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Sales and Marketing - Yin and Yang, or Oil and Water?
Have any two areas of business ever been more mixed up and misunderstood than sales and marketing? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve spoken to clients who have complained about their marketing when it was really a sales problem; OR gone on about their no-good lazy sales reps when what they really had was a marketing failure! So let's first clarify the definition of sales and marketing, then we'll tackle the more interesting topic of their inter-dependence.
5 Steps to Consistently Outselling the Competition
While there are far too many factors that can lead to a lost sales opportunity, you can greatly improve your odds of closing a sale if you consistently address the five areas outlined in this article throughout your sales process.

Lead Generation = Dollar Creation
All businesses are built on two areas of competency – people skills and marketing skills. Many sales people who are more than adequate in their sales and people skills are struggling today. The reason is most sales people lack enough opportunities with customers. Lead generation = dollar creation.
Management's Guide to the Top 10 Differences Between Sales Winners and Losers
In this article, I'll ask you to rate each of your salespeople in the 10 areas that differentiate sales winners and sales losers to determine how close you are to having an overachieving sales force...
Five Considerations in Selecting a GREAT Sales Manager
At times, VP's of Sales, entrepreneurs, and small business owners need to select a sales manager to lead a sales team. How do they select the right person? What considerations are important? What are five important areas for selection criteria - ones that make a performance difference in a sales manager's role, and ones that we want to pay attention to when evaluating candidates?
Attitude, Belief, and Confidence...the ABC's of Sales
I once believed that in sales, if I could just learn that one killer closing statement, that one closing technique that worked every time, all my troubles would be over. Unfortunately, that statement and that technique do not exist. Don’t get me wrong; there are proper techniques that are extremely helpful in the sales process. Proper sales skills cannot be discounted. However, the three areas that will outshine rusty or nonexistent skills are the ABC’s of sales; and the lesson I quickly learned was that there is a balancing act.

Make your SELF Indispensable! Build a Bigger Network and Increase Your Market Value.
Every sales leader needs to consider their market value. Not only should sales leaders regularly evaluate and determine areas for growth for their staff, but also for themselves. When I talk about market value, I am referring to the two critical areas that will help you increase your value to your organization and as well as up your personal value. Your market value appreciates as you become a better leader and have a large professional network
How to Sell When Selling Isn’t Your Strength
Sales are not your thing? There are only two major components to making the sales process go smoothly. And knowing them can apply to many other areas of your life and even be fun.
Beginner's Mind
Beginner’s Mind is an amazing way to prepare yourself to learn. Being able to let go of any suppositions and simply be a sponge is a gift beyond explanation. But we must also be selective when it comes to Beginner’s Mind. We all have expertise in some areas. And those areas often overlap with areas of Beginner’s Mind.
5 Initiatives in Building A World Class Sales Organization-Part 3 of 3
In the previous two articles we reviewed some important initiatives involved in building a world-class sales organization. We identified 5 main areas in doing so. These 5 areas of focus are: 1- Finding Good People. 2- Getting Them to Join Our Team. 3- Getting Them Trained and Producing. 4- Growing Them into Top Producers. 5- Keeping Them. The first article addressed appropriate strategies in recognizing, recruiting, and hiring top talent to our teams. The second article addressed getting those individuals up and producing quickly. In this article, we will address the maintenance of those individuals. This maintenance will be designed to continually grow your people to be better, more productive members of your sales team.
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