Tiffany Lyman Otten shares her buying experience, pricing, and the simplest thing she ever heard at her first sales job. Something companies, sales, organizations, and even founders trying to sell have yet to comprehend.
You know, my family and friends often tell me that I am a special kind of crazy for being an entrepreneur and a salesperson.
But did you know that 72 percent of entrepreneurs are directly or indirectly affected by mental health issues? At least...
One of the most asked questions I get from salespeople, sales managers, and entrepreneurs is...How do I know when to close? How do I do it without being sleazy?Not knowing when to close is like a gardener not knowing when to pick the tomatoes in the...
What's the hardest question or decision that you've had to make as an entrepreneur? For me, it was whether or not to invest more in someone who wasn't performing or do I cut my losses midway through the year and maybe I can recoup some of that time...
A while ago, I volunteered for a local event put on by Envision Maine, a non profit organization dedicated to promoting the next economy. The event that I attended was titled “Educating Tomorrow’s Innovators and Entrepreneurs.”
From this event, I...
What can salespeople can learn about grit from entrepreneurs?
And what is grit anyway?
Grit is a term that has been made popular by psychologist Angela Duckworth when she explored what made high achieving people successful. But how did they develop...
It is pretty normal at the beginning of the year for many companies to start hiring salespeople, or to at least start thinking about hiring. When I ask VP of Sales and CEOs what their ideal salesperson is like and what they will need to accomplish,...
The founder of a SaaS software startup company that I just started working with is located in the same region as I am. Here in the Northeast, the past few weeks have been brutally cold with double-digit sub zero temperatures at night and highs in...
When someone recently asked me who my favorite shark on Shark Tank was-my answer surprised them when I said Barbara Corcoran. Maybe it is because her history is a lot like my family history- she was a waitress before her start in real estate. Or...
This past week I had drinks with a salesperson who had recently started a new position in a company. It was a new type of role for her. Rather than being in an office, she worked remotely and independently. The majority of her internal and customer...
