Archive for February, 2008

A Little Equation that Creates Big Results

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

“The purpose of man is in action not thought” – Thomas Carlyle
Often people will ask me how I get so much done in my life.
They wonder at how I am able to accomplish so many things. The answer is found not in what a great person I am, but in an equation I learned at [...]

“Ha” Connection

Monday, February 18th, 2008

It’s all in the name
At Wegmans Food Market (http://www.wegmans.com/) the other day I had a delightful cashier that I was lucky enough to have wait on me. She knew what she was doing, moved quickly and was very pleasant. When I looked at her name tag it said “Ha“.
I asked her if that was a [...]

Precall Planning for a Successful Sales Call

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Having managed many sales organizations over my career,the number one fear a lot of new sales reps have is “how do I prepare for a successful sales call with a key decision maker?” It seems like a simple task but it can be a very intimidating. Some basic tips that you can use on every [...]

To Blog or not to Blog?

Friday, February 8th, 2008

At a group marketing meeting we were discussing the possibility of not calling this Blog a blog.
The comment was made that people have a preconceived notion of a blog and what is is about.
The fact that ours is loaded with useful business information stirs the idea of calling it a “website” instead of a “blog.” [...]