Sales Training Tactics

To increase your performance by 15%, give 15% more effort.
-Brian Sullivan
Let’s not overcomplicate this. In sales, there are only two ways to get better results. The first is to make more sales calls. The second is to perform better on each call.  So how many prospecting calls do you make each week? And as an [...]

The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.
-Norman Vincent Peale
(1898-1993)
How do you feel? Are you ready? Of course you are. Because in 2010 you are going to change the world! And I promise it’s not going to be difficult. In fact, it’s going [...]

“If you don’t have a plan for yourself,
you’ll be part of someone else’s.”
-Unknown
We are now three weeks into 2010, which means your sales plan should be in full swing. If you haven’t made one yet, let’s give you some tips to makes sure you are on the right track. In order to make your plan [...]

The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.
-Norman Vincent Peale
(1898-1993)
How do you feel? Are you ready? Of course you are. Because in 2010 you are going to change the world! And I promise it’s not going to be difficult. In fact, it’s going [...]

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
-Albert Einstein
“I’ve been in this business for over 25 years. I have run out of things to learn,” was one of the saddest comments I have ever heard from one of my recent seminar attendees. Stop learning? Don’t we need [...]

People fall down, winners get up, and gold medal winners just get up faster.
-Bonnie St. John
Bonnie St. John lost a leg at the age of 5. Several years later, she would go on to become the first African-American to win an Olympic medal in skiing as she was awarded a silver and two bronze medals [...]

Customers don’t expect you to be perfect.
They do expect you to fix things when they go wrong.
-DONALD PORTER
“My life insurance was stopped when?!!!” were the words I used with a John Hancock agent this week as she told me they changed their policy and were no longer pulling monthly fees from my credit card. My [...]

“I Email, Twitter and Blog…therefore I am.”
-Brian Sullivan

What is the first thing you do in the morning when you get in the office…or kitchen for that matter? Do you kiss your computer even before you kiss your spouse, kids or dog? To prevent communications technology from ruling or even ruining your life, do the following.
1)    [...]

“Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor…”
– Henry Ward Beecher
“How’s it going,” were the words I casually used as I walked past a fellow vacationer in a hotel hallway. The bearded man responded reluctantly, “It’s going.” That was it! No “Fine, how are you?” …or “Great, how you doing?” [...]

“But wait, there’s more…”
Billy Mays

This week the sales world lost one of its great Pitchmen, Billy Mays. His ability to create millions of dollars in sales by pitching common household products landed him on his own Discovery Channel show known as Pitchmen. So what can we learn from Billy that will make us a top [...]