by smoothsale | Nov 27, 2013 | Business Development, career, clientele, clients, communication, Customer service, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, Interviews, job-seekers, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Relationships, Sales
Lessons from Horrible Holiday Parties Corporate Style Exchanging stories last night about the excellent model corporations have demonstrated on how not to throw a holiday party had us laughing out loud last night! 1. Whether to be faithful or...
by smoothsale | Nov 22, 2013 | Business Development, career, clientele, clients, communication, Customer service, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Relationships, Sales
Your Response is Responsible for…. Did you realize your response and timing of it are responsible for your marketing message regarding customer service, dependability and personal brand all at the same time? This question comes about because yesterday, I...
by smoothsale | Nov 21, 2013 | Business Development, career, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Customer service, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, Interviews, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Prospect, Relationships, Sales
Proper Acknowledgment that Encourages More The power of “Thank You” is enormous as it acknowledges the help someone else provided you. However, story-telling is all the more powerful. Upon giving your appreciation to another, include...
by smoothsale | Nov 20, 2013 | Business Development, career, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Prospect, Relationships, Sales
Daily Routines for the Better How set in a routine are you? The question infers having enough flexibility in a day to switch gears in order to attend to something out of the ordinary but important to business. Instead of trying to remember what needs to...
by smoothsale | Nov 19, 2013 | Business Development, career, clientele, clients, closing, communication, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, Interviews, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Prospect, Relationships, Sales
Ask Questions! We sometimes fool ourselves into thinking that taking the job will be the answer to our problems, or collaborating with another will broaden and improve our own business. Unfortunately this line of thinking proves to be false. Asking many...
by smoothsale | Nov 18, 2013 | Business Development, career, clientele, clients, communication, Entrepreneurs, interviewing, Interviews, job-seekers, leadership, Marketing, Marketing and Sales, Mindset, Relationships, Sales
What are you doing for the holidays? Although I called a business, contact, the first words I spoke were those of the above question. Whether or not one of us was selling something didn’t matter. In the moment, we were each exchanging our...