What can we learn from our victories?

  I’m a big believer in taking the time to do a complete De-Brief with the client after a lost sale. I wrote a blog on this subject  in September, 2012. You can read it by clicking here. In fact I go into significant detail on this topic in my book; “ What They...

Consider Taking a Day Off

Have you seen the cartoon that depicts a soldier fighting his enemy with a sword and a shield, with the salesman behind him attempting to get his attention? The reason the salesman is trying to get his attention is because he has a machine gun for sale. The problem is...

Success in sales, as in life, is 80% common sense

   My godson Jack was given a book from his uncle Joe Buck for his high school graduation. The title of the book is “The Millionaire Next Door.” I took the opportunity to skim the book at their house and it really got my attention. So I asked my wife, Jackie, to...

What can we learn from a beer vendor?

When I ask sales executives what their competitive advantage is I typically get a response that is directly related to the product or service they represent. In other words, someone who is a sales exec for IBM would proceed to tell me that partnering with IBM offers a...