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Set Appointments that Lead to Sales Tom Ziglar says, 'If you could set a higher number of better and more qualified appointments, would it help your sales career? If you answered yes, then The Seven Keys to Effective Business-to-Business Appointments Setting is just for you.' This webinar offers a unique compilation of tactical appointment setting techniques that have been proven effective for sales professionals in the  more...

E-Mail Communication: Power, Peril, and Protocol Learn what to do before you press Send American businesses sent 1.4 trillion e-mails last year, and the vast majority were short missives hastily typed and fired off without much thought. You re addicted to its speed, but have you mastered the correct use of the tool? A poorly written e-mail can damage relationships, ruin a sales opportunity, and even limit your ability to move up within your  more...

Empower Others to Promote Your Business What if you could cut your prospecting time in half? How about never having to prospect for business again because you ve developed a network of Ambassadors to seek and find business for you? The Ambassador relationship is the ultimate relationship in sales. Also known as champions or advocates, Ambassadors see such benefit in what you do and the products and services you provide, that they re  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...

Process Management for IT & Professional Services Firms Restore Profitability and Become Scalable Through Process Efficiency As a leader of an IT or professional services firm, you know that cost containment is critical to survive and thrive. Without it, you can't provide competitive pricing on proposals making it difficult to compete. Yet, there is a key part of your business that is draining your profits without you knowing it process management! IT  more...

Process Management for Manufacturing & Construction Firms Restore Profitability and Become Scalable Through Process Efficiency As a leader of a manufacturing or construction firm, you know that cost containment is critical to survive and thrive. Yet, there is a key part of your business that is draining your profits without you knowing it process management! Manufacturing firms that do not have documented processes and workflow become inefficient,  more...

Effective Writing for Sales Professionals ...ou the edge over the competition. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Evaluate your sales copy based on the Power Selling checklist Avoid the Five Never's of sales writing Motivate buyers to act with compelling words and expressions Critique your proposal from your reader s point of view Develop an executive summary that hits the mark with your prospect Dr. Julie  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...

Business-to-Business Prospecting Innovative Techniques to Get Your Foot in the Door with Any Prospect If there is one thing you could improve regarding your role as a sales professional, what would it be? Find more opportunities? Close more deals? Make more money? I would estimate that what you care about most is closing the sale. Funny thing is that the very first phase of the sales process the prospecting phase often has the  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...

Create A Winning Workplace Culture Learn How to Develop A Motivated Workforce to Drive Profits Employees want to work for a winner. Customers want to buy from a winner. Winning creates positive energy in the workplace where employees are inspired and over perform. Bottom-line, companies with winning workplaces succeed while losing ones fail. In this tough economy, it's more critical than ever to instill a culture founded on the  more...

Social Media Savvy ... results in lots of business for you! In this webinar you will learn how to: Define Social Media marketing and what it offers for any business Learn about the success stories and how your business could be one of them Become 'term savvy' and familiar with concepts regarding Web 2.0 and social media Avoid the pitfalls of positioning your business in the wrong communities Have the knowledge  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...

The Busy Professional's Guide to Social Networking Leverage this Power In Just Minutes A Day Social networking is hot, but you are still sitting on the sidelines. You hear about LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, blogging and perhaps, it's all so overwhelming with your plate already full with other initiatives. Getting involved with social networking can help you and your business grow without a huge time investment if you know how. Lynne  more...

Profitability Strategies for Service Firms Find the cost sinkholes that are draining your profits Business leaders in service firms are under enormous pressure to find opportunities to reduce costs. While you have already undergone a round of cost-cutting, the cuts did not produce the expected results to the bottom-line. The company is relying on you to create cost reduction strategies without damaging the brand, but you've exhausted  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...

Process Management for Manufacturing & Construction Firms Restore Profitability and Become Scalable Through Process Efficiency As a leader of a manufacturing or construction firm, you know that cost containment is critical to survive and thrive. Yet, there is a key part of your business that is draining your profits without you knowing it process management! Manufacturing firms that do not have documented processes and workflow become inefficient,  more...

Lead People, Not Companies ...he performance of your employees. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Leverage the key characteristics of successful business leaders to establish a people-centric culture Implement a people-centric culture that motivates the employees to perform at peak levels Strengthen the relationship with your employees to establish a loyal following Maximize the performance from  more...

