by smoothsale | Aug 26, 2013 | Business Development, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Customer service, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Prospect, Relationships, Sales
Selling by Building Relationships As an employee, you are always selling to management; as a busienssperson, you are always selling to your clientele – new and current. On occasion favors need to be granted and this is an area in which many make errors...
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 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 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...
by smoothsale | Aug 13, 2013 | Business Development, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Entrepreneurs, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Relationships, Sales
“When it rains it pours” It happened once again – multiple offers to collaborate all at the same time. Some say too much of a good thing isn’t good at all, but I believe it is. The positive side of thinking shows that you...
