by smoothsale | Dec 6, 2013 | Business Development, career, clientele, clients, communication, Entrepreneurs, Interviews, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Prospect, Relationships, Sales
The HolidayYou When we speak of Christmas and New Year’s Eve we generally think of happy times, as well as of those who become more forgiving and giving too. It’s curious why this isn’t the norm all year round. As a business professional, being a better...
by smoothsale | Dec 5, 2013 | Business Development, career, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, Interviews, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Sales
Stuborness Can Be Good! Most often the adjective, “stubborn” is viewed in a bad light. However, when it comes to career, job seeking or business development and sales, being stubborn is almost a requirement. Having a goal in mind and pursuing it...
by smoothsale | Dec 4, 2013 | Business Development, career, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Customer service, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Prospect, Relationships, Sales
The Best Strategy of All One of my favorite tweets that I posted is “When you tell the truth you never have to change your story”. Unfortunately some people in the corporate arena as well as entrepreneurs have a need to heed that lesson. For...
by smoothsale | Dec 2, 2013 | Business Development, career, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, Interviews, job-seekers, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Relationships
The Sale is in the Preparation A major differentiator for either losing or obtaining the sale is the preparation done ahead of time. On interviews, hiring managers may ask about your work ethic while as an entrepreneur, the work ethic better be a darned good...
by smoothsale | Nov 27, 2013 | Business Development, career, clientele, clients, communication, Customer service, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, Interviews, job-seekers, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Relationships, Sales
Lessons from Horrible Holiday Parties Corporate Style Exchanging stories last night about the excellent model corporations have demonstrated on how not to throw a holiday party had us laughing out loud last night! 1. Whether to be faithful or...
by smoothsale | Nov 22, 2013 | Business Development, career, clientele, clients, communication, Customer service, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Relationships, Sales
Your Response is Responsible for…. Did you realize your response and timing of it are responsible for your marketing message regarding customer service, dependability and personal brand all at the same time? This question comes about because yesterday, I...
