I have a number of business quotes I’ve found to be true that I live by and share in my ad sales training. One of my favorites is, “Always be looking for repeatable patterns of sales success.” That advice most definitely applies Read More
“Motivation gets you started, habit keeps you going.” –Jim Ryun Successful salespeople find ways to stay motivated. But what about developing good habits? You know, a tendency or practice that’s actually hard to give up. In my sales workshops, I teach sales Read More
Last year, sales superstar, Christopher Ware, wrote a post about ways that salespeople can excel in the Party Bantersphere. Below are some of Christopher’s keen insights, so you can brush up before the invites come rushing in. How to work a room Read More
Everyone in media sales knows this– it’s incredibly tough to get meetings with potential advertisers today. Is there some magic formula to reel them in? No. The key to generating new business is to perfect your prospecting process. (Say that fast 3x!) Read More
The Niche CEO Summit, held in Phoenix last month, was packed with growth strategies from niche publishing CEOs nationwide and in all markets. We’re sharing the best ideas with you in our new Million Dollar Idea feature. (Check out the first installment Read More
A hot, hot, hot topic at every one of our niche CEO roundtables is where to find top salespeople and how to successfully retain them. Other factors that complicate things are the breadth and depth of your product portfolio, your growth goals and Read More
According to Hubspot, only one-third of a salesperson’s day is actually spent selling. Why? It’s probably about not being as organized as a salesperson needs to be. Organization definitely is the mundane part of the job compared to the adrenaline of selling. Read More
Prospecting is hard work. You can have the best product and be the best closer in the world, but if you don’t know how to prospect new business, you are not going to get anywhere. So where do we start? How can we Read More
It’s almost Halloween, the day most people wear silly costumes to work, hardly work, then eat too much at the office potluck. But the spooky monsters, screeching ghosts and wicked witches got us thinking–what are salespeople most afraid of? What stops them Read More
If email is used in the right way it can truly help the sales professional win and grow business. Before we get into the best sales subject lines for email success, remember this about email: Email does not replace the phone. Sales Read More