Wellness Strategies Following A Workforce Reduction Protect Profitability By Creating A Healthy Workforce You reduced your workforce to cut costs and become profitable. Yet, the profit strategy goes for naught if your healthcare costs skyrocket which will happen if you don't help the surviving employees adopt a healthy lifestyle. Increased stress, doubled-workload, and financial concern are creating health issues for your employees and their  more...

How to Re-Energize Your Sales Team In Tough Times Learn How to Re-engage and Motivate Your Sales Organization Budget cuts, lost accounts, and staff reductions have left your sales organization fatigued. Once, they were so committed to your company and product that they oozed with passion. Those days are gone. You can see the lost, unfocused look on their faces and you don't know what it will take to get them back on track. You tried praise  more...

Get Hired! Secrets to Mastering the Job Interview Learn to Interview With Impact 'Why did he get the job when I'm better qualified?' Relying on credentials and accomplishments won't get you hired. In today's competitive job market, the winner of the job foot-race is the one who interviews best. It is the master interviewer that gets the job, not the expert pedigree. Karen Avery, founder and president of Next Generation Careers and award-winning  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...

Master Cold Calling to Drive Revenue Techniques to Get Your Foot In the Door Technology has created tremendous barriers for sales people. From caller ID to voicemail to professional screeners, reaching the decision-maker has never been more challenging. When you finally reach them, you have a mere few seconds to capture their attention or you get the dreaded click and opportunity is lost. For most sales people, the prospecting call  more...

Project Management Leadership Learn the Critical Steps to Lead a Successful Project You've been asked to be the lead on a critical project for your company and your team is relying on you for leadership and guidance. While you know the subject matter like the back of your hand, you don't feel as bullish about being the lead for the project. There's scope to define, cost to analyze, and status to report ... all key components  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...

Turn Tradeshow Leads Into Sales Over 43% of trade show leads fail because sales follow-up is too late! Companies invest an exorbitant amount of money, time, and resources in trade shows. Business leaders hold sales and marketing departments accountable and responsible for generating a return on the investment made in trade shows. With marketing dollars being finite and marketing investment being heavily scrutinized, it is more  more...

The Sales Compensation Conundrum How to Develop a Truly Effective Sales Compensation Plan Developing a sales compensation plan can be a pretty intimidating undertaking. What are the most critical decisions you need to make? What compensation plan structure will motivate your salespeople to achieve the targets you set for them without producing unintended consequences? Sales performance expert Alan Rigg has helped hundreds of  more...

Survive and Thrive In Economic Turbulence How to build business by ensuring your teams are right-sized, well-managed & clear-focused In a troubled economy, it s more critical than ever that every employee pulls his or her weight. To maximize profits, each person must be making the full contribution for which they were hired. As a leader, you must eliminate redundancy and lack of accountability or you ll lose money. Lean, focused teams  more...

A Seat at the Table How Top Salespeople Connect and Drive Decisions at the Executive Level Are you a sales person who sells their wares or a business person who builds solutions? If you are tasked with calling into the executive suite, you best be the latter as the traditional seller will fail here. Executive-level selling requires a completely unique skill set, not only to get in the door, but to get the deal  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...

Advanced Negotiation Techniques: Hear more yes and a lot less no at the bargaining table When is the last time you heard . . . 'If you want this contract, then you need to do it our way.' 'No . . . that won t work.' 'You re not paying attention to us. We can t agree to that.' Ouch! Now you are back at square one! The other guy just rejected your counteroffer. The problem is, in your heart, you knew the solution would work. You re left thinking, 'What just happened?' If you  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...

How to Grow Sales By Effectively Managing the Pipeline ...s of coal or gold bullions in their pipelines. Attendees will learn how to change the look of the pipeline, change what s in the pipeline, change how it gets into the pipeline and change how they coach and hold salespeople accountable to the pipeline. The Visual Pipeline. How to Stage the Pipeline How to Hit Quota or Budget Every Month How to Accurately Analyze Your Pipeline  more...

