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Think about the number of performance metrics and data that you have access to at any given moment. For salespeople, sales managers, sales leaders, and other business people, there is an enormous amount of metric; so much so that CRM systems and other organizational software are prioritized as one of the most important things that you can do for your business. But there is one very important thing...

The United States is truly in a financial education crisis. At no point in our lives are we taught to manage our money. We're not being taught in high school or college, and often times we're not being taught by our parents either. Millennials go from not having any income in college and just focusing on education, to then having a full-time job with a full-time salary and uncertainty about how to...

People don't always understand the true definition of coaching. It often gets confused with managing, or directing, or teaching. But there is a very big difference between coaching and those other disciplines. Most of those tasks are concerned with one certain part of the person, be it a subject, like math, or a skill, like a musical instrument. Coaching, on the other hand, focuses on the whole pe...

Who doesn't want more clients? Clients mean more opportunities to help people with your product or service, more opportunities to generate revenue, and more opportunities to grow your business. There are lots of different ways of attracting more clients, but Tricia Molloy has designed a five-step approach to help you attract more clients with her "C.R.A.V.E" method. Molloy explains her method in t...

Everyone has a personal brand, but not everyone defines their personal brand for themselves. The idea that other people could define you and your brand should be a scary idea! Don't let people go so far as to make up what your brand is. Be clear, concise, specific, and intentional about what your personal brand is. Sima Dahl tells you how to forge your personal brand using the "sway method" in thi...

The world of selling went through a profound structural change in the 1980s. For the 200 years prior, we ran businesses in the industrial economy. But things changed in the last 20 years of the 20th century. We went from learning how to manage people's hands, to learning how to manage people's minds. The problem is that the MBA programs and on the job training for managers were still rooted in an...

When it comes to marketing, there is a common misconception that it's just an art form or something that involves leisurely fun. But the reality is that it's not just an art form, it can be a systemized and regimented process that also has the spark of creativity. Agile marketing is a tactical and strategic approach to marketing that is done within a strict time frame. Andrea Fryrear explores how...

Digital marketing has been very pervasive over the last few years in many different forms, but many people are still struggling to market digitally because they are overwhelmed, or they don't know where to put their money for the most effective result, and other things. Also, things are constantly changing, and new things are coming out in the world of SEO, and different channels of communication....

The term "guerilla marketing" has been around since 1982, and most people in the sales and marketing world are familiar with the concept. However, just as there have been substantial changes to the marketing world and how to prospect to clients in the 21st century, guerilla marketing has undergone many changes as well in order to keep up with these changes. Mark Smith, interviewed by John Golden,...

Prospecting often makes businesspeople break out in a cold sweat. It has been harder than ever in recent years to get referrals and prospects to potential customers. In order to successfully prospect to clients, salespeople and sales managers have to learn new techniques and new tactics in order to grab the attention of consumers and turn them into your clients. James Muir discusses how to prospec...

Stacey Copas became a quadriplegic at age 12 and had to reverse engineer her story from one of feeling like her life was over, to be able to turn it around with positivity and motivated optimism. It's easy to feel completely defeated by things that happen in life. After all, it's not a matter of if something goes wrong, it's when something goes wrong. Being able to move through life's challenges w...

With the recent outbreak of Covid-19, the business world has been changed dramatically. More teams are beginning to work remotely as certain areas mandate shelter in place regulations. These differences are especially strange for people who are new to sales and are remote selling for the very first time. The sales managers are likely swimming in uncharted waters as well, as they try to manage an e...

Disruption happens in the workplace. Sometimes it's a disruption that is caused by our own doing, but other times, disruption just lands upon you. Many workplaces are seeing this unintentional disruption currently with the Covid-19 outbreak and the international pandemonium that has followed. This kind of disruption can be toxic to an organization unless they have leaders that are prepared to leve...

With a record number of people working from home due to the recent Covid-19 pandemic, it can be very difficult for employees and managers to keep things running as smoothly and productively as possible. It's difficult to achieve maximum productivity while trying to make adjustments to more people virtually commuting and virtually working. Eric Bloom is an expert on influence and productivity in th...

The percentage of employees around the world who report being engaged in their job is around 13%. That means that 87% of employees don't enjoy what they do, and don't feel as if they're living their life's purpose. Many people don't even stop to consider their purpose, because the question is too big, or they're so busy being busy that they don't pay attention to what is driving their life. Take a...

All organizations want to elevate their business. Taking things to the next level and continuing growth is vital for long term company success. One of the ways that you can elevate your business is by unleashing the power of customer-centricity and unlocking customer perceived value. The customer is at the core of the organization, and what they want and need is a driving force behind closing deal...

Being smart isn't enough to be successful. There are other factors that contribute to success. While intelligence is certainly important, if you're not using your smarts correctly or strategically, you likely won't find success. Faris Aranki, interviewed by John Golden, discusses how to create success in an organization.

We've unlearned more about the human brain in the last decade then we've learned. We've had to let go of some of the things we've held as absolutely certain or true, in favor of alternatives that are more scientifically proven. But, there are a few things that we continue to validate and hold as timelessly true.

We've all heard the terms authenticity, empathy, and genuineness in the sales world. But what does it truly mean to be your authentic self as a salesperson? You can glean so much information if you're willing to be vulnerable and genuine and real. Set aside your ego and your fear, and people will open up to you, and buy from you! Larry Levine explores how to sell from the heart in this expert sale...

When you think of the term "executive presence," you might think of someone who is domineering and gets all dressed up and loudly commands the attention of the room. While this can be part of having an executive presence, it's not everything. Mary Jane Mapes, interviewed by John Golden, explores what an executive presence is, and why it's important to have in the sales world.

Everyone wants fast results that are also sustainable as a long term solution. Let's be real, who doesn't want it all? But that isn't always how it works in the marketing world, there's usually some kind of trade-off. There are things that you need to do that are in the best interest of your business in the long term, and many of these things require patience

The Seattle area is the customer service capital of the world. Building a business in Seattle means being customer-oriented. Nordstrom set the template for needing customer service. Many large companies like Amazon, Costco, and Starbucks have cited the Nordstrom guidelines for customer service as the baseline for their own customer service set up. Robert Spector explores Nordstrom's way to custome...

Being an entrepreneur is a challenging thing. It takes a lot of self-reflection and self-work, it requires knowing how to overcome extreme challenges, it means knowing how to motivate yourself, and many other things in order to be successful. It's no small undertaking, but there are certain elements and things that you can leverage in order to make being an entrepreneur and finding success as an e...

Marketing is vitally important for all sales organizations. It's how messages about the product or service are delivered, it's how you expose consumers to messages about your brand, and it's how your company gets people in the door. However, marketing is not always done effectively. There are a lot of things that aren't going well with marketing. Wayne Mullins explores what's wrong with marketing,...

Have you ever been very excited about a product or service based on the advertising you've seen, only to be extremely disappointed and confused when you actually became a customer? It can be incredibly difficult for the strategies of the boardroom and marketing team to actually be executed on the front lines of customer experience. Chris Wallace, interviewed by John Golden, talks aligning your bra...