Keynote at SAMA
I am excited about the opportunity share my ideas about strategic account management at the Strategic Account Management Association’s Annual Conference (May 20-22) in Orlando, Florida. It is the largest …
Sales Strategy
Invest in your Sales Team!
I met Matt Critchell when I delivered a workshop for the Canadian Sales Professional Association (CPSA). Shortly after that, he contracted me to do some skills development for his sales …
11-Year-Old Lands Dream Client!
He’s 11, A Business Owner And Just Landed The World’s Most Famous Client Lessons from an 11-year old boy. I love this story that appeared on NPR. It’s about 11-year old Frank …
3 Reasons Why Your Sales Enablement Efforts Fail
Sales leaders are driving significant change in how their sales people go to market. Much of this change is labeled, “Sales Enablement”. The focus is on automating the sales process …
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Selling Capital Equipment
Selling complex and expensive capital equipment is difficult. The techniques that used to work in the past no longer work. How should you think about the level of business acumen …
Winner Takes All!
An emerging purchasing trend, which is as troubling as it is exciting, is the effort by large companies to reduce the number of their suppliers. These organizations have specialists who …
The Future is Frightening – It’s Time to Make a Move!
According to Selling Power magazine, June 2011, the Gartner Group predicts that by 2020, of the 18 million sales professionals in America, only 4 million will be left. They further …
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A Simple Formula for Creating Value
Whether you like it or not, you’re in a race for value. As you read this, existing and emerging competitors are figuring out new ways to replace you. Your only …
Focus on the Critical Few
We are well into Q1 of a new calendar year and, if you’re in sales, that often means a slight feeling of angst as you look out to the rest …