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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 perspectives that employees have. Many Managers and Leaders try to direct and assist employees to change, only to be frustrated with the outcome. There just is no one way to motive, inspire and get commitment from everyone, or is more...

Using Sales Compensation Plans to Achieve Revenue Targets : One of the most critical decisions that a company makes is how to compensate its sales organization. Many plans don t align compensation reward with the desired sales activities, which leads to underperformance and frustration. When sales compensation plans are aligned with the goals of the company, the sales team has clear focus, motivation, and direction and the company gets the results it desires. Shannon Kavanaugh, sales compensation expert and founder of Go-To-Market Strategies, has helped hundreds of companies develop the right compensation plan for their sales 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 thrill of winning as part of your profit growth plan. Raj Gavurla, author of the widely more...

Entrepreneurial Innovation for Solopreneurs : Generate Sound Business Ideas When You Work Alone The health of your business requires a constant infusion of new ideas and innovation. Market trends, competition, and technology challenge you to look at your business in new ways to stay ahead of the competition, but the answers to solve those challenges don't rush to mind. As a solopreneur, you don't have a team to rely upon to brainstorm for these new ideas and not every idea is the right one for your business. If you want your business to survive and thrive, you must learn the secrets to generating sound ideas for your firm. Raj Gavurla, author of the widely acclaimed book more...

Establish A Solid Foundation for Your Small Business : Learn Critical Business Growth Strategies Beyond Product Expertise Being an expert in your field inspired you to launch your own business. The tough economy has quickly exposed the difference between being a, subject matter expert and a business expert ... the latter of which is knowledge many business owners do not possess. If you don't master the business side of the equation, your firm is destined to underperform if not fail altogether. To succeed, you must learn the business fundamentals that establish the foundation for developing a thriving business. Raj Gavurla, author of the widely acclaimed book more...

Stop Stifling the Growth of Your Company! : Learn how to remove the blinders that limit potential As a business owner and entrepreneur, are you focused on the big picture of where your company needs to go or do you only see a tiny microcosm and fight for crumbs? The Achilles' heel of many executives is that they have a vivid image of the little picture, but pay little attention to the big vision. They lead companies that have little results and have a high risk of failure. How do you change your perspective, remove the roadblocks and deliver explosive growth for your company? Joanne Victoria, leadership coach and author of 'Vision with a 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 mastered the science of database cultivation and growth aren t feeling the pain of the economy. What is the right strategy to develop business from your existing clients while 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 discover the right way to market your consulting business fast! Dr. Drew Stevens, internationally recognized sales and marketing authority and author of more...

How To Build A Million-Dollar Business : Remove The Obstacles That Prevent Business Success You set out to create a million-dollar business. What you have is a J.O.B. -- Just Over Broke. The painful realities of owning a business being tied to the office 24/7, putting out fires and managing employees have left you in tactical mode. You're stumped as you try to re-discover the strategic mindset you had when you launched your business. Something has to change and fast! Dr. Drew Stevens has the answers. Over the past 25 years, he's built several million-dollar businesses through three recessions and helped entrepreneurs profitably grow 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 thought leader who is in demand and getting well-paid for it? Ken Lizotte, author of 'The Expert s Edge: 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 firm. Dr. Julie Miller has made it her mission to establish the importance of proper e-mail etiquette. Dr. Miller, a business-writing expert for over 30 years and author of 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 styles. You will learn some ways to recognize others styles so you can work better with others of all types.

Influencing Anyone and Everyone : Whether we want to influence our management, negotiate with vendors, or create partnerships with other department or company leaders, we need to know how build trust and form strong partnerships that are a win-win situation for both parties. This session will cover: Understanding different communications styles Understanding how people want to receive information Understanding the different way people make decision

Effective Writing for Sales Professionals : Learn to Use Sales Writing for a Competitive Edge With the economy in strife, there are fewer sales opportunities in play. How do you make sure you are the one who wins the account? You need a competitive edge that will push you over the top and there is one at your fingertips. Sales people who master written sales communication get the account and the commission. Dr. Julie Miller, author of 'Business Writing That Counts!' helps sales professionals to master the art of sales writing. Sales 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 factor they are missing Andy Miller, 20 year sales management expert, helps sales professionals to understand what motivates buyers to buy and from whom. He teaches the drivers behind the 4-buyer styles more...

Secrets to Delivering Presentations That Win Business : Learn the key presentation techniques that lead your prospects to buy from you Whether you are a small business owner or sales professional, your skill in grabbing your prospect's attention during a presentation determines whether you get the account or if it goes to your competitor. Many think that great presenters are born, not developed. Not true! You can learn the secrets to engaging your audience so they buy from you. Kristina Schwende, founder of Sabre Business Skills, helps business professionals to master the art of effective presentation delivery. She teaches you a 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 buyers and thrive, even in a down economy? Neal Burgis, Ph.D and certified executive coach, helps his clients gain 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 steal their customers. Leveraging your customer base could be the low-hanging fruit to grow your revenue quickly and exponentially especially during difficult economic 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 expand their business. This one-hour eseminar provides you with a framework a productivity framework that greatly increases your business development success rate. Whether you do it the 'old fashioned' way 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 this opportunity. Don't let the myths of doing business with the federal government keep you from benefiting from their huge spend. You offer great professional services that the federal government wants learn how to get them to buy from you. David J. Alexander has spent 3 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 strategy was deployed or the competition blind-sided you. You've tried Googling before, but with so much garbage information returned, 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 Recipe for using EFT. Become familiar with the 8 primary tapping points of EFT. Identify, address, and work on releasing those very 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 executive recruiter, helps job seekers to master the interview process. There are questions you should ask in the interview, and some more...

