Be Present & Predictable

Now more than ever, it’s important to be present and predictable. Customers are under incredible stress. Just glance at the news:  the markets are falling, and the virus is spreading. We must be the island of peace in the stress storm our customers are operating in....

We Are In Complete Control

I just submitted a new book manuscript to my publisher Wiley. It comes out this summer. Because I run a busy consulting practice solo, I write these books quickly, and this period of time is intense. The client’s work and writing are the dominant activities. Not...

A Blizzard of New Sales

If you make a proactive phone call to a customer or prospect every once in a while — when you happen to think of it — each call is a snowflake that falls to the ground and melts. But if you make two proactive phone calls a day, you’re making more than 500 calls...

The Underrated Text Message In Sales

As far as sales communications go, I think the text message gets a bad reputation. I find that a text message is a far better pathway for communicating with customers and prospects than sending an email, which is basically the same as doing nothing at all. Did the...

What “Do Your Job” Means In Sales

Bill Belichick, coach of the New England Patriots and one of the most successful coaches in the history of any sport, has a simple saying: Do your job. In football, the job is to be strong, be healthy, and know your assignment. You go to the weight room most days to...