Geoffrey James has generated a lot of interesting reactions with his article, To … [Read more...]
Scaring Customers Spitless -- Does This Build Respect and Trust?
Provocative Selling -- The "Shock And Awe" Of Selling? Posted on August, 2009
I just read To Sell More, Scare Customer Spitless by Geoffrey James at BNET. … [Read more...]
Firing Top But Toxic Performers -- Additional Thoughts Posted on August, 2009
A few weeks ago, I posted Would You Fire Your Top Sales Performer. It's … [Read more...]
Creating "Thick" Value Posted on August, 2009
One of my constant themes is on creating real value for your customers. I just … [Read more...]
Have You Earned The Right To Engage In Consultative Selling? Posted on July, 2009
Twice over the past week, I have been involved in some interesting conversations … [Read more...]
How We Express Ourselves, Our Words Count! Posted on May, 2009
Any of you who have followed me know that one of my soapboxes is raising the … [Read more...]
Leadership and Narcissism Posted on May, 2009
Narcissistic Leaders, we've seen too many of them. In good times, their visions … [Read more...]
Should Sales Professionals Be Certified? Posted on May, 2009
First let's agree that many sales professionals (and others) are certifiable. My … [Read more...]
Sales Force Ineffectiveness, Conjecture On The Future Of The Profession, Part 3 of 3 – What Do We Do? Posted on May, 2009
If you’ve made it this far through the series of articles, you probably want to … [Read more...]
Sales Force Ineffectiveness, Conjecture On The Future Of The Profession, Part 2 of 3 -- Not Just A Sales Problem Posted on May, 2009
In the first part of this post, I focused primarily on the sales function and … [Read more...]