Own Yourself on Google : Personal Branding is a key part to anyone s career growth today. If someone does a web search on you, do they find 100 s of positive things about you? This not only improves your personal brand, but also helps create buzz for the organization you are working for. Join us to find out how to create a real online presences that will help you own your own image on the web and build up expert status. This is a win for the organization where you work and a win for individuals with an eye forward towards a brighter future. How and why people search for you How to own your name, even if you share it with other people 5 things to do today to develop your more...

Strategies to Find Your Next Job Fast! : Learn How to Conduct A Successful Job Search Post a resume on a job board, respond to a few online job ads, call a couple of recruiters and still no job opportunity is in sight. The typical job search lacks a game plan, focus, and direction leading the search to take, what feels like, forever. With today's competitive job market, you can't afford to thrash about; you need a job search strategy. Karen Avery, founder and president of Next Generation Careers and award-winning more...

Strength Training for Business : We all have strengths and weaknesses. We reach our highest potential by recognizing our weaknesses and understanding how to use our strengths to compensate for our weaknesses. This workshop stresses the importance of understanding each person s individual style and how others may perceive them. We will do an exercise to discover our psychological type and discuss the strengths, possible weaknesses, and communication style of each type. We will take a look at strengths and weaknesses and develop individual strategies for using strengths to compensate for weaknesses.

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 Educator, Cynthia Cohen. You will also learn how media messages impact your choices, and we will review the myth of package labeling. This seminar is very much hands on. When you more...

Using Social Settings to Get Your Deal Done : Dining Etiquette That Differentiates You From The Competition Mind your manners! Even if you don t pull up a chair to your parents dinner table every night, heeding their advice about mealtime manners is more critical now than ever before. In today s competitive business world, meals aren t for nourishment they re an efficient way to get deals done. Whether you are closing a sale or interviewing for a job, the business meal will differentiate you and your manners will make or break the deal. Barbara Pachter, author of eight books on business etiquette, teaches business professionals how to use business social settings to their advantage. 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 your career growth. Marianne Badar Ohman, goal achievement visionary, teaches business professionals to set the right goals with a plan to conquer them. She teaches you how to align your goals with a broad-level vision...with a 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. Lynne Waymon, networking expert and co-author of 'Make Your Contacts Count,' helps business professionals craft compelling stories that highlight their accomplishments while striking the right 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 full-scale public relations nightmare. This webinar, presented by the 'PR Doctor' will provide guidance in the development of a comprehensive crisis communications management plan. Because preplanning is essential, an outline of the needed segments of the plan will be 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 driven to you if you have aligned the experience with their needs. John Comer, 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 serve as a referral. How do you create client delight? Susan Hoekstra, customer service strategist and author of the widely acclaimed book 'The Service Journey,' 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 and hope that their clients are more...

Customer Service Strategies to Increase Revenue : See Your Business Through the Lens of Your Customer When dollars are tight, customer loyalty is easily lost. When the service with your company slips due to budget cuts, the customer exodus becomes massive compounding your bottom-line issue. You can't afford to have your customers feel your pain as they represent a tremendous opportunity to grow your business. It s critical to deliver WOW! customer service even when dollars are tight. Teri Yanovitch, former 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 clients and attract new ones. The service your customers experience will differentiate you from your competitors. The question is... will it make them more loyal or send them running to the competition? Susan Hoekstra, customer service strategist and more...

Investing In A Recession Buy, Sell, Or Do Nothing? : What every investor must know to protect and grow their wealth The recession has created a culture of investment paralysis. Should I pull my money out of the market and put it under my mattress? Do I put my dollars in a savings account and earn 2%? Buy, sell, or do nothing? For most people, there are more investment questions than answers, but inaction now can be worse than making a bad investment. Retirement may be delayed College portfolios may be in jeopardy You need some sound advice from an experienced investment guru to capitalize on the present opportunity. Wade W. Slome, CFA, 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 selling a note to a claims trader. Before you sign the contract and incur even more headaches, you need to more...

Driving Cash Flow and Profits For Small Business Owners : Critical Action Steps To Improve Your Bottom Line The economy is squeezing small business owners. If you are to survive and thrive, you need to be focused on the right activities and metrics for your small business. But, what are they and how do you achieve them? Jack Howe, 30-year business coach, teaches small business owners how to grow sales, profits, and most importantly, cash. Selected by the State of Texas to teach financial management to small business owners, Jack helps more...

Predictive Analytics for Business Leaders : As you grow your business, you rely on financial statements to make important business decisions. Whether you re planning a new business or preparing an exit strategy, your financial planning success hinges on choosing the correct metric as your driver. The right reporting metric is like a personal credit score get it wrong and you ll jeopardize your livelihood. But choose it correctly and your investment will be secure. With more than 30 years of global business leadership experience, Jack Howe is an expert at differentiating among several financial metrics, including EBITDA (earnings before 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 powerful, shift in how you define prosperity opens you to greater financial abundance, as well as a healthier 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 you follow the tradition and hire a financial planner? Or, is it time that you consider prosperity economics? Kim Butler, 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 -- develop a compelling story that differentiates you from the masses. John Comer, Certified Financial Planner and financial advisor more...

