Remember Me? The Customer?
I invite a contractor to come over and consider some work I need done on my property. You can tell in an instant that I can be a long-term and high-referral customer. He sends me a reasonable proposal three days
Money vs. Budgets
Don't confuse "budget" with "money." A "budget" is an estimate of income and outgo with allocations made accordingly. No one in my experience in corporate America budgets for some stranger to come along and ask for $250,000 to assist on
Breakthrough in Professional Services
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Honestly….
How honest are you with your clients during projects about employee feedback, weaknesses in their direct reports, vagueness about strategy, poorly run meetings, and so forth? If you can't do that, forget about migrating toward a career as a trusted
I Can’t Handle Defeat, I Can’t Handle Success
After all the uncertainty and struggle, now I'm hearing people complain, "I have too much business, I'm overwhelmed!" If you couldn't see the writing on the wall and you don't listen to experts, you pay the price. The business boom
Fire, Aim, Ready
I stopped in my hobby store here today to give the owner some business and to stock up. My total would have come to a couple of hundred dollars.But Charlie was morose. I asked what was wrong."You were right," he said,
In Person
If you're not scheduling "live" meetings, events, and experiences now for the summer and fall then when do you plan to do it? While "remote" interactions will remain very popular, nothing is better than interacting with people personally. In worst
Damage Control
Many people I've coached over the years had been unsuccessful because their default position is that the buyer is somehow "damaged." Because the buyer needs help, the assumption is that he or she has contributed to the problem, or even
Stop “Selling”
If you can't enthusiastically convince a prospective client that your points are important to consider and worth pursuing, then:• You're not communicating well• You're scared or intimidated• Your value isn't sufficient• You're not preparedIf you think your job is to
The New Sales Alchemy
About two years ago I became more disciplined about asking how new clients found me. Over 90% were from a referral from a colleague or reading one of my books (often because of a referral from a colleague).Marketing is not
