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I was on the back of our property with my chain saw and I was ready to take down the third tree of the afternoon. I determined where the tree needed to fall, made the two front cuts to create a hinge and made the final cut in the back to take it down. Only it didn't go according to plan. MORE
You're probably going to hate this article! I'm going to show you that much of what is transpiring with the Pandemic could be having a greater impact than you realize relative to the future state of your business and you might not like what I have to say. MORE
Among all the product shortages we have experienced in the past ten months, there has been no shortage of crappy movies. MORE
At this point, most salespeople have accepted that the majority of their sales "calls" will take place over Zoom or similar video platform. However, accepting the reality of video selling, and maximizing that video selling for effectiveness, are two completely different things. MORE
Walter and I attended a recent Boston Red Sox / Houston Astros game at Fenway Park. It was my first visit to Fenway Park since 2019 and it was exciting to see most of the seats filled. MORE
Just before dark each day a Fox visits our property and drives our dog, Dinger, crazy. If you don't know Dinger, you can learn about his listening skills in this article. Last week, the Fox stole Dinger's green ball, brought it home to his own family, and that really pissed off Dinger! MORE
I won't suggest that a cup of coffee will make you more alert and more effective. It's much more helpful than that. This is another Bob story. Bob was on a sales call and the prospect told him that they were looking for the lowest price. I hope you hate it when that happens. MORE
My wife and I entered the small jewelry shop and were greeted - not with a warm welcome - but with a matter of fact "my name is.and I'm the owner.and I created everything in the store" which was followed by fifteen minutes of non-stop presentation of everything she created. MORE
May 29 was the day that nearly all COVID restrictions were lifted here Massachusetts. How liberating! Or so I thought. I went to the grocery store and was stunned to discover that I was the only person in the store not wearing a mask. MORE
The CDC is back to focusing on COVID case numbers. Earlier this summer, Massachusetts was reporting fewer than 100 new cases each day but more 1,000 new cases per day have been reported for the past two weeks. MORE
You might be aware that I'm leading a one-hour, live broadcast tomorrow (Thursday May 21) on How to Get Your Company's Sales Engine Roaring Again. Dave Kurlan Sales Force economic crisis sales playbook recovery MORE
Do you hate meetings as much as I do? They're the worst. But I have one weekly meeting that'a always uplifting and productive. I'm talking about my weekly meeting with John Pattison , COO of Objective Management Group (OMG). MORE
You finally have that big new 4K flat screen mounted on your wall but now the movie you are streaming isn't sharp because your inconsistent internet connection negatively affects the resolution and the big screen makes it even more obvious. MORE
We are finally doing things we haven't done for quite a while including dining inside restaurants, flying, staying in hotels, going to and hosting parties, attending packed stadiums for sporting events and more. MORE
32 years ago, back in the winter of 1989, I experienced one of the most memorable weeks of my life. I attended Red Sox Fantasy Camp where campers like me, all greater than 30 years old and most a LOT older than that, were treated to an incredible baseball experience. MORE
Have you ever attempted to complete a jigsaw puzzle when the entire puzzle is a solid color? You dump all the pieces on the table and say to yourself, WTF? Have you ever come to a strange intersection and the signs are pointing in every possible direction? MORE
We are in week 6 of lockdown, week 8 of voluntary work-from-home, while adapting, guiding and directing companies who still need to sell their products and services to generate revenue. At this point sales is about so much more than generating revenue for profit or to keep employees working. MORE
When it comes to navigation I usually opt for Waze but sometimes Siri can find a way out of traffic that Waze can't. On the other hand, try asking Siri to dial a phone number while she's navigating and you'll quickly learn that she can't multi-task. MORE
Most of us have strong passion in support of our own beliefs and opinions and the degree to which we are willing to embrace the opinions of others varies wildly. MORE
We've gone from don't wear a mask, to wear a mask, to wear 2 masks, back to no need to be masked and now back to wear masks indoors, even if you have been vaccinated. MORE
You can find inspiration anywhere. Even in a book called, A Year of Playing Catch. Tom Schaff was nice enough to send me a copy of this book and there was the inspiration, right there on page 128. Why would someone from the world of sales care about a page out of a baseball book? MORE
Last week we moved our son into his dorm to begin his freshman year of college. The college President's opening remarks were virtual, so we joined the Zoom stream from our hotel room and listened in. MORE
My wife and I recently watched the new funny but sad movie, Here and Now , written and directed by Billy Crystal, who stars as comedy writer Charlie Burnz. In one scene, Charlie recalled a happier time when his family used to have what they called "upside down day." MORE
This is gonna be fun! In 2005, GM produced four mini-vans known as the Buick Terraza, Chevrolet Uplander , Pontiac Montana SV6 and Saturn Relay. These four cars were exactly the same, with the brand logos being the only differentiators. MORE