Investing In A Recession Buy, Sell, Or Do Nothing? ...isions during this uncertain time. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Create an investment plan that creates wealth rather than destroy it Uncover the 'dirty, little secrets' of the investment industry and reduce bloated fees paid to aggressive investment brokers Leverage historical, financial mistakes to profit from the errors of others Invest your wealth in low cost,  more...

Align Vision, Mission, and Strategy to Reach Your Goals Leadership Strategies for Managers Yogi Berra said it best, 'Be very careful If you don't know where you're going you might not get there.' As a business leader, your organization needs to have a vision - and a plan to implement it - to reach your goals. If not, your team will be unfocused and underperform. Many think that creating a vision is too difficult and time consuming while others think  more...

Using Social Settings to Get Your Deal Done ...ate yourself from your competition. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Select a restaurant that has the right environment for conducting business - without breaking your budget Use dining principles that allow you to concentrate on business, and not worry about embarrassing yourself during a meal Be a gracious host in a business setting Read a place setting so you select  more...

Pricing Strategies for Profitable Growth ...ps that put your company at risk. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Assess the performance of your pricing model Identify profit leaks that are dragging your company down Recognize and balance the three components of a healthy sales model Measure margin to drive your contracts and marketing Identify when it is time to increase pricing with unprofitable clients  more...

Improve Morale Following A Workforce Reduction ...d creativity in your organization. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Create an at-work network to help reduce stress levels within the organization Dramatically reduce stress levels with 60-second techniques Use holistic approaches to reduce physical, mental and emotional responses to stress Use the guide workbook to survey, track and assess stress levels As an  more...

Performance-Based Sales Recruiting How to Hire More Top Sales Producers and Jump-Start New Hire Sales Performance How expensive are sales hiring mistakes? To answer this question, take a look at the difference in revenue, gross margin or profit (whichever number is most important to you) produced by your company s top sales producers and your bottom sales producers. Then add in the costs of recruiting and training new salespeople.  more...

Marketing Strategies to Reach the Gay and Lesbian Community Learn how to reach this powerful, niche market segment According to the Selig Center for Economic Growth, the gay and lesbian market is the 3rd largest consumer segment with a buying power of $720 billion. This rapidly growing market can be a key revenue source for your company - IF you know how to reach them. Fear and a lack of knowledge of this market segment may be keeping you from creating a  more...

Drive Employee Productivity in Challenging Times Strategies to Regain Focus of Your Team Budget cuts. Employee layoffs. Doubled workload. Your employees are being asked to do more with less with all of these factors contributing to productivity paralysis. Yet, as the manager, you re accountable for ensuring productivity goals are achieved despite all of these hurdles. How do you regain control in this sticky situation to achieve corporate  more...

Successful Trade Show Strategies In A Down Economy ..., and without damaging your brand. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Determine which trade shows are a wise investment for your company and which ones to avoid Create a strong booth presence that enhances your corporate brand even if your trade show marketing budget has been slashed Negotiate with trade show contractors to reduce your trade show exhibiting costs  more...

Article Publishing to Grow Your Business or Consulting Firm ...a higher price for your services. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Develop article ideas that position your expertise Avoid writers block and keep the ideas flowing Identify your 'target publications' Creatively pitch your ideas to editors with a fool-proof approach Prevent embarrassing article publishing mistakes that brand you as an amateur Leverage your  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...

After the Handshake Networking Strategies to Propel Your Business 'I shook a lot of hands at the event but now what? How do I turn the business cards I collected into real business relationships?' Networking is a powerful way to convert suspects into prospects if you do it correctly. Unfortunately, most professionals don t. Instead, you have dozens of tongue-tied conversations at industry events worrying whether you  more...

Social Media Savvy ... results in lots of business for you! In this webinar you will learn how to: Define Social Media marketing and what it offers for any business Learn about the success stories and how your business could be one of them Become 'term savvy' and familiar with concepts regarding Web 2.0 and social media Avoid the pitfalls of positioning your business in the wrong communities Have the knowledge  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...

Elevate Your Presentations Powerful Strategies to Engage Your Audience Great news! You just found out that you are a finalist for a huge account. It s an exciting time it s a scary time. After all, the one who is most effective at presenting their solution will win the business. Will your presentation skills lead you to victory? Lorraine Howell has spent more than 10 years successfully coaching business professionals  more...

