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Entrepreneur/Startup

The “Great Reinvention” and Rediscovering a Better Work/Life Balance

It’s well established that the COVID-19 pandemic led millions of people to reassess their life journeys. Whether it was due to serious threats to their health and lives, the ability to work from home, or spending more quality time with family, the pandemic was a game changer. And while this caused what came to be known as “The Great Resignation” with massive upheaval in the employment ranks as workers left their pre-COVID jobs in search of greener pastures, it went – and continues to go – even further: The Great Resignation has led to “The Great Reinvention.” What on Earth …

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Entrepreneur/Startup

That Knocking You Hear? It’s an Opportunity to Fulfill Your Potential

Do you consider yourself a person of action, a doer, an achiever? Are you an intellectual? A visionary? A maverick? If so, you are a unique breed, especially if you’ve harbored or maintained such an independent mindset deep into your professional life. You see, most of us are born to (or conditioned to) play it safe – at least for a while. It starts with the primal base levels of “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs” – physiological needs such as food, water, shelter, and clothing; safety needs such as employment, health, and property; and love and belonging needs such as friends, …

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Sales Process

Believing in the Sales Lifecycle

Most of us who have spent any time in sales have heard of the Sales Lifecycle. It is often represented by a circle, as the lifecycle really never ends but continues over and over with our clients throughout the relationship. Each step is important in itself but the combination of the lifecycle as a whole is a pathway to sales success. In this series, I will address each step individually so we can dive deeper. As you begin exploring the Sales Lifecycle, take the time complete the vital step known as Pre-Work. Ask yourself the following questions to ensure you …

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Revenue Growth

The Consequences of Price Reductions

Offering discounts on products might seem like a legitimate option for small to medium-sized business owners, but is it? It’s safe to say that lowering prices through discounts is like playing with fire. If you aren’t 100% sure of what you are doing, it’s not something we would recommend. Many B2B business owners opt for discounts to provide the best possible deal, thinking they can make up the loss through volume, which is no easy feat. Even to maintain a marginal profit of 20% with a discount of a mere 4%, they will have to increase the sales by at …

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Sales Leadership

Your Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Are Established, Now What?

Every year, many CEOs and business owners set company revenue growth goals and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and then communicate them during their annual business update meeting. But then what? Simply put, too many of these leaders fail to lead. Rather, they default to merely assuming goals will be met. After all, they hire sales team members to make things happen, hit their marks, meet their quotas – and above all, to sell, sell, sell, right? Unfortunately, that’s not how sales success is achieved. Sustainable sales performance and goal attainment requires using a “Sales Framework” in which acceptable results are …

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Sales Leadership

Three Sales Strategies to Help You Weather an Economic Downtown

Whether you believe we are headed into a recession in the next twelve months or not, we can all agree that the state of our economy runs in cycles and therefore you should never be caught surprised by the ups and downs of the market. What happens to your business when your market slows? How does this impact your bottom line, and what plans do you have to neutralize (or better leverage) this downturn? No matter the economic climate, looking at the right data will help your sales staff narrow their focus to increase revenue. Here are three specific strategies …

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