Three sales fundamentals that can save your year-end

As summer winds down and kids head back to class, sales professionals might want to consider doing the same, figuratively, of course. The final trimester of the sales year is

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Why your prospects aren’t buying

If you’re in sales, chances are you’ve experienced stalled deals, prospects who ghost you and polite conversations that go nowhere. You prepare your presentation and showcase your value, yet nothing

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A Lesson from an “Old School” Seller

  … on Engaging Effectively in the AI era That’s the biggest stereotype some people have about the “typical salesperson”? It could very well be the one-dimensional schmoozer depicted in

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March is the time to reflect on your sales strategies

March Madness is a well-known term in sports, signifying the NCAA college basketball tournament — a thrilling, single-elimination, winner-take-all event. Beyond the basketball courts, March also brings the excitement of

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How to effectively qualify sales opportunities

If you’re reading this, you already know that sales can be a challenging business—constant rejections, numerous dead ends, endless price quotes and proposals that often don’t lead to anything. It’s

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How Sales Managers and Salespeople Can Thrive in 2025

As the new year begins you (hopefully) have drafted and are preparing to implement a plan to increase sales and drive revenue, in 2025. Take a moment to survey the ever-changing

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Sales Leaders: Stop working so hard

If you’re a sales director, or manager, you already know you have one of the most difficult and demanding jobs in business today.  Motivating and holding your people accountable, training

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Initiating buyer focused conversations

If you’re in sales and new business development, you know that your job consists of three primary functions: selling (including presenting your solution to a prospective customer or client, then

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How to beat the ‘Summer Slowdown’

So, here we are in August – what some people refer to as the “dog days of summer.” Temperatures and humidity are through the roof, many of your clients, customers

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Jim Marshall
Winning in golf and sales

(Reader Alert: This article is about golf; if you are not a fan or a participant – or have little patience for those who are – please feel free to

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Prepping for the fall (sales) this summer

The month of June signifies different things to different people: weddings, graduations, Father’s Day, hurricane season, the Summer Solstice, etc. The kids are out of school, summer vacations are being

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How to avoid ‘mother may I’ in sales

The month of May signifies many things to many people, depending upon your point of view and frame of reference. It’s the peak of springtime (and the precursor of hot,

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