by smoothsale | Jul 25, 2014 | Business Development, clientele, Entrepreneurs, Interviews, Sales
Do Goals Bring Happiness? It’s human nature to wonder how the other salesperson on the team won the trip when you worked so hard making and exceeding your goals. Happiness lasted only a minute, why is that? And for many entrepreneurs, the question...
by smoothsale | Jul 24, 2014 | Business Development, career, clients, communication, Customer service, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, job-seekers, personal brand, Relationships, Sales
The Difficulty with CYA Sometimes those performing service oriented work feel the need to “Cover Your A..” Salespeople are notorious for this. Frequently this becomes a problem because what is spewed out from one’s mouth isn’t 100%...
by smoothsale | Jul 23, 2014 | Business Development, career, clientele, communication, Entrepreneurs, Interviews, job-seekers, personal brand, Relationships, Sales
Generic eMail are Dangerous! Generic email are a dangerous thing in terms of credibility when an error is made in regards to the recipients. Today’s receipt of a generic email is the Perfect Example, and will not only produce a laugh but might make you...
by smoothsale | Jul 22, 2014 | Business Development, career, clientele, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, job-seekers, Sales
Varied Thought Produces Well Received Business It always amazes me when people pronounce, “That’s a crazy idea and it will never work!” My inner response is, how do you know if you never tried? As you probably know by now, that’s my...
by smoothsale | Jul 21, 2014 | Business Development, career, communication, Entrepreneurs, job-seekers, Sales
Office Cleanup Benefits Many My desk is notorious for frequently appearing as a mess. Upon cleaning up and seeing notes scribbled to myself, I’m able to determine if anything was overlooked due to the disarray; if so I get on it immediately. The...
by smoothsale | Jul 19, 2014 | Business Development, career, communication, Entrepreneurs, personal brand, Relationships, Sales
Making Difficult Decisions On occasion we each need to make hard decisions about career, friends or business. The situation calls for backing out of some type of relationship, and the last thing any of us wants is to cut ties on a less than friendly basis....