Although it's been more than 50 years since Paul McCartney announced the break up of The Beatles, I am fairly certain that regardless of your age and geographic location, you know who The Beatles were and have heard at least one of their songs, even if the one you listened to was recorded by another artist. MORE
The "ABC's" is an alternate term for fundamentals. Unless ABC stands for Afghanistan, the Border, and Crime. The US Government has seriously botched the ABC's in 2021 and there's no way to easily undo what's been done. MORE
Forget Consultative Selling, Value Selling and Sales Process - the things I talk about most often. The inability to sell that way is nothing - and I mean nothing compared with what I'm going to explain today! MORE
The s**t show known as 2020. Many of us have heard that term used to describe this uniquely strange year. Despite everything unusual about 2020, there have been some normalcies too. MORE
We were watching an episode of the hilarious comedy series The Goldbergs and one of the themes of episode 4 in season 3 was about authenticity. In this episode, Barry and Erica, the two oldest children, accused each other of being posers. The bottom 50% of all salespeople are posers too. MORE
We attended last night's Red Sox Game. Unlike most games at Fenway Park, this contest was a pitcher's duel and the Red Sox held a fragile 1-0 lead over the Toronto Blue Jays heading into the top of the 9th inning. MORE
When your computer isn't functioning the way you expect you may notice how sluggish and unresponsive it is - a symptom of the real problem - so you need to look more closely. MORE
Suppose you made a movie about cars and decided to feature the 1970's era Ford Pinto, arguably the most dangerous car ever made. MORE
Last night Major League Baseball held its annual Home Run Derby. We've seen the home run derbies before. We watch them every year. They are always the same - each slugger tries to hit more home runs than the other sluggers in the contest. MORE
I hope this is one of my more entertaining articles, although most of the enjoyment will come from the links within. Each year around this time I start thinking about Baseball because I miss it so much. MORE
Understanding the Sales Force
AUGUST 5, 2021
We've gone from don't wear a mask, to wear a mask, to wear 2 masks, back to no need to be masked and now back to wear masks indoors, even if you have been vaccinated.
Understanding the Sales Force
AUGUST 19, 2021
The "ABC's" is an alternate term for fundamentals. Unless ABC stands for Afghanistan, the Border, and Crime. The US Government has seriously botched the ABC's in 2021 and there's no way to easily undo what's been done.
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Understanding the Sales Force
JUNE 11, 2021
Walter and I attended a recent Boston Red Sox / Houston Astros game at Fenway Park. It was my first visit to Fenway Park since 2019 and it was exciting to see most of the seats filled.
Understanding the Sales Force
AUGUST 9, 2021
When it comes to navigation I usually opt for Waze but sometimes Siri can find a way out of traffic that Waze can't. On the other hand, try asking Siri to dial a phone number while she's navigating and you'll quickly learn that she can't multi-task.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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Understanding the Sales Force
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
My wife and I entered the small jewelry shop and were greeted - not with a warm welcome - but with a matter of fact "my name is.and I'm the owner.and I created everything in the store" which was followed by fifteen minutes of non-stop presentation of everything she created.
Understanding the Sales Force
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Have you ever attempted to complete a jigsaw puzzle when the entire puzzle is a solid color? You dump all the pieces on the table and say to yourself, WTF? Have you ever come to a strange intersection and the signs are pointing in every possible direction?
Understanding the Sales Force
JULY 21, 2021
We were watching an episode of the hilarious comedy series The Goldbergs and one of the themes of episode 4 in season 3 was about authenticity. In this episode, Barry and Erica, the two oldest children, accused each other of being posers. The bottom 50% of all salespeople are posers too.
Understanding the Sales Force
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
I was on the back of our property with my chain saw and I was ready to take down the third tree of the afternoon. I determined where the tree needed to fall, made the two front cuts to create a hinge and made the final cut in the back to take it down. Only it didn't go according to plan.
Understanding the Sales Force
JUNE 1, 2021
May 29 was the day that nearly all COVID restrictions were lifted here Massachusetts. How liberating! Or so I thought. I went to the grocery store and was stunned to discover that I was the only person in the store not wearing a mask.
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Understanding the Sales Force
JULY 7, 2021
My wife and I recently watched the new funny but sad movie, Here and Now , written and directed by Billy Crystal, who stars as comedy writer Charlie Burnz. In one scene, Charlie recalled a happier time when his family used to have what they called "upside down day."
Understanding the Sales Force
JUNE 24, 2021
We are finally doing things we haven't done for quite a while including dining inside restaurants, flying, staying in hotels, going to and hosting parties, attending packed stadiums for sporting events and more.
Understanding the Sales Force
APRIL 13, 2021
You can find inspiration anywhere. Even in a book called, A Year of Playing Catch. Tom Schaff was nice enough to send me a copy of this book and there was the inspiration, right there on page 128. Why would someone from the world of sales care about a page out of a baseball book?