Motivating the Underachieving Employee : How to have the tough conversation with employees who are not pulling their weight Employee underperformance affects team morale, productivity, and company profitability. If not addressed, the manager runs the risk of losing the respect of their team, making it even more challenging to achieve productivity goals. With companies running lean and mean, subpar performance must be addressed and your meeting with the employee sets the foundation for turning the situation around. Cathy Liska, author of Assertive Communication Today and conflict mediation trainer, brings twenty years of more...

Help Your Employees Get Healthy, While Reducing Costs and Increasing Profits : Employee Health Strategies That Impact Your Bottom-Line 'There must be something I can do to address the rise in healthcare costs ' Like all business owners and leaders, you re searching for solutions to help rescue your company from the economic crunch. But you can only cut staff and spending so far. In the end, a healthier workforce will actually save money and deliver better results. To truly grow the bottom line, you must do something to improve employee health as a way to lower costs. Frank Hone, author of 'Why Healthcare Matters: How Business Leaders Can Drive more...

Improve Morale Following A Workforce Reduction : Techniques That Reduce Stress and Gain Productivity 'My workload is overwhelming I m stressed to the max!' Employees who survive a layoff do not come away unscathed. Fear, uncertainty, and doubt create unmanageable stress levels preventing them from performing at optimal levels and reduces morale. Stress restricts creativity, damages morale, and reduces productivity...and your company can t afford these ramifications. Dianne Crampton, author of 'Melting Your Stress Within 30 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 your team and build a people-centric culture. Billy Arcement, author of Searching for more...

Managing Employee Stress To Improve Morale and Drive Productivity : 'My workload is overwhelming I m stressed to the max!' Fear, uncertainty, and doubt create unmanageable stress levels preventing employees from performing at optimal levels and reduces morale. Stress restricts creativity, damages morale, and reduces productivity...and your company can t afford these ramifications. Dianne Crampton, author of 'Melting Your Stress Within 30 Days,' helps companies improve morale and become productive again. She helps companies avoid employee-burnout and remove the roadblocks that keep them from performing optimally. You ve asked them more...

Managing Introverted Employees : How to Identify and Motivate Introverts for Maximum Performance According to recent studies, an estimated 30% of the population is introverted. While some consider introverts to be an employer's Achilles heel, this personality type brings tremendous advantages to your business. As a manager, you need all of your employees to deliver peak performance in today's challenged economy. Discover how to maximize performance of the introverted employees on your team to ensure success. Dr. Neal more...

Restore Employee Trust After A Workforce Reduction : Learn The Steps To Regain Productivity After A Layoff 'Am I the next to go?' Workforce reductions destroy trust among the surviving employees. Yet, trust is one of the critical factors in restoring the productivity of the team. You made the tough decision to downsize; now you need to regain the trust and confidence of your employees to ensure your firm succeeds in these difficult times. Organizational leadership expert, Dianne Crampton helps companies get back to work following the pain of a layoff. Nominated for Inc. Magazine s small business award for her trusting-workplace product, 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 whether they will be successful in your company. How do you minimize risk when hiring sales people? Sales management expert, Danita Bye helps companies identify performance more...

Accountability versus Blame : This webinar is about being more effective in your responsibility to someone else. Accountable individuals have the ability to manage others, are great collaborators and have a willingness to cultivate enthusiasm. Does this sound like you? If not, then be sure to attend this session. Do your employees have the motivation to achieve what you want? Does achievement make difference in the success of the team and do you and your employees know how to recognize that difference? Can other members of the tem tell e when an employee has achieved or not achieved? Do your employees know that they have to achieve or is achievement only one of their options? A perfect webinar for small business owners, 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 it s a job that can be outsourced to a marketer. Not true! If you are in a leadership role, this responsibility lies with you. John 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 of governance oversight? It's very scary as every company faces the same consequences of those companies that disappeared if they don't have the right level of governance oversight. How can a company 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 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 doomed to frustration, wasted time and continually being ineffective! In this 60 minute webinar, Harlan Goerger, 28 year expert in Leadership, Coaching and more...

Drive Growth Despite the Recession : Create the right strategic plan for your company Professional sports coaches don t send teams on the playing field without a game-plan they ll get crushed. Even when games are broadcasted, viewers see coaches and managers constantly reviewing strategies and updating plays to leverage strengths, eliminate weaknesses, and identify the gaps to win. Similarly, businesses without the right strategic plan have a high risk of becoming a casualty in this recession. Jim Stewart, founder of ProfitPATH, specializes in developing strategic plans to drive business growth and increase profitability. He teaches you to more...

Empower your Employees - a proven strategy to improve profitability : While employees are one of your company s greatest assets, they are also one of your largest fixed cost items. So how do you maximize your return on your investment? This seminar includes ideas on how to implement an empowerment program and enhance your current program. The more empowered your employees, the lower your turnover, and the higher your productivity and profitability. Why empower your workforce How to be an employer of choice The benefits of reducing turnover Results of improved productivity Example companies The benefits and outcomes of empowerment

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 for the peak times ahead. Join Janet Boulter, profitability expert, in this one-hour webinar where she presents strategies you can implement now to position your company for the impending upswing! 'Thanks for imparting more...

