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How do you handle it when your customer wants to “shop around?”

When I was about 10 years old, we put new carpet in the house. Anyone that grew up in the 80s in the Dayton/Springfield Ohio area probably heard the commercials for Buddy’s Carpet Barn and Bryant Brothers. I still have the “Forget the others, go to...

Why don't some people hustle?

This is a question I have been obsessed with for a long time. Why don’t people want to change?

Why don’t they want to hustle? Is it that they are:

1- too lazy, they want a handout? A lot of salespeople think that their company should pay to fix...

Why do salespeople fail?

This was one of the latest questions asked in a sales forum that generated over 40 comments. The poster asked, “ Great companies struggle everyday. They have talented sales people, but they consistently battle sales roadblocks. What are the most...

Which sales training diet are you trying out in 2016?

Have you ever tried a fad diet?

Next week a lot of people are going to be trying some type of new diet to get healthy in 2016. Whether it is gluten/dairy/sugar free, or one of those shakes that taste like cake, or have Jenny Craig deliver your...

Sales coaching lessons from Star Wars.

We have been having an exchange with a sales person in a company for a few weeks now. He thought he was pretty awesome. "I can probably close these deals on own, but maybe you can help me." After a few weeks of emailing back and forth with he said “...

Client Story: How can I close a deal faster?

***This is a client guest post by Kristin Dennewill who started her career in international management consulting and has lived and worked on four continents. This background gives her a unique perspective which she brings to her clients at Denamico...

How NOT to approach an inbound lead

As a sales coach, one of the things that I think is great about the HubSpot CRM is the ability to listen to recorded sales calls to see how well coachees are actually executing on the strategies we help them develop and role play.

It's amazing how...

How to be Human to Increase Sales

On Monday we held a special group session for new clients. Not surprisingly, they were all struggling with the idea of turning off their automated work flows.

The most important factor for sales coaching success

Sales coaching can be such a tricky and unpredictable task. It's both exasperating and exhilarating. Which is probably why it takes so much time. You are dealing with people on such a personal level. We talk about their goals, dreams, and even how...

Group Therapy for Sales People

Whether you are working remotely as a salesperson, or you are a business owner or founder who sells, it gets isolating. The thoughts in our minds play tricks with us, make us doubt our abilities, erode our confidence, and can lead to other very real...