influence

How to be different when developing business

Pay-off: 6 actionable ideas to help your clients see (and buy) your difference Investment: 4 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here Unlike the man in my following story, my own clients don’t sell fish. But they can learn some useful lessons that will change how they approach business development and the results that they get. Strap yourself in, …

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How to sell without being pushy

Pay-off: do this and you’ll get lots more yeses Investment: 4 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here No one likes pushy. Pushy pushes people away. Systems scientist, Peter Senge said, “The harder you push, the harder the system pushes back.” So, at the risk of stating the obvious, if you’re receiving push back, you must be …

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How to write a follow up email after getting no response from your client

Pay-off: how to master the sales follow up and turn ‘no response’ into business Investment: 10 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here So, you’re feeling ignored, and you want to know how to write a follow up email after getting no response from your client? And presumably, it’s not just any follow up email you want. No, …

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The worst advice your mum gave you

Pay-off: flip this on its head and you’ll help and earn co-operation from others from now on Investment: 2 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here “Treat others how you would like to be treated”, your mother once told you. You liked that idea. It made perfect sense. So as best you could, you did it. Which …

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How your experience and credentials can kill a sale

Payoff: the right way to win over a new customer (or contact, or friend) Investment: 3 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here Why is it that in an attempt to ‘sell’ most people still seem to think that you should start conversations with your experience and credentials? You shouldn’t. It’s almost certainly going to come …

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How to convince someone by changing their environment

Pay-off: something else within your control that can help others make the right decision (like asking them to marry you?) Investment: 2 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here How to convince someone (by changing their environment) It’s probably worth considering that decisions aren’t made in isolation of one’s environment. You think you’re being sensible and …

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How to find the decision maker

  Pay-off: Some ideas and a step by step guide to help you get to the decision maker and get a ‘yes’ Investment: 5 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here How to help a prospective client organisation make an informed business decision You know what it’s like. You’ve put a lot of time and effort into engaging …

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Connect yourself to more rewarding opportunities

Pay-off: Immediately actionable advice to connect yourself to more rewarding opportunities Investment: 4 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here Everything is connected Or at least it has the potential to be. (You could discover how things are connected, or find a way to connect things, or people.) If you’re not building connections between things, ideas, …

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3 powerful and novel presentation tips

…that will transform how you present Pay-off: learn 3 actionable tips that most ‘good’ presenters don’t even know Investment: 3 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here Presenting was once my biggest weakness and fear. But it didn’t take long to turn it into a strength that forms a major part of how I’ve earned a …

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How to maximise, prove and know your value

Pay-off: Know your value and prove it to those you serve (you won’t want to just read this article – you’ll want to actively tear it apart and rebuild it into useful ideas that you can apply – so grab a pen and paper!) Investment: 15 minutes (includes 23 questions to build value, charge and earn more …

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