I just read an article that suggested that there are more than a billion blogs in the world and I'm getting more convinced every day that some people pull their head out long enough to write an article, then put their head back where it was.
I just read an article that suggested that there are more than a billion blogs in the world and I'm getting more convinced every day that some people pull their head out long enough to write an article, then put their head back where it was.
Sometimes, it just isn't easy. It's raining. Your car has a flat tire. You cut yourself shaving. You can't find your keys.
I don't mean do buyers sell to their customers. I mean do buyers try to sell you?
My Best Sales Questions post has been pretty popular and a lot of people have downloaded and started using the questions. That article, combined with my What Makes a Sales Rock Star Candidate? post, 4Q13 being imminent and 2014 inevitable has led to me having a bunch of conversations with salespeople and business owners that want to finish 2013 strong and make 2014 their best year ever.
Before I got into sales development and coaching, I was a sales development and coaching junkie. Almost 30 years ago, Dave Kurlan created his first Black Belt Group and invited me to be part of it. I felt pretty special because at the time he invited 12 out of a field of about 1,000.
A recent LinkedIn discussion reminded me about a post that I wrote about the penalties for spamming LinkedIn Groups. I was curious as to whatever happened to him. So, I looked him up on LinkedIn. Shortly after LinkedIn shut him down, he closed his business and got a job. Now, honestly he had other issues, but the point is that we are all inundated by content. Some is truly remarkable, but some is worse than spam.
I stole this from Pete Caputa and adjusted it to suit my cause.