Being mindful of trends does not translate into participating in all of them. Instead, it’s wise to consider all aspects of each trend that catches your attention to weigh the pros and cons of how each will fit into your current strategies for achieving goals. The crucial factor in decision-making is whether a new trend ... 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 ... »
There is a lot of conversation circulating about building your personal brand. If you take a look online, you might see personal branding defined 1 as “the practice of people marketing themselves and their careers as brands,” with terms like “self-packaging” thrown into the mix. But, the discussion about personal branding is fairly superficial; what ... Read Post
Sales. It’s right at the center of a company’s revenue strategy. Without sales, revenue doesn’t happen at all. With the right sales team and the right strategy–and of course the right product or service–it’s a rocket ride right out through the top. But what comes before all that? You guessed it: sales training. Join us ... Read Post
The topic of Sales management is very broad, and is covered in an infinite number of books, so we won’t be covering that here. There is also an endless list of material on sales management—and as anyone who has read my previous writings on the subject knows, I consider that management is management. There are ... Read Post
Pipeline management means the difference between accurate, successful sales and hit-or-miss sales that mysteriously make it to the close or don’t. Pipeline management therefore even affects the success or failure of a company, and the attainment of company goals. This ebook shows you the relationship between pipeline management and sales success, as well as the ... Read Post
When people think about starting a small business from scratch, they rarely think of factors in the order that they need to occur. If you attempt to simply found a business without having these things in the right places, it is almost guaranteed that you’ll fail. This book tells the story of how Founder and ... Read Post
Is Sales an Art or a Science It’s an age-old argument that still persists today: is sales an art or a science? The old timers will firmly argue the former, and the modern-day salesperson armed with the latest smartphone and steeped in technology will often argue the latter. But the truth is, that both are ... Read Post
A sales process is a systematic, repeatable series of steps that map out and track interaction with prospects from their first point of engagement with your business through to a close. Sales Process Steps – What Are They? Easily master your sales process and generate more revenue using these 5 steps: Lead Generation (Outbound for ... Read Post
Salespeople know that qualifying opportunities with the BANT Method (budget, authority, need, and timing) is quick and effective. Try our version of  Bant sales qualification too for free. Budget + Authority + Need + Timing The first thing to know when sounding out a prospect company, of course, is if there is a budget available. In ... 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.
What separates a great sales hire from a costly mistake? In this episode, John Golden welcomes Steve Radford, a seasoned UK-based sales leader and author with over 25 years of experience, to tackle one of the toughest challenges in any growing organization: finding and selecting salespeople who will actually perform.
Radford explains why traditional resume-driven hiring consistently fails and what forward-thinking companies do instead. He walks through his approach to building success profiles that go beyond skills and experience to capture the traits, values, and behavioral patterns that predict real-world performance. The conversation covers practical screening techniques—from structured behavioral interviews to psychometric assessments—and explores why over-reliance on AI-powered resume filters can screen out your best candidates before a human ever sees their application.
Whether you’re a sales leader scaling a team, a hiring manager tired of revolving-door turnover, or a recruiter looking for a sharper evaluation framework, this episode delivers immediately actionable insights you can put to work in your next hiring cycle.
