Voicemail. Email. More voicemail. A few more emails. Wondering what is going on. Making excuses in your mind why the prospect is not calling you back. Talking with your manager about all the possible scenarios as to why the deal you have been working on (and forecasting) has not closed. More email. Maybe another voicemail. […]
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I hope you will take an moment and enjoy my cover article: “Sales and HR: Perfect Together” that has been published in the July issue of HR Keystones, the Pennsylvania SHRM magazine!
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Thought leaders earn respect. Sales professionals who distinguish themselves as being thought leaders are more likely to earn respect and get the deal closed. I believe this passionately and completely. Sales professionals as thought leaders? Is that an oxymoron? No! You heard it here first! I think that it is common for people to think
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“Wow, we really need this!” or “It’s about time” is what people have been saying about Clare Novak’s presentations, EBIT-Duh! Finance for the HR Professional. Based on their enthusiasm, she wrote the book on finance for the HR professional. Over a thousand HR and Training Professionals have heard the presentation message. Now you can have
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What is your organization’s unique value proposition? When all employees in your organization understand the value proposition well enough to articulate it in any situation, they become highly valued members of the sales team and, ultimately, an integral part of the sales culture. Imagine if every individual in your company could articulate your value proposition
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Dear ToddCohen.com Sales Community, As a sales professionals, we are all accountable to drive the correct activities that produce results. We all know this. When you are thinking about your pipeline or are in a discussion about your pipeline, do you find yourself saying “Well, I feel really good about my pipeline,” or “I have
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Passion is perhaps the best and purest tool in a salesperson’s bag. It’s better than product knowledge, great pricing, or awesome features. Passion can carry the day and produce a closed order. Really! That’s why in this month’s feature I talk about how you can use passion to get the edge in sales. I think
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Guess what? Six selling weeks left in 2010 and many dollars of revenue to be realized! In a conversation with a client I offered to him the three things you should do to keep a razor-sharp focus on your sales so you meet and exceed your 2010 goals – and set up for a STRONG 2011
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This past week during one of my Sales Culture Workshops a client asked me, “How can I fix a bad sales relationship?” That’s a great question—and it has a very simple four-part solution: Just ask. It’s not complicated, and it’s not mysterious. One thing I see salespeople doing incorrectly is assuming that they know what
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Dear ToddCohen.com Sales Community, Forgive me, for I am about to rant a bit again. I am trying to understand why, when given a personal referral, sales professionals wait to call that warm lead? Please help me understand this one! Anyone? Hello? What am I missing? When we are given a lead, this is a
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