Content may have been king once, but now, it’s videos that rule. Building a brand in the digital era is all about visual storytelling and videos can meet the challenges head-on. For B2B marketers, video remains more powerful than any other medium or channel. Shootsta disrupts the traditional agency video production industry by offering a ...
In the first blog in this series on building sales character, I introduced 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 ...
Some say that an institution can kill inspiration. Not true. Institutions don’t kill anything; people do. That said, every leader wants to grow their company; it is THE imperative of their strategic game plan and is the essence of sales. The founder of a startup has a vision that they can only realize when a ...
When it comes to achieving our larger goals, our biggest obstacle can sometimes be the impetus to begin. Often, it’s the sheer size of these goals that does us in. What we really need to do is to find a way to shift our focus, and I’ll show you how to do just that when ...
Closing sales is an issue that affects everyone. It is an art form that is crucial to perfect and prepare for, or obviously, revenue generation will suffer. This article gives actionable tips to help salespeople close better, and more. Closing: Closing sales is a part of the sales process that deserves particular attention. It’s not ...
In this high-tech mechanized age, there are many things that can be replaced. But the one thing you cannot replace is a human—you can’t replace a human being with whom you share trust. You can’t replace a relationship. And central to trust and relationships is character. For that reason, my opinion is that character is ...
So many salespeople miss out on revenue and potential deals because they don’t plan for their sales calls. Learn why this is such a crucial part of being in the sales profession, and get actionable insights to make planning a part of your daily routine. Importance of Sales Call Planning: If you fail to plan, ...
Previously in this series, Nikolaus Kimla covered the history of integration between applications, and the serious programming and IT effort it has required. He then revealed the revolution now occurring in application integration. In this, the final article in this series, Nikolaus discusses the crucial implication these changes bring—now and into the future. In my ...
