by smoothsale | Sep 2, 2014 | Business Development, clients, communication, Customer service, job-seekers, personal brand, Sales
Observed errors teach valuable lessons 1. A college teacher revealed an ordeal and hard lesson he suffered through years ago. “Jason” had been talked into buying and selling diamonds. The structure of the group sounded as if it was a pre-cursor to...
by smoothsale | Aug 28, 2014 | Business Development, clients, communication, Entrepreneurs, job-seekers, Mindset, personal brand, Sales
Decrease Response Time to Increase Sales What is your response time for when people make a request of you? Do you reply instantly, the same day, or wait until you “get around to it”? Another variable is that of indirect requests. How do...
by smoothsale | Aug 24, 2014 | Business Development, career, clients, Entrepreneurs, job-seekers, personal brand, Sales
The Power of Movement Do you feel as if you have reached a plateau? Business or career may be good, but even so, it feels as if you have been at a standstill for a longwhile without further progress? For business development and sales, sometimes all...
by smoothsale | Aug 19, 2014 | Business Development, career, clients, communication, Entrepreneurs, job-seekers, personal brand, Relationships, Sales
New Direction to Increase Motivation Have you ever felt the lack of mental stimulation or doing what you truly desire due to feeling as if you need to continue with the “same old”? Or do you feel stuck with a project that isn’t quite working...
by smoothsale | Aug 18, 2014 | Business Development, career, Entrepreneurs, job-seekers, Marketing, personal brand, Sales
Multiple choice leads to improved solutions Remember the old days featuring tests that ask you to choose True or False answers? Those types of tests always drove me crazy because the creative side always saw the grey line, and asked, “What if?”...
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%...
