Humans have told stories, wanted to hear stories, and wanted to do things worthy of having their stories told for as long as we can track a record of human existence. From cave paintings to emojis and the great novels in between…we’re sharing our stories. It’s part of the way

As sellers, aren’t we always looking for an easier way to talk to buyers? We’re looking for easier conversations. Looking for ways to relate and be relevant to our customers. We’re trying to find ways to make people want to listen to us amongst the crowded field of our competition

Watching the sales activity of several sales teams lately, I have come to the conclusion that these teams are truly confused about the differences between marketing and selling. I work with many small businesses where the business owner and/or the small sales teams sell and there isn't a marketing department

“Just the facts, ma’am” – is the iconic line parodying detective Joe Friday from the old show Dragnet. Meant to demonstrate the character’s dry approach to interviewing witnesses, sometimes I feel like I’m meeting a live “Joe Friday” when I’m approached by someone trying to sell me a product. No

If you’re looking for great competitive advantage in your selling efforts, this practice will help you convert more prospects to customers and attract your ideal buyers: Sell to real people, not robots. Seems kind of obvious, right? But in our zeal to mechanize the sale process so we can pave

Why are you in business? The answers for each person might vary from deeply personal motivation such as, “To create jobs for veterans,“ “To be my own boss,” or in my case, “It’s my calling, this is bigger than me, I had to build this business.” Most people start or

In the previous post, we outlined the 4 Stories Your Business Must Share and promised to give you some help this week on building your key business stories. Stories are how we connect and relate to people and with all our various media and communication channels, knowing how to craft

When was the last time you heard a great story? Did you throw your head back and laugh? Wipe a little tear from your eye? Remember when you had that similar experience? Stories are the heart of how we communicate. Movies, TV shows, books, songs—we love to relate to each