Restore Employee Trust After A Workforce Reduction ...nd focused on striving to achieve. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Apply the step-by-step process to rebuild trust within your organization Facilitate one-on-one consultations with your employees to regain their trust Demonstrate critical behaviors that communicate trustworthiness to your employees Develop a feedback survey methodology that allows you to measure the  more...

Name Your Price and Get It! ...to win the business at your price. In this webinar you will learn how to: Develop a scripted dialogue that counteracts money objections Identify the variations of the price concern Close more deals at full price eliminating discounting Communicate clearly and directly about money Remove self-imposed money fears and stresses that limit accomplishments As an added  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...

Master the Art of Storytelling to Grow Your Career Strategies for effective networking Credentials look great on a resume, but how you present your accomplishments to others determines your ability to advance in your career. Say too much and it sounds like bragging. Say too little and you blend in with the other candidates. In a crowded talent pool, your ability to effectively tell your story is your key to standing out and being remembered.  more...

Developing Powerful Booth Staff There is no such thing as a naturally born boother. It takes skills, dedication and a commitment to understand the process. All exhibit staff move through four distinct stages of growth until they achieve spectacular results. During this webinar you will learn: - The four stages to booth excellence - How to move into a meaningful discussion - The ACTION steps to the 90-second qualify - Make  more...

Managing Introverted Employees ... achieve the corporate objectives. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Identify introverted employees on your team and understand what introverted really means Leverage the strengths and build on the weaknesses that keep introverts from reaching their true potential Apply specific strategies and techniques to help introverted employees to use more of their skills, talents,  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...

Too busy for you? Learn 5 quick techniques to benefit your health picture. It is hard for the busy professional to know what to eat to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The choices you make today at your business luncheon and dinner sales meeting impact your mood, metabolism and mental clarity. In this webinar, you will learn practical tips on how to know what food is suitable for consumption, and how to implement these tips into your busy day from renowned Wellness  more...

How to Develop Your Employees with Little Investment Improve performance through self-directed learning Cuts hit the training budget hard. Yet, despite the economic crunch, employee development remains a critical requirement of a successful company. Resources are scarce, budgets are tight, but the companies that survive and thrive are those who learn the secrets to training their employees without breaking the bank. Tim Hagen, salesforce  more...

Forecasting & Pipeline Management How to Eliminate Stalled Opportunities from Your Company s Sales Opportunity Pipeline What is the condition of your company s sales opportunity pipeline? How many of the opportunities have been stalled at the same step in the sales cycle for weeks or months? If sales forecasts and opportunity pipelines are inaccurate, or if opportunities do not close in predictable time frames, it can wreak  more...

How to Grow Profits In a Recession ...egy for sustainable profitability. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Formulate a game plan designed to maintain or restore profitability Create an environment that invites ideas from team members Design action plans to ensure the plan performs Develop an implementation plan with accountability Test the plan against the long-term goals of the company As an added  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 Handle Customers Who File for Bankruptcy What You Need to Know Before Working With A Claims Trader Another customer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and the pain sets in that you will never see a penny of the outstanding receivables. Then, the call comes from a claims trader who offers you sixty cents on the dollar for the outstanding debt. It's as if a fairy has come to rescue you It's all too tempting, but there are legal risks when  more...

Keys to Unlocking Your Employees Potential Strategies to Improve Employee Performance As a manager, you feel the pressure to keep your top performers happy and dedicate your time trying to get subpar performers to rise to the challenge. You've been tasked with delivering results, but unless your employees take ownership of their performance, the goals will not be met. If you haven't been trained how to develop your team or don't have the  more...

How to Become Recognized as an Expert And Monetize Your Expertise! 'I know more about that subject than her! How come she is always the keynote and I'm always the attendee?' You have the experience done the research and created a unique approach but you are also a well-kept secret. You work hard chasing prospects and are constantly asked to share your knowledge for free. How do you go from being knowledgeable to being recognized as a  more...

