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 3, 2013 | communication, Entrepreneurs, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Prospect, Relationships, Sales
Holiday Gatherings Every year-end, we recall the hilarious movie, “Home for the Holidays”. The movie focused on the quirkiness of family members and all the trappings that went with the holiday. No doubt most of us can relate. As this might...
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 29, 2013 | Business Development, career, clientele, communication, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Relationships, Sales
Try Something New While In conversation with another, I learned she worked with prison inmates convicted of the worst crimes and sentenced to death. Her observation was that while you encounter seemingly nice people in restaurants, department stores or walking in a...
by smoothsale | Nov 28, 2013 | Business Development, career, communication, Customer service, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, leadership, Marketing, Mindset, Relationships
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! For all those who celebrate – have a wonderful day with friends and family. And those who do not celebrate this occasion, take time this coming weekend to recognize what you are most thankful for, apply to your business development or...
