Entries from August 2008

Landing the next BIG client: Just a Flip of the Coin?

Date August 27, 2008

Today I was thinking about some of my large sales successes. The high of landing a large account can really begin an unstoppable momentum in your sales journey. I have always been in sales and marketing and have had many great highs. A large amount of my super highs have come from landing large accounts. [...]

Savoring the Investment IN a Relationship

Date August 24, 2008

This morning I was up very early and decided I wanted a cup of coffee. My first thought was to take a quick shower, grab my laptop, and head over to my local Starbucks. As I was getting out of bed I realized I wanted something different… I really just wanted to enjoy a cup [...]

The Thank You Card: Personal Nicety, Business Necessity? or Both?

Date August 23, 2008

Can closing YOUR next million dollar deal really be as easy as sending a thank you card? I was really going back on fourth on today’s post. I kept thinking I just posted about following up with greeting cards last week. This step is so important that I had to write about it. You just [...]

“THE MEETING” What to say and is it worth it?

Date August 19, 2008

So you have set a meeting for an upcoming future date! Now what? I have these types of meetings almost every day. I have found the best agenda for this meeting is similar to an interview process. Here is my basic agenda for these meetings: Review your notes on the new contact and their website [...]

I have to talk to the person again!

Date August 17, 2008

I know some of you are thinking to yourself “I already met the person at the networking event, followed up with an email, and sent a greeting card!” So why should I meet with the person again? I will admit, I have had some success meeting someone at a networking event and then actually doing [...]