Develop A Marketing Plan to Retain and Grow Your Customer Base Uncover the Secrets About Your Customer's Buying Habits You've heard it before. It's much more costly to find a new customer than to expand the buying relationship with an existing one. While the concept is not new or revolutionary, most companies don't know what drives their customers to buy, and what else they can sell them. Worse yet, they leave the door wide-open for their competitors to  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...

Create an Accountable Workforce to Grow Your Bottom-Line Lead Don t Manage Your Employees to Success Searching for answers to fix your bottom-line? Don t panic -- the answer is right under your nose. Your most valuable asset your employees -- can come to the rescue. You can grow your bottom-line despite the economic woes if you build an accountable workplace. Leadership expert, Joel H. Head, former Partner with Ernst Young, LLC and Principal with  more...

Investing In A Recession Buy, Sell, Or Do Nothing? ...isions during this uncertain time. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Create an investment plan that creates wealth rather than destroy it Uncover the 'dirty, little secrets' of the investment industry and reduce bloated fees paid to aggressive investment brokers Leverage historical, financial mistakes to profit from the errors of others Invest your wealth in low cost,  more...

Get the Funk Out of Your Sales Team! ...er the selling world. In this webinar, your sales team will learn how to: Break through the negative obstacles that distract them from successful selling Eliminate the feeling of helplessness and restore selling confidence Use mind-focusing techniques that elevate their sales spirit Ignore the media's doom and gloom and focus on generating revenue As an added bonus,  more...

Process Management for Manufacturing & Construction Firms Restore Profitability and Become Scalable Through Process Efficiency As a leader of a manufacturing or construction firm, you know that cost containment is critical to survive and thrive. Yet, there is a key part of your business that is draining your profits without you knowing it process management! Manufacturing firms that do not have documented processes and workflow become inefficient,  more...

Get Your Sales Team Selling with Confidence! Remove Obstacles to Turn Problems into Profits Is your sales team delivering the results you desire? If not, there could be a reason, other than the economy, that is causing sales paralysis. While some issues may be skill related, oftentimes, it's 'head-trash' that keeps them from hitting the mark. How do you re-energize your team to meet and exceed sales goals? Melody Brooke brings a unique  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...

Secrets to Successfully Cold Calling Executives Most sales professionals start the pursuit of new accounts by cold calling lower-level or middle-management contacts because it fits your comfort level. Cold call success is not about comfort, it's about being effective. By immediately reaching the executive-level decision maker, you can reduce the sales cycle and be better positioned to win the account. If you want impressive results from your  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...

Software Development for Business Executives What You Need to Know to Guarantee Project Success 'Why do our IT projects keep running over budget?' With your bottom-line being squeezed by the economy, you can t afford to have your software development projects run over budget, miss delivery dates, or fail altogether. The good news is that you can avoid these deadly pitfalls if you know what questions to ask and when. Gary Gack, 40-year  more...

Get Ready, Set, Go! How to implement profitable strategies in this uncertain economy! Feeling the stress of a strained economy? Economic challenges create great opportunities for the savvy business leader/owner. Cycles are a critical part of the business process for every organization. Learn to take advantage of the valleys by strategically positioning your organization for new opportunities. Implement improvements to your internal structure. Create profitable business strategies  more...

Social Media Savvy ... results in lots of business for you! In this webinar you will learn how to: Define Social Media marketing and what it offers for any business Learn about the success stories and how your business could be one of them Become 'term savvy' and familiar with concepts regarding Web 2.0 and social media Avoid the pitfalls of positioning your business in the wrong communities Have the  more...

Lead Generation Techniques in a Slow Economy People Are Still Buying, But Are They Buying From You? Media is bombarding us with stories of economic doom and gloom, but everywhere you look there is proof that people are spending money! Football stadiums are still packed every Sunday, stores are full of shoppers and restaurants are full of patrons. People are being pickier with how they spend their money. Your challenge is how to get them to  more...

Master LinkedIn to Increase Sales ...you masterfully get the business. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Leverage the advanced search features to create new business from existing clients Create new business from prospects using the automated search feature Use the automated search feature to develop referral selling opportunities Create your presence on LinkedIn to bring prospects to you As an added  more...

Managing Employee Stress To Improve Morale and Drive Productivity ...d creativity in your organization. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Create an at-work network to help reduce stress levels within the organization Dramatically reduce stress levels with 60-second techniques Use holistic approaches to reduce physical, mental and emotional responses to stress Use the guide workbook to survey, track and assess stress levels As an  more...

