by Brent Hale | Jan 21, 2021 | Business Development, Sales
Recently, I was working with a client. One of their salespeople was talking in abstract terms about the time he was spending on a big idea with unattainable clients – home runs – as opposed to smaller accounts – singles. Sports and sales are very...
by Brent Hale | Sep 28, 2020 | Prospecting, Sales
We get it! You are a salesperson. You need to sell your product! (It’s like the football coach Herm Edwards famously said: “You play to win the game!”) And we all do this next part: you are already thinking about the next thing you are going to say before the prospect...
by Brent Hale | Jul 30, 2020 | Sales
Why taking a leave is actually good for you (and how not to lose momentum while you’re doing it)It’s good for any of us to take time away from work. Whether it’s a vacation or a leave, it ultimately yields many positive outcomes. But a lot of us truly have a hard time...
by Brent Hale | Jul 20, 2020 | Sales
It’s summer! And while we are all not quite experiencing summer in the way to which we’re accustomed, there are still opportunities to get out of town and change your scenery a little bit. Maybe you’re taking vacation while you’re gone, and maybe you’re just “working...
by Brent Hale | Jun 2, 2020 | Email, Sales
You’re a salesperson, or in business development, or you’re a revenue officer, or maybe any number of other fancy terms for it. But the main thing that makes you great at what you do is the relationships that you have, and knowing how to be in the right place at the...
by Brent Hale | May 19, 2020 | Business Development, Email, Sales
As we are in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, selling has gotten more complicated than it was before. (And we realize that there are bigger concerns in the world, but for those of us who are on a commission structure and need to get paid, we are still trying to...
