Paine on Earning It
"What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: tis dearness only that gives every thing its value." Thomas Paine (1737-1809) American political theorist & writer
Categories: All about sales Tags: Earning, Effort, Independence, John Adams, Paine, political theorist, Quotes, Thomas, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, U.S. Declaration, USA, Value, Work
The Rearview Mirror of Sales
The first six(6) months of 2010 are gone never to return. Maybe some of you right now are wiping your hand across your forward muttering some beneficial or not so beneficial words under your breath. For some the results (achieving sales targets) have been better than 2009 and for others worse. This ending begs the [...]
Categories: Sales Blogger Tags: control, global positioning systems
Bill Gates on Passion
"Being maniacal about something is very helpful." Bill Gates (1955 - ) American businessman, philanthropist
Categories: All about sales Tags: Bill, Bill Gates, Commitment, enthusiasm, Gates, Passion, Quotes
Moving from Fragmented to Segmented Online Marketing
Companies today have a virtual smörgåsbord of options when it comes to marketing their products and services online. Lack of expertise, numerous tactical options, pressure for sales in a down economy and the tendency to chase shiny objects cause many online marketing efforts to be fragmented. I really doubt that a significant waste of effort and disconnect [...]
Categories: Online Marketing Tags: content, online marketing strategy
Wasn’t This Supposed To Be About Metaphors In Sales?
I’m sitting in my office, it’s 6:15 PM, PDT, June 30th and I’m stumped. For those of you that don’t know the inner workings of the team that writes articles for Sales Bloggers Union, each month we choose a topic. I’ ve committed to write a post on that topic somewhere between the 16th of [...]
Categories: Sales Blogger, Uncategorized Tags: loyal readers, topic