The Cold Calling System That Works! Reach the Top-Level Decision Makers to Skyrocket Sales! Sales professionals find cold calling painful. But if they don't do it and do it well they have no sales. Prospecting is a slow, uncomfortable process as you strive to reach the top decision maker. If you can't 'Reach The Top Dog,' you can't generate sales and your income is at risk! Leslie Buterin, author of 'Secrets to Scheduling the  more...

Send Me Something in Writing! Dead-End or Opportunity? You made it to the gatekeeper talked to the executive and now they asked for 'something in writing.' It sounds like the classic brush off so you stuff the company brochure in the mail. It won t go anywhere or will it? Leslie Buterin, author of 'Secrets to Scheduling the Executive Level Sales Call,' and founder of 'Reach the Top Dog' methodology, revolutionized the  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...

What to do Before, During, and After It Hits The Fan - Developing a Plan for Crisis Management When a business is facing a crisis, there is little time to react effectively. Also, the stress created by a crisis often limits rational thinking and can lead to costly mistakes and mis-steps. This is why it is essential for both large and small businesses to have a crisis management plan in place. Minimizing the damage from a crisis can prevent an unfortunate incident from blowing up into a  more...

Improve Morale Following A Workforce Reduction ...d creativity in your organization. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Create an at-work network to help reduce stress levels within the organization Dramatically reduce stress levels with 60-second techniques Use holistic approaches to reduce physical, mental and emotional responses to stress Use the guide workbook to survey, track and assess stress levels As an  more...

Leadership Strategies for Turbulent Times ...and ensures their ability to execute it successfully. You will learn how to take a fresh and thorough look at your strategy, challenge your working assumptions, and be able to craft a new direction for your business. In this webinar, you ll learn how to: Develop strategies that leverage your company's unique position in the marketplace Identify the threats in your business  more...

WOW Networking: Set Yourself Apart The Wow Approach This webinar addresses a variety of topics from personal space preferences to business etiquette. Cynthia Cohen, WOW Networker, will teach you how to make a positive lasting impression and ways to gain credibility with your contacts. Your appearance, professionalism and speech leave a lasting impression, be sure yours is a winning one. Cynthia Cohen has earned a top position and developed a  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...

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...

Turn Your Tradeshow Booth Into an Experiential Environment Studies have shown that your customers will remember an experience long after they have forgotten the details. Your booth hardware is brought to life when you add the experience. During this webinar you will learn: - The three elements to create a booth experience: Memorability, Connectivity and Interest. - How to incorporate the five senses into your display - Draw visitors to your booth with  more...

Goal Achievement Strategies for Business Professionals Don t just set a goal achieve it! Another goal set another goal forgotten The real question is why? Was this a goal that should have been set in the first place? What obstacles kept you from achieving it? Business professionals will tell you that the key ingredient to their success recipe is their ability to set a goal and achieve it. Have you mastered this skill? If not, it could be limiting  more...

Drive Employee Productivity in Challenging Times Strategies to Regain Focus of Your Team Budget cuts. Employee layoffs. Doubled workload. Your employees are being asked to do more with less with all of these factors contributing to productivity paralysis. Yet, as the manager, you re accountable for ensuring productivity goals are achieved despite all of these hurdles. How do you regain control in this sticky situation to achieve corporate  more...

Email Marketing for Consultants and Entrepreneurs ...ing boom-and-bust revenue cycles. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Create a marketing process to grow your business based on thought-leadership principles Implement simple, yet effective, email database building practices Ensure that enthusiastic word of mouth is spread continually and to the right people Systemize your relationships with clients, prospects and  more...

Give Your Elevator Speech A Lift How do you stand out in the crowd in a competitive environment? Your prospects are getting inundated by confusing marketing messages making it difficult to sound unique. The sales people and entrepreneurs that get in the door are the ones that can quickly and powerfully communicate their value. Your 30-second commercial had better hit the mark -- or you re going to lose sales and referral  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...

