The single quickest way to a new sales record

I just got off the phone with a salesman who set a record for selling  a complex piece of software in 4 months.  He built a $44M pipeline in 10 months. 

He learned how to set records from a manager who had a goatee, wore a cape, and used a walking stick.  No kidding.  I’ll call [...]

5 Skills Innovators Practice That You Don’t

CEO’s at highly innovative companies regularly practice 5 skills tha you don’t.  In a study by BYU, INSEAD and Harvard Business School a distinct set of innovation nurturing activities were found.

A report on the study is here.

Non-competes that work, and the ones that don’t

Way too much faith is put into non-competes.  They will keep the ex-employee (Ex) out of your firm’s clients if the Ex sees them as reasonable. 

Forget the law, the Ex has to see the non-compete as reasonable.  If the agreement feels too heavy, after 3 months or a year, the Ex will go after your accounts no matter what the [...]

5 best ways to stand out in your field

If I get another email from a coach telling me how to stand out, I’ll scream.  Each one wants $200-$9,995 to help me become different just like all their other clients. 

Reader’s Digest version of all the email is:

Market Differentiation — Develop a reputation as a specialist in their particular industry.

Program Differentiation — Offer uncommon subjects that [...]

Why some salespeople never make a $100,000 base

Salespeople call me every day about getting a better job.  When I ask them what base they are earning they usually say anything from $24,000 to $60,000.  There are a few who say $100,000 or $250,000. 

I always ask salespeople how much they want to have as their base salary in their new job.

The ones at [...]

Harrisburg, PA – quickly recovering

I really feel lucky living in an area that is doing as well as we are.

http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article.asp?aid=73655

If you look, you can figure out where to get the statistics on the rest of the country.