re not generating revenue. You may rationalize that your sales funnel is filled with active leads, but it s actually just filled with rocks, weeds, and sand. How do you fill your sales funnel with qualified leads and  more...

Create Value in the Selling Process Drive Sales by Becoming Your Clients' Trusted Advisor When you meet with a prospect, what value do they get from the meeting? In the past, it was acceptable for a salesperson to be less than fully informed about the prospect s company, their industry and their challenges. All of that has changed! Business executives expect to get value when they meet with you. Sales people who cannot create  more...

Create a Client Experience to Grow Your Financial Advisor Practice Strategies for Developing a Consistent, Memorable Impression Over 80% of surveyed clients said they were dissatisfied with their financial advisor. That's pretty scary if that includes your client base. You certainly can blame the economy for some of your client s frustration but are you responsible too? How you define the client experience affects, not only retention, but also the new clients  more...

Driving Business Development Using Modern Principles of Productivity Get More Business By Getting More Done Business development is simple build relationships and secure clients/customers. But getting it done is hard. To develop business, you must consistently repeat a series of small steps, but executives and professionals often fail to do this because they lack a simple, easy-to-use method for getting it done. The result is missed opportunities to grow and  more...

Migrating from a Product Sales Person to a Solution Sales Person What is the determining factor in who wins a sale? Is it price? No! Is it the product knowledge of the sales person? No! Prospects can learn product information easily enough on the web. They don't need a sales person for that. Buyers expect sales people to formulate solutions to their problems, not push their wares. Yet, many sales people say they are solution sales people, but can only say the  more...

How to Build Strategic Alliances to Grow Your Business 'You're solution is just not as comprehensive as the other company.' Ouch! Lost again to the big guys! As a small business leader, it s frustrating to miss out on business opportunities because you don t have a broad offering to the marketplace. While you excel in your niche, the market is looking for breadth along with depth. How do you offer a comprehensive solution without breaking the bank?  more...

Become Your Prospect s Trusted Advisor How to Build Confidence that Turns Prospects Into Buyers Only 28% of buyers trust a message from a company. The Wall Street Journal found 92% have more confidence in information they find online themselves than from a company source. Prospects hit search engines first when they decide to solve a problem. They ask their friends and colleagues for referrals and opinions. They look for information  more...

Increase Lead Generation with Social Media How to Personalize E-Marketing to Attract Inbound Demand Buyers are only finding content relevant to their needs 42% of the time. If content isn t relevant, you ve lost leads without giving your company a shot. The top two marketing imperatives are increasing demand and enticing new audiences to engage. Company-focused messaging won t cut it. While it s long been touted that content is King, the  more...

Create a Sticky Lead Nurturing Process Use e-marketing to increase qualified leads and shorten sales cycles. According to Marketing Sherpa, 64% of companies with a lead nurturing process are dissatisfied with their results. Every company needs more sales-ready leads. But, unless nurturing content syncs with the way they think, the dissatisfaction will continue. Your leads have taken control of the buying process. They decide when or  more...

How to Sell Consulting Services to the Federal Government Leverage the unprecedented spend by this market segment Hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent today by the federal government on consulting services. Right now, their leaders are being judged by how quickly they can spend their money to help drive the economy through the stimulus plan. Yet, if your consulting firm is not well-positioned to pursue this market, you will be left out of  more...

How Marketing Can Help Sales Sell More Sales Enablement Drives Revenue Growth PACE research finds that salespeople only spend 23% of their time actually selling. Salespeople spend too much time in early-stage lead generation instead of late-stage selling. They clamor for more qualified leads, but only follow up with about 30% of the leads marketing provides. With budgets tightening and sales cycles lengthening, companies can t  more...

Prosperity Economic Strategies for Business Executives Apply the Principles of Prosperity to Your Business and Your Life As the economy struggles and your stock portfolio continues to shrink, it s normal to become increasingly preoccupied with money. But focusing more attention on money actually makes you less effective at making and keeping it. To attract the wealth you want, you need to embrace the economics of prosperity. This simple, yet  more...

Customer Service for a Social Media World Techniques Designed To Delight Your Clients For Retention and Growth Customers are more demanding than ever and with social media; it's never been easier to share their customer service experience with the world. The question is whether that message is positive or negative. And customer satisfaction isn't just about keeping clients. Satisfied clients buy more services, provide references, and  more...

What Financial Planners Don t Tell Business Executives Leverage Prosperity Economics to Re-Establish Your Wealth The market has squeezed dollars out of your savings, delayed your retirement, and you feel your net worth shrinking. As a business executive, you know you need to do something, but you also know that when fear is high, intelligence is low. With a sea of conflicting information, you don't know what to do next and cannot afford a misstep. Do  more...

How to Audit Your Website s Performance From the User Perspective 'Google It!' It's the first thing every prospect does when they find your company. Credibility, visibility and brand awareness are all at stake when they arrive on your website especially when your website doesn't create a fantastic user experience. Your website is your most powerful marketing tool and the message it sends will create leads for you or your competitors.  more...

What Financial Planners Don t Tell Business Executives Leverage Prosperity Economics to Re-Establish Your Wealth The market has squeezed dollars out of your savings, delayed your retirement, and you feel your net worth shrinking. As a business executive, you know you need to do something, but you also know that when fear is high, intelligence is low. With a sea of conflicting information, you don't know what to do next and cannot afford a misstep. Do  more...

Should You Write a Business Book? What Every Potential Author Should Know Before Writing a Single Word As any published author will tell you, writing a book will help grow your business. But writing a book can consume massive amounts of time, cost a lot of money, and distract you from the business of serving your clients. Before jumping on the book-writing bandwagon, discover the questions to ask to determine whether it s the  more...

Are You Missing the Mark In These Magic Moments In Sales? Prevent Sales From Stalling Out On You Business is tough. Budgets are tight. Buyers are scared. How do you get clients comfortable enough to buy from you? In the current market where dollars are scarce and clients are wary of new commitments, getting precious time in front of a prospect is extremely valuable. You want to have to make the most of that opportunity. You don t want to inadvertently  more...

Time Management for Sales People Find More Time to Sell Without Working More Hours How many selling hours did you have last week? It's a frighteningly low number, isn't it? High-performing sales people spend 28% of their time selling actively, face to face sales under-performers spend just 14%. If only a small fraction of your time is spent on high-value selling activities, what chance do you have of hitting your revenue and  more...

Secrets to Doubling Your Revenue in a Down Economy In a desperate attempt to hit quota in a down economy, sales reps are filling their pipeline with every lead imaginable and spending equal time with every Tom, Dick and Harry. You re investing long hours, spinning your wheels, and most importantly, not landing the high pay off clients. Andy Miller, an internationally renowned sales training guru, works with sales professionals that are breaking  more...