Guerilla Team Leading : There are many books written about leading teams. Teams are so important today because they utilize the individual talents that are brought together to accomplish complicated projects that no one person could accomplish by themselves. This presentation gives you the top most important keys to leading a team to becoming high-performing. The session will cover: The power of teams Assigning the right tasks to the right people The basics of great team-leading The four stages of team development Leading your team to become high-performing

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 and using it to manage your month-to-month progress is critical to a business leader's success. Joel H. Head, former Partner with Ernst Young, LLC and more...

How to Grow Profits In a Recession : Strategies to Protect Your Bottom-Line The economic squeeze has conditioned most business leaders to operate in reactive mode to ensure survival but this approach jeopardizes the future of the company. For your company to remain profitable now, and in the future, you need to become proactive so that you make prudent decisions not knee-jerk reactions. John Myrna, author of '100 Quick Tips for Business Success' and 30-year management expert, helps business leaders 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 staggering challenges and tremendous opportunities for the best-run companies in the months ahead. The status quo must be questioned there's no time to wait but where do you start? Turnaround specialist, Denise Harrison leverages her 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 thrives. In turbulent economic times,it may be in the quiet, troubling middle-of-the night moments when you are questioning yourself and what you ve more...

Managing Difficult Employees In Key Positions : Five Proven Strategies to Maximize Expertise and Minimize Angst Difficult people wreak havoc in your company. You know that. Difficult people who hold key positions are even more problematic. When leadership power, authority and decision-making fall into the hands of an employee with poor or non-existent people skills, you are likely to be losing up to 40% of your profits: money going out the door due to unresolved conflicts, resentment, illness and lost productivity. You cannot afford this. You might be tempted to fire them in a 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 of project management success. Gary Gack, expert project management trainer, teaches the easy-to-implement process for managing more...

Put Your Strategic Plan Into Action : Implementation Strategies that Get Results! Many companies have the right strategic plan, but still don t grow their business! If effective execution is a major challenge when the economy is booming imagine what it is now that a recession is here and resources are scarce. Having the best strategic plan in the world won t help you increase profitability and grow your business if it's not implemented correctly. Jim Stewart, founder of ProfitPATH, specializes in the formulation and implementation of strategic business 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 25 years of forensic accounting and 30 plus years of global business acumen. We start by looking at our own business or book of business, and once it is recession proofed we show you how to make a determination about your entire supply chain. Are these the right 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 leads you through leveraging SOX to your strategic advantage. You learn how to be positioned as a preferred supplier utilizing SOX best practices. Differentiate more...

Stop Running Your Business By the Seat of Your Pants : Design an Action Plan That Works for You Having a strong foundation enables you to build a thriving, profitable life and business. Learn to be the architect of your own life and business. Topics covered in this lively, interactive presentation are: 1. Discovery - To make sure you are on the right path, headed in the right direction and positioned properly. 2. Vision Determine clarity on what you are about/what your business is about. Create or recreate the identity that supports you in the marketplace 3. Planning - Creating 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 with well-honed skills save you money and sustain your business. You need optimized teams to create survive and thrive clarity, productivity and focus. As a leader, you must take the blinders off. If you don t, you will risk losing time, talent and money. In these economic times, you must more...

The Tao of Creating Customers for Life : Imagine a self sustainable book of business. Customers for Life are the answer to every sale and marketing professionals dream. Customers that are loyal, that provide good margins, that offer sincere valuable referrals are the type of customers we want for life. 'The TAO' translates from Chinese to be the way. So the way of creating customers for life is what this webinar is all about. Taken from three years of research, we are shown the difference between ideas, rules and principles with principles being the strongest and most desirable of the list. You will learn: more...

Conduct a Brand Audit Does Yours Pass the Test? : Powerful branding is critical for every business small or large. A strong brand allows you to charge premium prices, build company value, and build customer loyalty resulting in decreased cost of sales and increased profitability. How do you know if your brand is aligned so that your marketing dollars are invested correctly and is generating the expected results? Shannon Kavanaugh, president and founder of Go-To-Market Strategies, has helped hundreds of companies leverage their brand to grow their market share. Shannon teaches you the essential steps to develop a strong brand 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. Although competitive pricing is important, what's more critical is how you set your prices to drive profitable revenue growth. Sarah 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 all. These aren't just complaints. These are wasted productivity costs for the company. All of this is at a time when you need optimal performance from your employees and cannot afford a wasted 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, you were once well-organized and that was one of the keys that helped your career thrive. Between juggling family needs and the demands of your business life, the days just seem to 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 services firms that do not have documented processes become inefficient, unscalable, and are difficult to manage and they struggle to generate profits. Colette Releford, founder of more...

Create A Synergistic Executive Team to Drive Profits : Leverage Your Leadership Team for Peak Performance Your executive leadership team holds the secret formula for business success in tough times. But is this critical team operating at its true potential? Probably not. From back-biting, to conflicting perspectives, to uncooperative attitudes, the executive leaders of your company may not be performing optimally and their success determines yours. John Myrna, 30-year management coach and author of several books on strategy and management, 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, unscalable, and are difficult to manage and they struggle to generate profits. Colette Releford, founder of Strive Business Solutions, a 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 wellness is directly tied to the financial health of your company. Wendie Pett, international health and wellness coach, helps companies restore more...

