by smoothsale | Dec 11, 2013 | Business Development, career, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Customer service, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, Interviews, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Prospect, Relationships, Sales
Sell More with the mindset of the Holidays The Holiday Season is about the spirit of giving. But what if you were to use this philosophy all year round – will it make a difference? I’m not referring solely to monetary giving but the...
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 21, 2013 | Business Development, career, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Customer service, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, Interviews, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Prospect, Relationships, Sales
Proper Acknowledgment that Encourages More The power of “Thank You” is enormous as it acknowledges the help someone else provided you. However, story-telling is all the more powerful. Upon giving your appreciation to another, include...
by smoothsale | Nov 20, 2013 | Business Development, career, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Prospect, Relationships, Sales
Daily Routines for the Better How set in a routine are you? The question infers having enough flexibility in a day to switch gears in order to attend to something out of the ordinary but important to business. Instead of trying to remember what needs to...
