Pay-off: Eliminate this costly mistake that many technical experts make Investment: 2 minute read, 5 minute video If you’re an expert in technical sales or professional services, or if you’re in BD or sales, this video that’s been doing the rounds is worth 7 mins. (5 if you set it to x1.5 speed in ‘settings’ …
Pay-off: overcome procrastination, make work more rewarding and get home on time Investment: 4 minutes You procrastinate don’t you? Even though people have told you to “break things into small parts” and “just do it!”, you still procrastinate. Why? Because these two pieces of common advice don’t address the root cause of the problem. And …
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Pay-off: improve more easily, steadily and realistically Investment: 1.5 minutes There’s a costly and simple mistake many of us make when trying to improve or develop new habits, behaviours or levels of activity. If you’re finding it hard and frustrating to improve at anything in particular in your work or life, it could be down …
Pay-off: The key to making sales (that non-sales people love) Investment: 2 minutes A number of times people have asked me, “what’s your number 1 best sales tip?” Here’s how I respond (although it’s not my full answer): “Ensure that every step of the way you’re being helpful to your customer.” And here’s the important …
Pay-off: improve conversions and shorten your sales cycle Investment: 3.5 minutes Do you think sales is a numbers game? Like your boss told you? And their boss before them? Are you about to lose your numbers game? Let me tell you something, more often than you think, this thought is followed by a struggled 6-12 …
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Pay-off: make your team luckier at sales, fast Investment: <1 minute The harder you work, the luckier you get. It’s certainly true in business development and sales. More activity = more success. And working hard requires pumping constant energy into the cycle of: learn > execute > learn > execute Don’t just repeat what you’ve …
Pay-off: prevent pushing clients away Investment: 4 minutes The final post in a series of four about the types of people whose approach to sales may appear to work, but will probably cost them sooner or later. If you identify with any of these, read up, and plan accordingly. So far we’ve looked at: the …
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aka how to build a win:win BD ‘system’ Pay-off: a reminder on getting balance in the world of BD/sales Investment: 4 minutes Meet the ‘takers’ No one likes a pushy person do they? Our radar is always on for people who are out for themselves, or as Adam Grant refers to them in his excellent …
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Pay-off: understand the costly problem, find the fix Investment: 4 minutes Last week we looked at two types of people who might appear to be good at sales, but who might not be good enough at sales to survive long term. The point of my post was to urge those people to purposefully develop their …
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Pay-off: understand the costly problem, find the fix Investment: 5 minutes This post has been carefully designed to put people’s backs up. If it puts your back up, then hopefully I’ve succeeded in helping you take your first step towards making an important change to how you develop business. And don’t forget, such changes lead …
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