It’s the time of the year when we take a few moments to stand still, think about our path through the recent past, evaluate what went well and what went wrong and are thankful for the bright moments in our life. We begin thinking on how to best plan for the upcoming year. It’s also ...
It boggles the mind to hear people suggest there is only one way to tackle a situation. Even worse is when they take the long journey for reaching goals versus seeking out the most direct route. The issue is similar to using the perimeter of a square versus taking the diagonal. If we believe that ...
You may not realize it—or the fact may have snuck up on you while you weren’t looking—but today there are far more smartphones out there than computers. There are currently an estimated 3 billion smartphones in use globally. Just to show the comparison, in 2017, the percentage of smartphone users accessing the internet was 63%, ...
Have you ever had an sales opportunity that you worked on for a time but ultimately went quiet on you? Or a lead that seemed hot and then suddenly went cold? Of course you have, this is the nature of sales. You also most likely have had that wonderful moment went one these leads or ...
I wrote an article on why closing usually isn’t the real problem for salespeople – even for those who fail to hit their numbers. It generated lots of discussion with more than 5,000 reads and I discussed the misplaced emphasis on closing with Anthony Iannarino, creator of The Sales Blog and author of the book, ...
In this series on building sales character, we have been following a proverb that I believe comes from ancient Jewish tradition (Mishnah): Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become your character. Watch your character, for ...
There are few, if any, careers that are as versatile, portable and dynamic as sales. I use the word career intentionally because, despite the overwhelming numbers of people who end up in sales, too few of them see it initially as a career option. Most simply default into it and thereafter kind of settle for ...
Did you know that 90% of information transmitted to the brain is visual? It makes sense when you consider that the human brain processes images 60,000 times faster than text. This is precisely why we built Pipeliner CRM to be the most visual CRM available on the market. In Sales, time is always of the ...