How to Prevent Foot in Mouth Disease - A Prescription from The PR Doctor for Healthy Media Relations : Public relations is essential to any comprehensive marketing program. At its best, a well-run PR program can increase exposure to your business dramatically while significantly reducing your advertising costs. Poor public relations, on the other hand, create missed opportunities and can even do significant damage to your business s reputation. This webinar will present Public Relations DOs and the DONTs when dealing with the media, provide specific practical tips for media appearances, and provide many 'prescriptions' from 'The PR Doctor' to cure other maladies people 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 efficiency coach and employee development expert, innovated a unique approach to developing employees efficiently and effectively. For over 20 years, he has helped companies provide the training their employees need without it being burdensome on 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 effectively manage the company. What questions should the CEO ask of its sales managers to ensure the business is on track? Danita Bye, sales management expert and nationally more...

Successful Trade Show Strategies In A Down Economy : Trade show exhibiting can cost tens of thousands of dollars per show which is why many companies are closely evaluating whether to cut trade shows from their budgets. While the knee-jerk reaction is to skip the show this year, it may not the best decision for your company. How do you select the right shows and maintain a strong booth presence when your dollars are limited? Barry Siskind, author of 'Trade Show Marketing' and a 25-year trade show expert, empowers business leaders by providing them with a methodology to select the trade shows that 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 havoc on vital financial measurements such as revenue, profit, and cash flow. This makes maximizing the accuracy of sales forecasts 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 on your books. Walter Hoff, sales leadership expert and founder of Development First, 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 motivation, inspiration, and guidance they need you to be a great sales leader. Walter Hoff, sales leadership expert and founder of 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 offered assurances, and even tried 'tough-love,' but nothing has worked. Edith Onderick-Harvey 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. What do these numbers add up to for YOUR company? Alan Rigg, author of 'How to Beat the 80/20 Rule in 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 organizations develop effective sales compensation plans. Key questions and concepts from his popular sales compensation product drive this real-world discussion of how to develop a customized compensation plan that will 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 performance objectives? Kirk Wilkinson, leading personal development expert and author of 'The Happiness more...

Got Business Challenges, Issues & Opportunities? Then Get Strategic Thinking & Planning Now : The day-to-day hassles of running a business can be overwhelming. Before you know it, all your time is spent working in the business instead of working on the business. This is a common mistake that can be costing you and your business BIG TIME over the long haul. In this webinar, participants will discover the benefits of implementing strategic thinking and planning in the execution of their businesses. The benefits of executive and personal coaching will be discussed along with a self-evaluation on whether participants are ready for coaching. Specific examples of the successful implementation of strategic thinking and 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 success is based on successfully converting your sales and marketing ROI into repeat customers. Janet Boulter, internationally recognized profitability expert, teaches company leaders how to develop and 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 steps that a business can take immediately to ensure that they do not suffer from the worst effects of an economic recession. Key topics will include solidifying existing client relationships, ramping up marketing campaigns, seeking out the opportunities in the crisis, and implementing 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 time to help them, the question becomes are you failing your employees or are they failing you? Kirk Wilkinson, author of 'The Happiness 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 every strategy in your arsenal. You need help! Tom Marquardt, 'The Profit Repairman ' helps leaders in service firms find the hidden costs that are destroying profits. He teaches you how to analyze 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 software development executive and more...

Success Strategies for Small Business Owners : Learn the Secrets to Effective Decision Making. Answer the question: Where do I spend my time, energy and money for the best possible gain! The economy is forcing you to work harder than ever on your business, but the hard work isn't paying off. You find you busy but not as effective as you could be. You are being pulled in a million different directions. Things are not getting done and your frustration level has reached its boiling point. Ron Finklestein, leadership expert and author of 'Nine more...

The Business of Ethics and The Ethics of Business : When you re running a business, you face ethical challenges. 'Doing the right thing' is not always easy. In some cases, it s not even clear, as the complexity of business ethics is increasing. In this webinar, Glenn Ebersole will present an overview of the concept of business ethics and the current state of ethical business thought. This webinar will demystify the concept of business ethics and explain why some behaviors and practices cross the line. Different approaches to the development of a code of ethics will be presented, along with specific examples of situations where business ethics are challenged. Participants will more...

Partnership: Separating the Creeps From the Jewels : It takes a lot of courage to exchange a dependable paycheck for the unknown of business ownership, no matter how thrilling it sounds. You can t just put mortgage payments or college tuition on hold while you ramp up the business. So you find a business partner to share the risk. At least that s the thinking for over 40% of the successful businesses started each year. But if you ve ever been in a partnership, you know how quickly the high energy, grand hopes, and strong ideals you begin with can turn into bitter disputes. And if you haven t experienced this, you have certainly heard the warnings. This webinar examines reasons why some partnerships fail and others succeed 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. Planning before blog launch Helping people find the blog Keeping your audience Avoiding widget creep Advanced blogging

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 reviewing the basics of brand behavior and exploring real-world examples, you ll discover: The three critical areas where your customers are evaluating you The difference between brand identity and brand behavior Where 'brand leaks' typically occur Why to 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 new revenue stream for your company and your traditional marketing approach will not work with this audience. Laurence 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 Jarman-Johnson, social networking expert, helps business professionals 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 if to raise their hands based on information they find valuable. With sales cycles lengthening, more interactions and higher credibility are required. If nurturing programs are off key, your investment in lead generation can be wasted. Ardath 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 that s immediately relevant to their specific situation. If your company isn t found via valuable content, you re out of the game. If 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 happy to promote you to their peers, colleagues and customers; so much so, that by the time you learn of a particular opportunity, it s a done deal! Sales guru 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 afford to waste dollars marketing spends on lead generation or have their sales productivity stall. Without marketing and sales alignment, the cost of sales will continue to rise. Ardath 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 perception of value lies squarely with your leads. Without segmentation, ensuring relevance is unlikely making the achievement of those 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. Shannon Kavanaugh, President and founder of Go-To Market Strategies, helps her clients audit their more...

