Rick Roberge

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What is the future of sales?

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Asking enough of the right questions

One day a secretary is leaving on her lunch break, and she notices her boss standing in front of a shredder with a clueless look on his face. The secretary walks up to him and asks if he needs help. "Yes!" he says looking and sounding relieved, "This is very important." Glad to help, she turns the shredder on and inserts the paper. Then her boss says, "Thanks, I only need one copy."

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3 Steps to Summer Sales Growth


  1. Get yourself and your sales team (1-100) evaluated
  2. So that you can design the program that they need
  3. Pay close attention to the affect that your skill set affects your people's reaction to coaching.

Can you double sales between Independence Day and Labor Day? It starts here.

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Legitimate Use of The F Word

This morning, my neighbor sent me an email with that subject line. He claimed that there were only 11 times in history where the "F" word has been considered acceptable for use.

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Proof that your sales quota is meaningless

Remember, as you read this, that I'm not making this up. I'm just reporting the facts.

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The #1 Read for Sales Coaches, Leaders and Reps

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How to Design Sales Training and Coaching

Do your salespeople need to be trained or coached? As you may know, we use the OMG Sales Assessment with our clients. Every assessment has a summary of findings that we don't typically share with our client until the end of our engagement. This is an excerpt from one of those summaries.

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Celine Dion on Sales

Elaine has never missed an episode of American Idol, Dancing with the Stars or the Voice. We have our DVR set to record every episode automatically. I'm not a big fan, but I'm typically in the room with her with my laptop on my lap and my ears on the show.

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Do you see what your prospect sees?

Do not scroll to the end until you have looked at the three photos! Pay close attention to each scene. Tricky Colgate has created a very ingenious advertising campaign to promote their dental floss. But.... before I explain to you the main detail of these images, I will let you observe them quietly on your own...

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Science, Engineering & Sales

Six sales lessons from the world of science and engineering.

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