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I can remember talking to a potential client about helping them use LinkedIn in their business development efforts. The reply was something like, “Oh, we’re paying LinkedIn to train us.” Now, the last thing I want you to think is that I’m trashing LinkedIn. Without them, we’d all be in serious trouble. But I knew […]

It’s springtime, which means two things. One, the weather is getting warmer. Two, summer is next up on the calendar. While we’re enjoying the springtime weather, for many salespeople summer signals the start of the “summer doldrums.” A lot of people, especially the people they want to get a hold of, are on vacation in […]

Your buyers are researching solutions. They spend hours Googling and searching the web prior to any conversation they have with you, and they expect that you are doing the same due diligence on them. The questions I hear most often are “What and Where do I find information that can help me on my sales calls?” Here’s how […]

Name dropping? That can be dangerous – but not if you do it the right way! I talk a lot about utilizing LinkedIn to identify who you know that knows who you want to know and position yourself to get introduced. There is nothing more powerful than an introduction from a happy client. And, LinkedIn […]

Do you know what social selling is?  It’s a moving target, I’m afraid.  In our current technology-rich world, many times new technology — and the ways we use that technology — out-pace definitions as well as standardized uses of said technology. One modern-day example is text messaging.  My guess is you, like many people, send […]

After reading the insightful article written by Jay McBain in the Channel Executive Magazine, it appears that the traditional “partner-centric ecosystem” sales model is becoming outdated. Today, “there is no account ownership.” Instead, there are “account partnerships.” This means it is imperative that vendors and their channel partners work together as a team, with other […]