Unconventional Marketing Strategies for Small Business Owners : Boost revenue and profit in this stressed economy Small business owners are struggling now more than ever to grow revenue. Cash flow is limited and return on investment (ROI) dictates where this money is spent. You need to question where to invest marketing dollars how to measure performance and what to expect from ROI. Your marketing budget must be invested wisely or you will suffocate your business-- your pipeline will dry-up and your existing client base will disappear. Tom Marquardt, 'The Profit Repairman ,' understands the more...

Use Direct Mail Effectively On A Tight Budget : Secrets to Using This Forgotten, Yet Effective, Marketing Tool Internet marketing is a glitzy marketing approach that has caused many marketing professionals to forget about tried-and-true direct mail marketing campaigns. While direct mail may lack luster, it is still shown to be an effective marketing tool even more so than Internet marketing. According to a recent DMA study, direct mail marketing yields a higher direct order conversion rate than email 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, and they are getting the traffic you desire! Ed more...

Social Media Savvy : How to Develop a Free Marketing Campaign that Delivers Profit What have you heard about social media marketing? Do you believe that Facebook and MySpace are just for teenagers? Do you know that the Obama Campaign maximized the power of the internet through social media to garner the power of close to 10,000,000 fans and supporters? What could that do for your business? In this webinar you will not only discover effective marketing more...

Turn Business Blogging into Your Highest ROI Marketing Tool : Learn the secrets to leveraging your blog to grow your business Blogging is more than the next new hip communications tool. It's the way that savvy companies even 12% of the Fortune 500 are generating business and driving profits. If your company doesn't have a business blog, you are missing out on a powerful, low-cost communication tool to reach your prospects and customers. Eric Knight, one of America's leading experts in both online and offline marketing, works with business professionals to help them use their blog to grow their business. more...

How to Create Successful Strategic Marketing Alliances : Use Marketing Partners to Grow Your Business Surviving the economic crisis demands fresh thinking and strategic marketing and you have plenty of creative ideas. The only catch? You don t have the budget to implement all of your plans. The solution? Develop strategic marketing partnerships with other organizations to extend your marketing and sales reach without increasing your budget. Ann Ranson, 30-year strategic alliance development expert, works with business leaders to reach more 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 learned the secrets that the pros know about getting other people to say yes at the bargaining table would that make your business more money? Ms. Nyden, a Seattle business attorney and negotiation skills trainer, coached two 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 right time to propose, waste valuable selling time and burn corporate resources chasing mirages. Shannon Kavanaugh, President and founder of more...

Name Your Price and Get It! : Strategies for Effectively Handling the Money Conversation 'If we don t lower our price, we won t get the business!' Just as kryptonite paralyzes Superman, the price objection stops sales people in their tracks. For some, it triggers a paralyzing fear. Others don t know how to resolve the concern. Drop the price? Walk away from the deal? Hold firm? There are tell-tale signs that tell you exactly how to proceed -- and those who can correctly interpret the indicators get the business. Marilyn August, 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 the profits from your dream. Jeanette Nyden, 15-year negotiation expert and author of the soon to be released book 'Negotiation Rules!' helps small businesses prepare for tough more...

How to Build a Million Dollar Database There s Power In Who You Know! : It s long been said that success lies not so much in what you know as in who you know. Learn what today s savvy business professionals do in developing a million-dollar database of high-level contacts, prospects, referral sources, resources and priceless client referral relationships. 1. Learn how to attract and 'woo' customers in to doing business with you 2. Learn how to communicate in a way that lands you new business, repeat business and referrals 3. Learn how to close 40% more business just by following up! 4. Learn a proven, turn-key system that helps you generate repeat business with your existing customer relationships and referral sources 5. Learn how to develop new contacts into priceless relationships as referral sources, business partners and strategic alliances.

Masterful Networking: What Else Do You Need? : Do you have questions about networking such as 'What is it? Why to do it? How to do it? When to do it? Who do to it with? Where to do it? What next?' This seminar takes a look at networking and how to make it work for you and your own personal style. Learn what networking is all about What networking is and is not How to plan to network effectively How to stay connected

Starbucks Summits and other Coffee Shop Meetings : So many of today s social and business exchanges take place at the local coffee shop. Lean how to turn these into money maker meetings. We examine the proper rules of conduct for various meetings. Why are so many business meetings taking place out of the office? How can you take advantage of this in your business? Do you know all the new rules 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. more...

The Networking Power of 7 : Yes, it is 'who you know', but it s also 'who THEY know'. Networking is a powerful way to make your life easier, yet few people are comfortable with the concept. Why? Typically, because they don t know how to do it, and once they learn how they see it s fun and highly productive. Seven people (the Power 7) in a Networking partnership has proven to be the optimum number. - What is your Perfect Prospect Profile? - Who should be part of your 'Power 7'? - 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 successful business though networking. WOW them! Identify different forms of communication: Verbal and Non-Verbal 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 salesforce efficiency coach, teaches his clients how to strategically use LinkedIn to increase sales. Beyond the basics, Tim helps business professionals master the advanced tools in 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 re saying the right thing or making a good impression. You go home with a massive collection of business cards to enter into Outlook. And then you spend your days making more...

