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Your Buyer's Buyer

Occasionally during a #livesaleslab, where salespeople come every week to share the struggles they have and get coaching on different strategies and techniques to try, unexpected conversations come up.

A recent unexpected conversation was actually...

Trust and Communication

The idea of being able to pick up on clues to someone else’s communication style and use that to adapt your communication style can seem insincere to some. Like you aren’t being true to who you really are.

What Buyers Really Value

An entrepreneur sent in a great question recently. She asked; “Besides bringing value and educating the buyer, what do buyers appreciate most in a sales person these days?”This is an important question, especially when you consider the topic of...

How to Make Negotiations Less Painful

In a recent #livesaleslab, we were joined by guest coach, Jane Gentry of Jane Gentry & Company where we talked about some mindset shifts and tips to help with your next negotiation. 

Dangerous Assumptions Common in Salespeople

This #livesaleslab wrap-up is actually on ode, or rant- to my mom.

She wasn’t just my mom, but also my first boss in the local restaurant she ran. There are several things she drilled me on over and over again that have stuck with me still today. ...

The Importance of Mentorship

We were joined by none other than Danita Bye for a recent #livesaleslab where she shared some key insights from her book "Millennials Matter: Proven Strategies to Build Your Next-Gen Leader".

We have all had mentors that have made an impact on our...

What do you do when sales prospects disappear?

On a recent #livesaleslab, we talked about prospects who disappear, go dark, or stall. Show of hands, how many of us have had that happen?Right. If you didn’t raise your hand, then you’re either new to sales- or can’t remember that far back. It...

What is one of the biggest complaints that executives have about sales meetings?

What is one of the biggest complaints that executives have about sales meetings? Unprepared reps who don't know anything, or enough, about them and their business!

Super Bowl Sales Lessons

I have been a New England Patriots fan ever since I can remember. (If you are currently an “anyone but the Pats fan,” I wish you luck.)

My earliest childhood memories were watching the games with my family, and no matter what, cheering for the Pats....

Frozen Pipes and Pipelines

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...