Brilliance in your midst

Learning doesn’t always have to come through formal training. That message is frequently preached, but just as frequently neglected. Procter & Gamble leadership trainer Paul...

Teaching with charts

If you like USA Today, you’ll love this new sales eBook IKO System is the creator of sales intelligence software that helps B2B sales teams...

Going viral is only half the job

Eight out of 10 companies report they have posted videos to their Website in an effort to provide information about the company and its...

Create your own dream team

There has been a lot of discussion in recent years about companies deploying buying teams. Salespeople say they are less able to rely on...

7 Story Mistakes

Who cares? - People care about real people, not abstract companies. If you don’t talk about how people were affected, people will forget your story. Boring - Sell the...

Facts alone aren’t enough

Findings: › Neuroscience proves that we need both the rational and emotional part of the brain to make good decisions. › Without emotions, customers would not...

To Discount Or Not?

It’s the all-too-familiar statement that sales managers hear from their salespeople: “I need to give my client this discount or we’ll lose the job....

Great Expectations: Marketing Automation Delivers on the Promise to Grow Sales Revenue

The question for 2013 is not so much what is the state of marketing automation, but rather, what difference does marketing automation make to...

Time to Adapt to a New Sales Environment

Working recently with a client in selecting and implementing a CRM system, it struck me that sales organizations haven’t moved past traditional metrics, sales...

‘No’ Can Kick-Start the Sales Call

Objections can cause doubt and confusion for prospects and salespeople. This can frustrate your team members and cause them to avoid objections. But as...

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