I was interviewed by John McTigue of Kuno Creative. In preparing for this interview, I realized that I have seen inbound disrupt a lot of industries, and it's not over yet.
I was interviewed by John McTigue of Kuno Creative. In preparing for this interview, I realized that I have seen inbound disrupt a lot of industries, and it's not over yet.
Topics: inbound sales
Two things happened last week that inspired this post.
First, on my regular run down the dirt road and wooded trails by my house, I got the closest I have ever physically gotten to a deer. I was less than 20 feet away from an adolescent male. He was already getting big and I could see his antlers just starting to come in. He will be an impressive buck!
I would have used my phone to get a picture so that others would believe me. But I didn’t take the picture because I knew from experience that any change in my movement or speed would scare him off.
So I continued to maintain my pace as I approached him. He didn’t move for at least 30 seconds as I got closer. He was staring at me, I was staring at him. I was amazed that he wasn’t frightened off.
Topics: inbound sales
One of the marketing agencies I coach works exclusively with lawyers. Like many of us, he struggled with taking smaller steps with prospects. He jumped to things that the other person wasn’t ready for, or made them feel like they were about to be sold to.
To help then develop an appropriate mindset around his sales process, their buying process, and how to ask questions that seek to understand rather than be understood, we used the methods lawyers learn in direct and cross examination of witnesses.
Topics: inbound sales
For the past few months, I have been working with my sales mentor, with marketing agency owners, and with other professional consultants to help them grow their businesses by closing more sales. Here is my why.
Topics: inbound sales
Being a total book nerd, I read approximately 8-10 books during my long summer days in Maine by the lake. 75% of these are non-fiction, which I realize makes me an even bigger nerd. The fact that the other 25% of the non-fiction that I read gives me some type of business insight makes me a freak, at least according to my husband.
Topics: inbound marketing, inbound, inbound sales
My neighbor rang the doorbell this morning and very calmly asked me what the fastest way to get to Maine Medical Center was. Taking my cues from her calmness, I assumed that she was asking me because she had a doctor's appointment there. Knowing that she was somewhat new to the area, I didn't think it wise to tell her how to take the backroads, and so instead told her to take I-95. When she looked at my quizingly, I backtracked and told her how to get to I-95. After I repeated it twice, I was about to grab a pen and paper and write it down for her. But then I had visions of her looking down to read it and rear-ending a school bus. So instead I asked her the question I should have asked in the beginning.
Topics: inbound marketing, inbound sales, inbound strategy
My nana would love the idea of inbound. Growing up, she warned me about boys that just wanted to 'hook up'. She would tell me that any boy worth his salt would wait, be patient and not try to rush me into anything.
Topics: inbound marketing, inbound, inbound sales
If you were one of the dozen or so people I had more than a passing conversation with at this year's Inbound Conference, you likely heard me mention at least once, "This is a blog post." Here is one of those tales.
Topics: inbound marketing, inbound, sales and marketing strategy, inbound sales
Topics: inbound marketing, book review, inbound sales, Ingagements
