by smoothsale | Sep 20, 2014 | Business Development, career, clients, communication, Customer service, Entrepreneurs, Interviews, job-seekers, Marketing and Sales, personal brand, Relationships, Sales
Client Shoes Deserve Polishing We are taught that to understand another, we should do our best to stand in their shoes. This has become a neglected effort by most, and is a strategy that deserves to be polished. As a reminder, on initial contact,...
by smoothsale | Sep 15, 2014 | Business Development, career, clientele, communication, Entrepreneurs, leadership, Marketing and Sales, personal brand, Sales
Diversity wins workplace and conversation Diversity comes in so many varieties that it’s important to understand how some of the aspects lead to both an improved career as well as business. Anthropology and archaeology are wonderful studies to comprehend...
by smoothsale | Sep 14, 2014 | Business Development, career, clientele, Entrepreneurs, Marketing and Sales, Prospect, Relationships, Sales
Influencing the Sales Funnel With Social Media Guest post by Russel Cooke Image Courtesy of Shutterstock As e-commerce and online shopping become ever more integrated into the modern business world, the entire concept of the “sales funnel” has been redefined....
by smoothsale | Sep 11, 2014 | Business Development, clientele, Entrepreneurs, job-seekers, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Sales
Amp Up Your Marketing Campaigns with Data Integration by Andrew Lisa If your business is marketing, you’ve probably heard the term “data integration” thrown around as if it’s some magic pill that will take your social marketing campaign to the...
by smoothsale | Sep 3, 2014 | Business Development, career, communication, Entrepreneurs, Interviews, job-seekers, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, personal brand, Relationships, Sales
Meeting and interview recommendations A radio station, KFI AM, in Los Angeles, read an hilarious report of foolish actions people took during thousands of interviews. These pointers apply to traditional meetings too. Their report was obtained from an...
by smoothsale | Aug 20, 2014 | Business Development, Customer service, Entrepreneurs, Marketing and Sales, Sales
Guest Post by Andrew Lisa: 3 Things Every Startup Needs to Have to Be Successful So you’ve gone into business for yourself. Your startup has a product, a plan, a customer base and some capital. Your team is in place, your sales and marketing training has been...