by smoothsale | Nov 9, 2009 | Business Development, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Entrepreneurs, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Sales
Are you easily able to turn disappointment into a good outcome? What would you do if you were honored to take part in a well known convention as a featured speaker with your own breakout session only to find your picture deleted close to the time of the event? This...
by smoothsale | Nov 6, 2009 | Business Development, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Customer service, Entrepreneurs, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Relationships, Sales
Do You Know the 3 Principles that Make or Break A Business? This question came to mind when dealing with one particular roofer. A couple of weeks ago, I heard a crash making me believe that someone ran into our parked car. To my horror, a part of the ceiling of the...
by smoothsale | Nov 4, 2009 | Business Development, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Entrepreneurs, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Prospect, Relationships, Sales
Are you headed for a fire sale? Recently, I conducted a few webinars and posed polling questions to the listening audience. Their answers sent off sirens in my mind. I recalled my early days of wondering whether or not my business would make it. Some of these folks...
by smoothsale | Nov 3, 2009 | Business Development, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Customer service, Entrepreneurs, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Prospect, Relationships, Sales
Do you have business emergency preparedness measures in place? In California we always hear about earthquake emergency preparedness. Trust me, when a computer fails, it feels like an emergency earthquake! Rather than detailing my past and recent woes and those of a...
by smoothsale | Oct 30, 2009 | Business Development, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Entrepreneurs, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Prospect, Relationships, Sales, Uncategorized
Do you take time off from your business? Time off can be in the form of 15 minutes of meditation, a walk in the sunshine, a weekend off or vacation. It can also mean time at the gym to clear your head. It’s important to get away from the computer and work to...
by smoothsale | Oct 28, 2009 | Business Development, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Entrepreneurs, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Prospect, Relationships, Sales, Uncategorized
Which strategies do you use to get the help you need? Through the years, I have found the people who have all the answers are the ones with the least confidence to try something new. So I made certain to focus my mindset on continual learning, trying, tweaking and...
