Take the Pressure Off of the Cold Call!


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July 25th, 2010
 

The cold call. OK, I’ll admit it. I feel a rock in the pit of my stomach when I hear the words. As with any other challenges, it’s always the anticipation that is worse than the actual experience. Oh sure, there is the once in a blue moon when you might get hung up on or kicked out of the office, but if you are real, sincere and honest going in, that sort of experience is rare. Read the rest of this entry »

Suggestions For Overcoming Sales Comfort Zones


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October 16th, 2009
 

Ah, comfort zones. The bane of the B2B salesperson. I believe that the loss of productivity and sales effectiveness caused by the limitations of comfort zones is so widespread that it could be the number one problem for salespeople.

What’s a comfort zone? Since we are talking about salespeople here, it’s some aspect of the salesperson’s job with which he/she is Read the rest of this entry »