How to Develop a Strategic Plan That Works For You The manager's key to creating competitive advantage Do you ever get the feeling that you are throwing darts while blind-folded? As a business leader, how can you expect to make this year your best year ever without having a well-defined plan? Perhaps, you have a strategic plan, but it s hiding under the cobwebs in your office. In these challenging economic times, having the right strategic plan  more...

Create A Winning Workplace Culture Learn How to Develop A Motivated Workforce to Drive Profits Employees want to work for a winner. Customers want to buy from a winner. Winning creates positive energy in the workplace where employees are inspired and over perform. Bottom-line, companies with winning workplaces succeed while losing ones fail. In this tough economy, it's more critical than ever to instill a culture founded on the  more...

The Secret to Closing More Sales Closing is certainly an important sales activity, as the time, effort, and resources invested in managing sales cycles are wasted if orders are not secured. However, the real secret to closing sales is doing a great job at the FRONT end of the sales cycle. In other words, it is the quality of the work that is done during the OPPORTUNITY QUALIFICATION stage of the sales process that determines  more...

How to Develop an Effective Sales Compensation Plan The most common sales compensation question my company receives is, 'What is the standard (salary, draw, commission percentage) for (an industry, product or service, geography)?' Unfortunately there are very few standards that apply to sales compensation. The variations in sales compensation plans are infinite, and there is little published research that provides compensation details (salary or  more...

Create A Winning Workplace Culture Learn How to Develop A Motivated Workforce to Drive Profits Employees want to work for a winner. Customers want to buy from a winner. Winning creates positive energy in the workplace where employees are inspired and over perform. Bottom-line, companies with winning workplaces succeed while losing ones fail. In this tough economy, it's more critical than ever to instill a culture founded on the  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...

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...

Empower Others to Promote Your Business What if you could cut your prospecting time in half? How about never having to prospect for business again because you ve developed a network of Ambassadors to seek and find business for you? The Ambassador relationship is the ultimate relationship in sales. Also known as champions or advocates, Ambassadors see such benefit in what you do and the products and services you provide, that they re  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...

Turn Your Tradeshow Booth Into an Experimental Environment Studies have shown that your customers will remember an experience long after they have forgotten the details. Your booth hardware is brought to life when you add the experience. During this webinar you will learn: - The three elements to create a booth experience: Memorability, Connectivity and Interest. - How to incorporate the five senses into your display - Draw visitors to your booth with  more...

Leveraging LinkedIn to Grow Your Business This webinar will answer the question, Can I really use LinkedIn to grow my business? We look at the growth of social networks and the power of 'We'. We will talk about how to give your LinkedIn Profile a makeover. We talk about the settings that will allow you to make specific choices about how your profile is viewed and what kind of foot print you leave behind when you view other profiles, if  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...

Driving Cash Flow and Profits For Small Business Owners ... from reaching its true potential. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Formulate a one-page action plan focused on cash-flow, profits, and sales Identify the key business success metrics and how to gather them Implement a business culture founded on transparency open book management Find resources that will help you grow your business, profitably As an added bonus,  more...

Recession Proof Your Business All business is cyclical, and in tough economic times companies that react quickly to an adverse market have a good chance of preserving profitability. Companies that go beyond that by leveraging disruptive events to get the buy in they need to drive transformational change will raise their organization s performance to world class. The Webinar is presented from the professional perspective of  more...

How to Create Profitable Customer Relationships Leveraging Your Marketing ROI Into Client Retention Has your business lost customers in the last 5 years? Can your business afford to spend dollars recruiting new customers only to lose those customers to your competition? Technology and globalization have created a very competitive business climate making it more difficult and more expensive to attract and retain customers. Your company s  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...

Set Appointments that Lead to Sales Tom Ziglar says, 'If you could set a higher number of better and more qualified appointments, would it help your sales career? If you answered yes, then The Seven Keys to Effective Business-to-Business Appointments Setting is just for you.' This webinar offers a unique compilation of tactical appointment setting techniques that have been proven effective for sales professionals in the  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 Handle Customers Who File for Bankruptcy What You Need to Know Before Working With A Claims Trader Another customer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and the pain sets in that you will never see a penny of the outstanding receivables. Then, the call comes from a claims trader who offers you sixty cents on the dollar for the outstanding debt. It's as if a fairy has come to rescue you It's all too tempting, but there are legal risks when  more...

