First used by the U.S. Army in the 1940s, DISC personality profiling has remained a powerful and well-kept secret until recently. While tons of personality profiling systems exist, DISC is special because it allows you to quickly categorize someone AND predict their...
In the competitive arena of modern sales, excellence is not just closing deals but also coaching sales reps to ensure constant improvement and leveraging automation to drive consistency. At a high level, this guide explores the nuances of crafting a sales strategy...
Nick Foles is a Super Bowl-winning quarterback. Let me remind you, this is the same Nick Foles who has been let go from all his other teams in the NFL. In the past, no one had imagined that an NFL championship could be won with an average (or some would say less than...
If you’re like most small business CEOs who have proudly crossed over to profitability, you’re now probably focused on that dynamic product, solution or tool that will take you to your next revenue goal! Before you spend mega time, money and resources developing the...
Ask yourself, “What does a salesperson do?” Do they “sell?” No way. The prospect won’t allow someone to subject them to a pure sales call. Prospects want to be educated, not persuaded. Watch the video below to learn how savvy sales teams...
We received this email from a customer the other day. It reflects a lot of the chasm between what business owners think and what salespeople know. Virtually no product sells itself. If it did, web orders would be overflowing and this email would not be necessary. As...
I love a good bargain as much as the next person, but I learned a valuable lesson about phantom costs. That is, those costs that don’t show up on your income statement but drain profits. Everyone has heard the saying “good things are cheap, and she things are good,” however, we tend to forget it... Read more →
A few years back, I was hired by a manufacturing company who was doing 7-8 million dollars in sales per years. They had been in business about 20 years and had experienced a few growth spurts, but were now in a stagnant position the past few years They were struggling to hit the next level. ... Read more →