by smoothsale | Aug 21, 2013 | Business Development, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Customer service, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, Interviews, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Relationships, Sales
Have you had to change direction? Today’s question is of a topic that affects many whether career related or entrepreneurs building business, let alone the general population. The real question behind the first is, how the change is handled as this is what...
by smoothsale | Aug 20, 2013 | Business Development, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, Interviews, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Prospect, Relationships
How are you connecting? In the early days of learning about social media, I was given advice to develop my rules for connecting and not waiver from them. After all, any time you disregard a rule for business or career, you disregard your personal brand....
by smoothsale | Aug 19, 2013 | Business Development, clientele, clients, communication, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, Interviews, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Relationships, Sales
Spiraling Upward, Part 2 More than ever as opportunities begin to pop up, I tell others that I am always happy to hear their new ideas or get their perspective on issues. The reason being is, the more open you can make yourself to different thought, the greater...
by smoothsale | Aug 16, 2013 | Business Development, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Customer service, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Prospect, Relationships, Sales
Are You Ready to Spiral Upward? For several preceding years almost everyone cut back due to a very down economy. This badly affected both business and job offerings – which again affected business. We were in a downward spiral. But it appears...
by smoothsale | Aug 15, 2013 | Business Development, clientele, clients, communication, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, Interviews, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Relationships, Sales
Give Every Opportunity an Opportunity! Have you had people approach you online about a job or collaborating on a project? As you become better known this occurs more frequently. How do you decide which offer to explore and which to dismiss? Below are...
by smoothsale | Aug 14, 2013 | Business Development, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Customer service, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, Interviews, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Prospect, Relationships, Sales
How much money do you expect? Frequently when meeting with potential employers on interviews or in meetings with prospective clients, we are asked about monetary compensation. For most people this is a very uncomfortable subject. Worse yet, they stutter...