Find Buyers Who Are Ready to Buy Now! ... lead your prospects to buy today. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Use trigger events to select the right prospects to pursue Identify prospect needs before you ever contact them Recognize the difference between internal and external trigger events Leverage trigger events to increase your sales effectiveness As an added bonus, you ll receive Alen s e-Book,  more...

How to Audit Your Website s Performance ...te into a lead generation machine! In this webinar, you will learn how to: Perform a comprehensive website audit from the user s perspective Test your website usability and functionality Evaluate the quality and freshness of your website content Measure and monitor your website performance using web statistics Analyze your website using five key search engine  more...

A Seat at the Table How Top Salespeople Connect and Drive Decisions at the Executive Level Are you a sales person who sells their wares or a business person who builds solutions? If you are tasked with calling into the executive suite, you best be the latter as the traditional seller will fail here. Executive-level selling requires a completely unique skill set, not only to get in the door, but to get the deal  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...

Help Your Employees Get Healthy, While Reducing Costs and Increasing Profits ...productivity and reduce absenteeism. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Design a culture of health founded on employee accountability Develop a communication strategy to fully engage your workforce Create strategies to address lifestyle-related conditions and diseases Employ health screenings and interventions for positive change Formulate strategies and tactics to promote personal  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...

Help Your Employees Get Healthy, While Reducing Costs and Increasing Profits ...productivity and reduce absenteeism. In this webinar, you will learn how to: Design a culture of health founded on employee accountability Develop a communication strategy to fully engage your workforce Create strategies to address lifestyle-related conditions and diseases Employ health screenings and interventions for positive change Formulate strategies and tactics to promote  more...

Master the Proposal Phase of the Sales Process Secrets to improving your closing rate Pin the tail on the donkey is a kid s game, not a sales game! With the limited information that most sales people have when drafting a proposal, they may as well be blindfolded! The proposal is one of the most abused sales tools, but it is the critical tool that leads to a prospect becoming a revenue-generating client. Sales people who cannot identify the  more...

Extrovert or Introvert? Why Can't We Talk To Each Other? What does it mean to be an introvert or an extrovert? How do the two communicate differently? And why do they irritate each other? We will do a simple exercise to find out if you are an introvert or extrovert and what this means in the way you interact with others. We will discuss the differences in the way these two types communicate and give strategies to understand the two very different  more...

Starbucks Summits and other Coffee Shop Meetings ... of engagement during such meetings? In this webinar you will learn how to be seen as the most important person at the meeting without dominating the meeting. You will learn when to stand, when to remain seated, and when to answer your cell phone. You will uncover the best means of maximizing every minute you have to your advantage. In this webinar you will: Learn the new rules of  more...

Marketing Strategies to Reach the Gay and Lesbian Community Learn how to reach this powerful, niche market segment According to the Selig Center for Economic Growth, the gay and lesbian market is the 3rd largest consumer segment with a buying power of $720 billion. This rapidly growing market can be a key revenue source for your company - IF you know how to reach them. Fear and a lack of knowledge of this market segment may be keeping you from creating a  more...

Blasting through Career Roadblocks Whether you are feeling blocked, frustrated, stressed or afraid to move forward, you can BLAST through these career roadblocks and be free to achieve your goals. The time is NOW to take charge of your life and declare your independence! Unleash the power of EFT and discover how quickly and painlessly you can achieve your goals. During this 60 minute hands on webinar, you will: Learn the Basic  more...

Elevate Your Presentations Powerful Strategies to Engage Your Audience Great news! You just found out that you are a finalist for a huge account. It s an exciting time it s a scary time. After all, the one who is most effective at presenting their solution will win the business. Will your presentation skills lead you to victory? Lorraine Howell has spent more than 10 years successfully coaching business professionals to  more...

Essential Finance and Accounting Knowledge and Skills Essential Finance and Accounting Knowledge and Skills: Gain the financial literacy skills to run your business or department with clarity and confidence. This course is for you if you want to: Confidently maximize your profit and your financial position. Know the right questions to ask your accountant or bank manager Understand Financial Reports to evaluate your business and  more...