Understanding the Sales Force
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
32 years ago, back in the winter of 1989, I experienced one of the most memorable weeks of my life. I attended Red Sox Fantasy Camp where campers like me, all greater than 30 years old and most a LOT older than that, were treated to an incredible baseball experience.
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Understanding the Sales Force
JANUARY 26, 2021
Just before dark each day a Fox visits our property and drives our dog, Dinger, crazy. If you don't know Dinger, you can learn about his listening skills in this article. Last week, the Fox stole Dinger's green ball, brought it home to his own family, and that really pissed off Dinger!
Understanding the Sales Force
JUNE 22, 2021
Most of us have strong passion in support of our own beliefs and opinions and the degree to which we are willing to embrace the opinions of others varies wildly.
Understanding the Sales Force
JUNE 15, 2021
We attended last night's Red Sox Game. Unlike most games at Fenway Park, this contest was a pitcher's duel and the Red Sox held a fragile 1-0 lead over the Toronto Blue Jays heading into the top of the 9th inning.
Understanding the Sales Force
DECEMBER 9, 2020
I won't suggest that a cup of coffee will make you more alert and more effective. It's much more helpful than that. This is another Bob story. Bob was on a sales call and the prospect told him that they were looking for the lowest price. I hope you hate it when that happens.
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Understanding the Sales Force
JANUARY 28, 2021
I hope this is one of my more entertaining articles, although most of the enjoyment will come from the links within. Each year around this time I start thinking about Baseball because I miss it so much.
Understanding the Sales Force
JANUARY 18, 2021
Among all the product shortages we have experienced in the past ten months, there has been no shortage of crappy movies.
Understanding the Sales Force
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
At this point, most salespeople have accepted that the majority of their sales "calls" will take place over Zoom or similar video platform. However, accepting the reality of video selling, and maximizing that video selling for effectiveness, are two completely different things.
Understanding the Sales Force
AUGUST 30, 2021
The CDC is back to focusing on COVID case numbers. Earlier this summer, Massachusetts was reporting fewer than 100 new cases each day but more 1,000 new cases per day have been reported for the past two weeks.
Speaker: Patrick Dempsey and Andrew Erpelding of ZoomInfo
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Understanding the Sales Force
OCTOBER 26, 2020
The s**t show known as 2020. Many of us have heard that term used to describe this uniquely strange year. Despite everything unusual about 2020, there have been some normalcies too.
Understanding the Sales Force
OCTOBER 20, 2020
You're probably going to hate this article! I'm going to show you that much of what is transpiring with the Pandemic could be having a greater impact than you realize relative to the future state of your business and you might not like what I have to say.
Understanding the Sales Force
JANUARY 4, 2021
Although it's been more than 50 years since Paul McCartney announced the break up of The Beatles, I am fairly certain that regardless of your age and geographic location, you know who The Beatles were and have heard at least one of their songs, even if the one you listened to was recorded by another artist.
Understanding the Sales Force
AUGUST 12, 2020
Last week we moved our son into his dorm to begin his freshman year of college. The college President's opening remarks were virtual, so we joined the Zoom stream from our hotel room and listened in.
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Understanding the Sales Force
JANUARY 21, 2021
You finally have that big new 4K flat screen mounted on your wall but now the movie you are streaming isn't sharp because your inconsistent internet connection negatively affects the resolution and the big screen makes it even more obvious.
Understanding the Sales Force
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Do you hate meetings as much as I do? They're the worst. But I have one weekly meeting that'a always uplifting and productive. I'm talking about my weekly meeting with John Pattison , COO of Objective Management Group (OMG).
Understanding the Sales Force
APRIL 27, 2020
We are in week 6 of lockdown, week 8 of voluntary work-from-home, while adapting, guiding and directing companies who still need to sell their products and services to generate revenue. At this point sales is about so much more than generating revenue for profit or to keep employees working.
Understanding the Sales Force
OCTOBER 7, 2020
This is gonna be fun! In 2005, GM produced four mini-vans known as the Buick Terraza, Chevrolet Uplander , Pontiac Montana SV6 and Saturn Relay. These four cars were exactly the same, with the brand logos being the only differentiators.
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Understanding the Sales Force
APRIL 9, 2020
Forget Consultative Selling, Value Selling and Sales Process - the things I talk about most often. The inability to sell that way is nothing - and I mean nothing compared with what I'm going to explain today!
Understanding the Sales Force
APRIL 7, 2021
Suppose you made a movie about cars and decided to feature the 1970's era Ford Pinto, arguably the most dangerous car ever made.
Understanding the Sales Force
MAY 20, 2020
You might be aware that I'm leading a one-hour, live broadcast tomorrow (Thursday May 21) on How to Get Your Company's Sales Engine Roaring Again. Dave Kurlan Sales Force economic crisis sales playbook recovery
Understanding the Sales Force
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
When your computer isn't functioning the way you expect you may notice how sluggish and unresponsive it is - a symptom of the real problem - so you need to look more closely.
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