Sales down? Not if you are “Lucky”

Sales down? Not if you are “Lucky”

… From the archives, but worth another read: At one of our recent meetings I asked Lucky, “So, how do you do it?” His answer was brief: great products, great team and proper networking. That was a good start, but I definitely wanted to hear more. Lucky is a...
Can you hear me now?

Can you hear me now?

“Can you hear me now? No? Really? How about now, better? Ok, hold on, ahmmm, how about now? Oh good, ok, so, what I was trying to say… ” No, this is not a new take on an old commercial. It was actually an attempt at a conversation I happened to overhear while waiting...
Creativity Sells… Part II

Creativity Sells… Part II

How can you and your team look at things from a different perspective? Everyone has the ability to be creative and everyone can benefit from a dose of creativity but embracing this approach requires change and just the prospect of change can be a bit unnerving for...
Prospecting for New Business

Prospecting for New Business

To begin our discussion on Prospecting, let’s start with a word association game: If I said, “Closing the Sale” you’d probably respond with words such as relief, commitment, excitement, success, happy days, etc. If I said, “Prospecting” your response might not be so...

Creativity Sells!

If you are reading this saying to yourself “But I’m not the creative type, this does not apply to me” allow me to challenge that notion for the moment and coax you to read on. People tend to like “familiarity” because, in most cases, it makes our life that much...