Unasked Questions
Funyak Over the weekend my Dad and Uncle bought yet another truck for their landscaping business, something they do on a very consistent basis. My Uncle headed to the local Ford…
The Bottom Line is “Likeability”
TomKocur7 As a saleman, a lot of focus goes toward the bottom line. Moving your client and getting to the close is an important goal for any salesman. That being said,…
Start-up Weekend
hammerschmittlr1 Over the weekend I had the unique experience of going to Start Up Weekend Pittsburgh: Education. The entire weekend was one big sales pitch: First we had to pitch our…
Perspective- Taking
allieo In To Sell Is Human, Pink talks about the founder of Amazon, Bezos. Bezos leaves an empty chair in his meetings that is meant to represent the customer. I enjoyed…
10 keys to unsuccessful selling
hendersonam1 My Dad is the head salesman for the company he works for and I asked him what principles he and the rest of his department abide by. He of course…
Shut Up: Three Phrases that Plague Salespeople
becky.torre Art Sobczak, of Smart Calling Blog, recently published a post on three phrases that all salespeople should avoid like the plague. He describes a few situations which can either make…
Rule #14
NicholsJL1 In my opinion, Sandler rule #14 that states that “A Prospect Who is Listening is No Prospect at all” might be the most important rule that we have learned so…
Cold Calling Nerves
gibsonam1 Over the summer, I had an internship at State Farm. It was a small office with only 4 other employees so it was very laid back and fun. My boss…
Until Death Do Us Part
weatherstone What does dedication to a job look like? And dedication to selling? Meet Reginald Huntley. Born in December of 1918 – yes, that means he is 97 years old –…
Repping the Referrrals
FinneganBJ1 In light of our prospecting talks in class over the last couple of days I thought it might be interesting to talk about one of the easier and more successful…