Did you ever have one of those terrible professors or teachers in school—the ones that droned on and on about chemistry or Shakespeare or whatever? The ones that sucked all the enjoyment out of the topic, put you to sleep or or left you feeling like you wasted your time?

Have you ever wished you could read your prospects' minds? Here's an insight— Your prospects are wondering: Why should I get to know you? What do you and your business stand for? Why would I accept your meeting invitation or connection request? What value do you bring to my network?

Are you struggling with how social media can work for your business? It’s hard to exactly measure the ROI of social media, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be leveraging it to grow your business or increase your sales. If you’re not using social media to bring your customers closer

Meet the next gen sales pro. One of the hardest employee positions to fill right now is that of sales professional. My LinkedIn inbox and email are hit 4 or 5 times a week with business owners and recruiters asking for referrals of qualified and experienced sales professionals. I also

Last week, I had to have an unexpected surgery on my sinuses. At the doctor’s office one day and scheduling an urgent surgery for the following day! Wow, talk about a sudden disruption to your “status quo”. One of the first things I had to do was to create an

For years, to become better at sales and selling, sales people and business owners have focused on closing techniques or perfecting their pitch and offers. With the big flip in control of the sales process transferring to the buyer, in order to become better at selling now, we must study

In my experience working with businesses in all different industries at different stages—from small businesses, to mid sized business and even enterprise organizations, I’ve found one particular place where most businesses and sales professionals are lacking: a real, actionable Sales Strategy to grow their business. Business Development is usually the

Does this title feel ALL too familiar to you? I had an encounter with a business prospect last week. “Tom” had met me and heard me speak at a conference about “Meeting the Modern Consumer” and sent me an email to discuss what that really meant for his business. Here's

If you’re an innovator, builder, game changer, entrepreneur, promotion seeker or department of one, it can be lonely trying to forge new paths. No one can share your burdens directly—even with empathy and support in your work, it can be a hard and isolating journey filled with doubt, sacrifice and

There are a LOT of articles swirling around us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook about the traits of successful people—what they eat for breakfast, how much they exercise, what kind of vacations they take . . . but what do successful people do to become more successful? This list is