How much of an impact does mobile have on your business? If you’ve been reading business publications you know that mobile technologies are changing the way you do business today and it looks like it will continue evolving as we continue building out infrastructure to support new technological capabilities. I…
How does your vision impact your market positioning? Last week, we talked about being a visionary and the benefits you can gain from it. I got several notes from clients who said I left out a step in the process of becoming a visionary. They suggested to me that if…
What does a visionary leader do that most other leaders don’t? Do I have to be a visionary leader to create breakthrough products and services? Why do I need to be visionary? These are some of the questions I hear from my clients. Over the past 25 years, I’ve worked…
CEOs are focused on growth this year and wish that their marketing and leadership teams would focus on it, as well. Over the past 18 months, CEOs have let external issues dominate their agendas but they know it’s now time to look at what needs to be done to keep…
Yesterday, we pointed out that you need Jack Reacher on your team. Let’s continue to explore the reasons why. The second strength your sales professionals need to develop is agility. They must be more agile than in the past. Creating stronger relationships with others means letting go of your own…
So we’re back to work in the New Year. How do you jumpstart your sales in the coming year? I’m going to share a profile of a sales professional that can light up your sales team this year. I warn you this may not be the most traditional sales hire,…
When you first start out with your team selling efforts there is a lot of excitement around the idea. Without nurturing and consistently selling the idea, it can become old very quickly. A team selling approach requires a number of changes from everyone on the team. For example, without feedback,…
How do you create a winning sales strategy? I received several notes last week on my blog asking how Zig Ziglar would train sales professionals today. One reader asked me what big trends were impacting sales professionals and what skills will be required to succeed in selling in the…
So how would Zig Ziglar use current technology to leverage his ability to connect with others? I did a quick search and found that Zig has been mentioned over 41,000,000 times on Google. He’s mentioned over 1,270,000 times on YouTube and has 87,207 fans on Facebook. Not bad for…
Zig Ziglar was an American Success story. He passed away last week. When someone passes away, you realize you never had that chance to tell him how much he meant to you and your life. Zig taught me how to sell in the 1980’s. I can’t think of a person…