Editor’s Note: This post is part of our special 1-week series on sales prospecting, from experts on the subject. Last week I was speaking to a large group of salespeople and sales managers about building sales strategy and positioning their companies and services to win; during an “open time”, a question was asked about pipeline ... Read Post

It is prospecting week on Sales POP! Every day this week a different expert weighs in on how to do it effectively - Meredith Powell kicks it off with this post: Read Post

As a New Englander, I have a confession to make. I bailed on the Super Bowl at half time. Yup. I was at a great Super Bowl party, hitting going there before heading home after a solid week of business travel. The food was great, the company was even better. But the Patriots in the ... Read Post

It’s quite common on today’s business world that everyone perceives themselves to be busier than ever, under heavier demand, and to have less control than ever over the pace at which everything operates. For any enterprise with a sales team (that’s nearly all companies), these feelings are particularly felt by the sales manager. Why? Let’s ... Read Post

Many people believe that advertising on Facebook is going to be either very expensive or an enormous amount of time and headaches. But John Montana argues that this is a false assumption Read Post

For sales today, a mindset is at least as important as a skillset. In our ongoing series on this vital topic, we have already discussed the qualities of self-responsibility, individuality, security, freedom and Network Selling. Another vital part of the salesperson mindset, especially in the digital age, is the speed of technology adoption. Technology Adoption ... Read Post

It’s not about being number one in sales, it’s about what they do consistently day-in and day-out did to achieve the leadership position. Standout salespeople are judged by their means to the end not merely by the end itself. This is their profile. 1. They are consummate team players. They help their fellow salespeople and ... Read Post

One of the toughest parts of owning and managing a business is finding and keeping reliable clients. For many business owners and professionals, utilizing customer relationship management software (or CRM, for short) is an essential part of marketing and building customer databases. At Home Improvement Leads, we are committed to helping both homeowners and building ... Read Post