Jeffrey Gitomer

More BIG Questions and BIGGER Answers

Here are a few more sales, business, and life answers that can help you make more sales TODAY, and help you build a personal brand and reputation FOREVER. 1. Jeffrey, what do you do EVERY DAY to build attraction and brand? What do you do to create consistency in your daily business habits? And I […]

Sharon Drew Morgen

Motivation Is An Inside Job

Why do we do what we do? What causes us to succeed, fail, procrastinate? Is it our environment? Our biology? Our New Year’s resolutions? There’s much debate why our motivation goals fail and how to resolve them. I believe we’re addressing the wrong issues. Why Promoting Behavior Change Causes Resistance Everything I’ve read on resolving […]

Jeffrey Gitomer

3.5 BIG Questions and 3.5 BIGGER Answers

1. How come people don’t call me back? People not calling you back is not a problem, it’s a symptom. Here are some of the real reasons people don’t call you back: 1. Boring message. 2. Insincere message. 3. Sales message not a value message. 4. Self-serving message. 5. No humor employed. 6. Non-compelling message. […]

StrategyDriven Expert Contributor Hank Moore

The Big Picture of Business – The Fatal Flaws of Corporate Thinking

Barriers to Progress and Business Growth Every business, company or organization goes through cycles in its evolution. At any point, each program or business unit is in a different phase from the others. Every astute organization assesses the status of each branch on its Business Tree™ and orients its management and team members to meet […]

Sharon Drew Morgen

Using Buyer Personas During Pre-Sales Stages

Buyer Personas do a great job targeting marketing and sales campaigns to reach the most probable buying audience. But it’s possible to make them even more efficient. Here’s a question: Do you want to sell/market? Or have someone buy? The belief is that if you can sell/market appropriately – the right campaign to the right […]

Jeffrey Gitomer

Proper, pointed, precise, purposeful response shortens the sales cycle.

How do you respond to your customer’s words and barriers? The answer is: CAREFULLY, TRUTHFULLY, and with AUTHORITY. Whether it’s a bold statement in response to a challenge, or a it’s promise you make in order to gain buyer confidence, or it’s a guarantee that provides the prospect with peace of mind, whether it’s an […]

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Leadership Inspirations – Idle Deliberation

“Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation of how it shall be spent.” Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709 – 1784) English poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer

Jeffrey Gitomer

Free sales! Free sales! Step right up and get your free sales!

What are your social goals this year? No, not who are you taking to the dance on Saturday night. What are your intentions to create more online social involvement that leads to attraction, engagement and sales. Social sales. Oh, that. UPDATE: Social sales and social selling is the new black. SET YOUR SALES COMPASS ON […]

StrategyDriven Expert Contributor Hank Moore

The Big Picture of Business – Business Moving Forward From the Dirty Side of the Recession

The economy and business climate are now on the dirty side of the recession. Recognizing the damages done results in healthier run companies for the future. This is comparable to what is called the ‘dirty side’ of a storm, hurricane or other weather created disaster. During those clean-up periods, the infrastructure rebuilds and optimistically moves […]