Anna Lindh was a Swedish politician who was known for her fierce commitment to international cooperation. This famous quote of hers very aptly sums up today’s maelstrom of global trade, tariffs and supply chains – “Globalization has made us more vulnerable. It has created a world without borders and makes us painfully aware of the ... Read Post
Get ready to start the new year with optimism and success. With a solid foundation of financial protection through business insurance, streamlined production, and optimized pricing, you can improve your profits and set yourself up for the best year yet. Business Insurance for a Foundation Business insurance is essential for creating a safety net in ... »
Top 5 B2B CRMs for the Mid-Market The mid-market segment has unique B2B CRM requirements: sophisticated enough to support complex sales processes, yet practical enough to drive rapid adoption without dedicated IT resources. Here’s our definitive ranking. 1. Pipeliner CRM Why It Leads for B2B CRM Mid-Market Pipeliner CRM was purpose-built for the mid-market sweet ... »
The mining industry which people once saw as traditional and slow to adapt is now going through a profound transformation. The combination of technological progress with environmental demands and economic needs is forcing mining companies to adopt digital transformation in order to boost operational efficiency while adopting even greater safety measures all the while maintaining ... »
Let’s bring the world back to doing great things, instead of app-sized flash-in-the-pan here-today-gone-tomorrow accomplishments. Read Post
Stop Paying for a Patchwork Sales Stack. It’s Time to Build a Profit Engine Does your company’s sales stack feel like it’s held together with duct tape and expensive subscriptions? You started with a CRM, then added a scheduler, an email marketing tool, an account planning app, and more. Each new app promised efficiency, but ... Read Post
Any activity is governed by principles or natural laws. Some are obvious—skydiving, obviously, is governed by gravity. Flying is also subject to gravity, as well as wind and air patterns. Some are not so obvious. A fantastic example is economics, which for hundreds of years has been subject to “principles” in various schools of thought ... Read Post
Principles, tactics, and practical advice about using social media as a selling tool. About Social Upheaval Drawing on his experience in re-making global companies, author and sales expert John Golden shares his ebook “Social Upheaval: How to Win at Social Selling.” In the book, John explains how every B2B salesperson can add social selling methods ... Read Post
Lessons from the Sales POP! Podcast Introduction: Podcasting is an essential marketing tool for businesses, offering a unique way to build trust, expand audience reach, and form deeper connections with customers. Pipeliner CRM’s SalesPOP! launched its podcast in 2018 and, after producing over 1,600 episodes, we’re sharing our most valuable lessons to help others succeed ... Read Post
Salespeople Are Genuinely Invested in Their Companies’ Doing Well The Pipeliner CRM blog post by sales expert Tony Hughes inspired this poster. In the post, Hughes contends that free enterprise selling makes the world a safer and more tolerant place. He argues that selling connects people, exchanges ideas, and improves the way everything is done ... Read Post
There are many reasons customers may be (virtually) walking away from your e-commerce site. Some of these reasons include: An ugly page design: no one wants to look at something that’s ugly! Being too clingy: asking customers to provide too much information upfront is a great way to deter them from sticking around Unexpected costs: ... Read Post
Qualify accounts and track information about contacts, sales account profile, and sales in process. Knowing Your Buyer The first and most important thing you’d like to know about the decision-makers in your prospect company is: what is motivating them to be interested in your product or service? In other words, you want to discover the ... Read Post
Sales POP! is your shortcut to sales, marketing and leadership excellence, offering short, insightful episodes with top global thought leaders, hosted by John Golden.
Old-school management is dying, and good riddance. The “first in, last out” mentality never measured real productivity—it just rewarded theater.
Christine Sandman Stone spent decades leading transformation at global companies, and she’s clear: location doesn’t matter. Hours don’t matter. Results matter.
Modern managers need to stop monitoring presence and start defining outcomes. Give your team clear goals, regular check-ins, and trust. That’s it.
The pandemic proved remote work functions. Now it’s time to embrace what actually drives performance: clarity over surveillance, impact over optics, and real achievement over visible struggle.
Not everyone should manage people. Build dual career tracks. Recognize that technical excellence and people leadership require different skills—and reward both equally.