The 2-Step Life Transformation Process : If you re uncertain about your future, lack career satisfaction, and feel bored or burned out, then this Webinar is for you. Do you work hard but wonder whether the work you re doing really have value? Are you getting out of bed for yet another day of unfulfilling work? Do you have a desire for a greater joy, meaning, and fulfillment? You re not alone. Many seek, but few know how to realize these elusive aspirations. Now, you can do what you love and love what you do. You can wake up every morning full of energy and enthusiasm. You can excel, succeed, and make a difference. In this Webinar, Mohamed more...

Get the Funk Out of Your Sales Team! : Refocus Your Sales Team on Achieving Revenue Goals 'The stock market is down.' 'Home values are in decline.' 'Personal debt is on the rise.' These are just a few of the excuses that your sales team offers as reasons why they aren't selling. They feel defeated and lost which means your team is on a one-way track to failure. For you to achieve the corporate revenue goal, your team needs a burst of rejuvenation and focus to get back to the task at hand generating new business. Bill Guertin, international sales expert and author of 'Reality 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 income goals? None! From time wasters to administrivia, your day is full of work, but not necessarily the most productive work. Your company is counting on you to manage your business so you have 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 damage your reputation. Ken Lizotte, author of 'The 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 right move for you. Ken Lizotte, thought leader and author of five books, has helped over 50 business experts become published authors. He brings clarity to the nebulous publishing world by helping his clients 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 the application of modern scientific persuasion and influence tools, salespeople perform better, leaders lead better!

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 done. Marc Miller, author of 'A Seat at the Table: 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 make any mistakes to jeopardize that time. Moreover, your time with prospects is being scrutinized and compared to competitors as never before. Mastering 'magic moments' becomes critical to your success. A 'magic 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 people, but can only say the words. They still push product. Does this sound like your team? If it does, you are probably not happy with your sales or 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 most impact on the last phase of the sales process, the closing phase. Over her twenty year career, 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 value in these interactions will be the ones left behind. Andy Miller, an internationally renowned sales training guru, helps 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 average cost of a hiring mistake in sales is over $100K; that includes hiring, training, management training not to mention lost sales and customers. This webinar defines the importance of building a sales team with strong DNA. You will 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 deliver presentations with pizzazz. She teaches tips, tools and strategies to capture your audience as you never have before! You ll learn how to become confident, more...

Fearless Cold Calling : Overcome Your Fear of Cold Calling to Drive Sales Many sales professionals thrive selling face-to-face, but freeze at the thought of cold calling. There are many reasons why they avoid cold calling, but the number one reason is fear of rejection and failure. This fear causes an epidemic of sales paralysis that results in lost sales opportunities, missed quotas, and lower income. Leslie Buterin, author of 'Secrets to Scheduling the 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 acquaintance they just met at a networking breakfast. Meet the Power of Referral Selling master and founder of No More Cold Calling, 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 of Questioning and the value of each. Learn how to create power yet simple questions you can use in any persuasion. Understand 'reframing' and its power. Discover how you can 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 blend of experience as a top-performing sales manager together with an expertise in counseling to teach sales 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 opportunities. Lorraine Howell, author of 'Give Your Elevator Speech A Lift,' has coached thousands of business professionals on how to craft an effective, compelling 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 people. You ll learn: How to spy on companies. Find press releases, sales proposals, new product information, current partners, decision maker contact information, and more. How to spy on people. Find out someone s political affiliation, where they donate, more...

How to Close More Sales by Shortening Your Sales Cycle : Two of the side effects that this uncertain economy has had on sales is delayed closings and longer sale cycles. Most salespeople are not equipped to deal with these two additional issues in the face of the additional resistance they re seeing from prospects. This webinar will show you how to shorten your sales cycle and eliminate delayed closings by going more slowly through the sales process to get your prospects more motivated to buy and buy now. Motivated prospects take action while prospects lacking in motivation find it easy to delay or avoid closing. The Key to a Motivated Prospect Compelling Reasons The 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 draw + commissions + bonuses + other incentives) by industry or geography. Given this lack of standards, how can your company possibly develop an effective sales compensation plan? Don t worry it IS possible. This webinar will show you how to do it! Why 100% commission plans more...

How to Grow Sales By Effectively Managing the Pipeline : The sales pipeline should be the single most accurate indictor of future revenue. However, most companies have pipelines that don t predict anything and most executives don t know whether they have lumps 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 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 select you-not your competitor. Sales people who master this skill will enjoy continuous sales growth and soaring income even when the 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 professionals and business owners alike the importance of knowing what those 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 any. Learn how to limit who can invite you to connect and understand what value there might be in a carefully expanded network. We discuss the use of 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 words. They still push product. Does this sound like you? If it does, you are probably not happy with your sales or your income. How do you change your approach, develop strong relationships with your clientele, and exponentially grow your income? Harlan more...

