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Put Your Damn Phone Away

No More Cold Calling

Answer this question: What’s more important than the person sitting in front of you, walking beside you, sharing a meal with you, or sharing your bed? If actions speak louder than words, your phone is more important. You walk down the street and look down at your phone. You can guess what we tell them.

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Pick Up the Damn Phone and Have Sales Conversations

No More Cold Calling

The phone works. So, pick up the damn phone and have conversations with your clients and prospects—not just business conversations, but conversations with inquiry, empathy, and understanding. Do your salespeople? I wrote my second book— Pick Up the Damn Phone!: PICK UP THE DAMN PHONE!

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What Are Your Pandemic Priorities? [April Referral Selling Insights]

No More Cold Calling

It’s time to get rid of your sacred cows. She asked her mother why she always cut off the ends of the ham before putting it in the roasting pan. She said her mother always did it that way and told her daughter to phone her grandmother. Do your salespeople? I wrote my second book— Pick Up the Damn Phone!:

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Put Your Phone Away, or Pay Up

No More Cold Calling

Have you heard of phone stacking? It works like this: You and your friends are at a restaurant. You all put your cell phones in the center of the table. Whoever is the first to look at his or her phone pays the bill. They look down at their phones. Or get the digital version for your Kindle or Nook.

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Asking for Referrals Is Darn Personal: December Referral Selling Insights

No More Cold Calling

I couldn’t have put it better myself. But when you get referrals, the trust your prospects have with their colleagues is transferred to you. Put Your Damn Phone Away. If actions speak louder than words, your phone is more important. You walk down the street and look down at your phone.

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‘Tis the Season to Follow Up

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Now is the perfect time to follow up with your clients, prospects, and Referral Sources. As Andy Paul put it, “Sales leads are like lottery tickets. Now is the perfect time to touch base with everyone in your professional network. Now come the questions: Should you bring your spouse or partner? What should you wear?

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You Are the Ultimate Sales Technology

No More Cold Calling

As a buyer, I don’t care how your technology works until I know what it can do for my business. The same is true for your prospects and clients. Whether your business is ultrahigh tech or low tech, the most important business buying decisions are still based on personal relationships. You are the ultimate sales technology!