Powerful Follow-up Techniques That Drive Prospects to Buy : Sales Tactics to Unclog Your Sales Funnel Low closing ratios on outstanding proposals is one of the biggest issues plaguing sales organizations large and small. Most salespeople simply don't know how often to contact prospects, or what to do or say when they do contact them. They end up doing the same things their competitors do, with increased pressure to reduce price to close sales. David Kirkeby, sales expert, coach, and trainer, and founder of Kirkeby Resources, has helped 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 don t want to inadvertently make any mistakes to jeopardize that time. Moreover, your time with prospects is being scrutinized and compared to competitors as never before. Avoiding stall-outs becomes critical to your success. A stall-out is the smallest face-to-face interaction you have 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 you a premium. To provide value you must understand what s going on in your client s world, and then provide information and knowledge on how you to solve critical business issues. To get inside your client s world, you need to understand their business, their industry, their competitors, 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 out of the old-school sales training techniques to use his unique, proven methodology. He teaches you how to invest your selling 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 cold calls start at the top! Leslie Buterin, author of 'Secrets to Scheduling the Executive-Level Sales Call,' teaches sales people how to 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 communication between the gatekeeper and the sales professional. When a request for 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 business-to-business sales industry. Time and time again these techniques have helped thousands of salespeople schedule appointments with qualified prospects leading to million of dollars in sales. Over her twenty year more...

Stop Negotiating, Start Closing! : It s the end of the month and you re off quota by 30%. Your need to sell is overwhelming your boss wants you to close more sales, your prospects want a huge price break. You are feeling squeezed! Do you discount and lose margin and commission dollars, or do you lose the deal entirely? The pressure is on! Andy Miller has taught thousands of salespeople around the world a unique negotiating strategy to close more deals -- without using discounting as a strategy. You ll learn to use his powerful 'art of the takeaway' technique that helps you qualify prospects early in the buying process and close without sacrificing margin. In this webinar, you ll 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 practical online research tips, tricks, and tools you can use to find information and make a big-time impression with any prospect, and improve your chances of keeping your margins with existing clients. In 'Take the 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 Executive more...

The Renegade Approach to Consultative Selling : When you look back at your monthly sales results, did you spend more time making friends or generating revenue? If you invest the same amount of time with every prospect it results in a full pipeline, but with few or no sales. The key to sales success is being able to separate those prospects ready to buy from those who are not. If you can t identify real prospects, you re wasting precious selling time and won t generate the income you desire. Andy Miller has taught thousands of sales people around the world how to identify those prospects who are ready to buy. In his renegade approach to consultative selling, 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 whether a sale will close, as well as how hard or easy it will be to close. Plus, when done correctly, the information gathered during sales opportunity qualification can be used to improve the effectiveness 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 motivational than just money. Some employees have specific personal goals and know what they need to do at work to meet those goals others have no clue. This webinar explores why a manager needs to clarify and understand the personal goals and dreams of his staff. Coaching tools more...

Find Buyers Who Are Ready to Buy Now! : Learn to Identify the Trigger Events That Motivate Prospects to Buy 'I have lot of business in my pipeline, but very few deals are closing.' Adding prospects to a sales pipeline is easy but if they aren t ready to buy, you ll waste precious time that could be better spent pursuing accounts that are ready to sign. Although the economy is in strife, people are still buying. The key is to identify which prospects are ready to buy now. Alen Majer, author of 'Trigger Events,' teaches sales people the right time to pursue the right 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 convert to them to actual revenue? Joanne Black, author of 'No More Cold Calling: The Breakthrough System That Will Leave Your Competition in the Dust,'has developed a 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 this vulnerability! Companies that cannot scale a sales organization are destined to be subpar performers and your competitors will seize the opportunity to capitalize on your vulnerabilities. Andy Miller, sales management guru, specializes in 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 begins the sales process - but if you can't reach or engage the decision-maker, the sales pipeline quickly runs dry. Peter Belanger, telesales expert, helps sales 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? Marianne Badar Ohman, entrepreneur and fellow small business owner, helps companies build strategic alliances to offer a more robust solution to the marketplace. Sharing her own success secrets in establishing strategic 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 building a sales development plan to jump start selling efforts and help overcome discomfort over selling. We ll focus on identifying key contacts, who you should meet and what role 'mass marketing' should play in your business. As a participant you ll discover: How to more...

Cash Flow Strategies for Entrepreneurs : Small business owners and entrepreneurs are specialists when it comes to their trade, but they are rarely financial specialists. As a result, when an owner wants to know what actions make sense to increase cash flow and profitability specific to their operations they rely on already overworked resources such as their accountants, controllers, bookkeepers, and CFOs to translate the company s financial data into meaningful actions. This is a costly and time-consuming task made more urgent given current economic and market pressures. Business owners simply can t wait weeks or months for the answers to questions like these: What happens if I lose a 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 effective and relevant presentations - Ending the conversation politely and professionally

Measuring the Value of Your Trade Show Program : Over 73% of CFOs cite ROI as a critical factor in their evaluation of trade shows Yet, only a small handful of them have the metrics to justify their investment. Marketing programs that don't demonstrate a financial return for the investment are in danger of being cut from the budget. Who is accountable in your company for demonstrating the return on investment (ROI) from your trade show program? If ROI accountability resides with you, join Barry Siskind, international trade show expert, for this information-packed webinar. Barry teaches those responsible 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 important now than ever to drive revenue results out of the trade show. In this webinar, Barry Siskind teaches sales and marketing professionals how to win the competitive foot-race of trade show lead conversion. Webinar participants learn how to 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 colors, lighting, flooring and signs and graphics - 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 colors, lighting, flooring and signs and graphics - more...

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