November, 2009

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Using Concession Strategy in Negotiations

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Leading and Collaborating with Generation Y

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I’m doing a seminar on December 2nd in Victoria and December 3rd in Vancouver and thought I would share some of what I will be talking about with you in my podcast. Today’s focus is on how to engage, lead and train Generation Y / Millenials in the workplace. This demographic is much maligned and misunderstood. More information on the seminars here: Seminar Details “Leading and collaborating with stakeholders and employees in a hyper connected marketplace.

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Refresh Your Pitch and Close More Sales

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It's easy to let your sales pitch get tired. To sell today, you need to perform at your peak. It's time to ditch that worn out opening; get rid of that boring laundry list of features and benefits; and punch up that same old close.

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Stop Hiding from Your Buyers

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Millions are spent on advertising and marketing yet some companies don't realize that most sales transactions of any size result from human contact. While the first company avoided the cost of answering their phones, the second got my business.

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.

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Close Too Quick and You Lose Profit

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Whether in a face-to-face meeting or over the phone, the salesperson must take the time to engage the customer early on. The key with the early questions is to not blatantly ask, “What other products or services would you be interested in?

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Actions Speak Louder Than Words

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Think about the tremendous advantage you would have as a baseball manager if you knew the opposing team's signals and were able to anticipate their game plan.

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Selling Cheesy Products Nobody Needs But Millions Buy

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Leading and Collaborating with Generation Y

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I’m doing a seminar on December 2nd in Victoria and December 3rd in Vancouver and thought I would share some of what I will be talking about with you in my podcast. Today’s focus is on how to engage, lead and train Generation Y / Millenials in the workplace. This demographic is much maligned and misunderstood. More information on the seminars here: Seminar Details.

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Leading and Collaborating with Generation Y

Closing Bigger

I’m doing a seminar on December 2nd in Victoria and December 3rd in Vancouver and thought I would share some of what I will be talking about with you in my podcast. Today’s focus is on how to engage, lead and train Generation Y / Millenials in the workplace. This demographic is much maligned and misunderstood. More information on the seminars here: Seminar Details.

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How To Leverage LinkedIn to Find "Hidden" Contacts

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Many people use LinkedIn as a way to get introduced to others through their network. There is another way to use LinkedIn. And that's to use it as a "people finder" It's just another way to leverage this powerful tool.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Redefining Failure

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"Then under what circumstances would you define yourself as a failure? I don't mean a failure at life but let's say that you consistently fail to achieve the goals you've established for your physical fitness.

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Dump The Script during Panel Presentations

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Here's something to consider: The next time you have to make a presentation in front of a panel, prepare the content as usual and then set it aside. Spend time practicing the dynamics of making the presentation.

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Are You Making This Valley-Girl Voice Mistake???

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Recently a client called me and said, "Kim, my customers aren't taking me seriously on the phone or in person." My eyebrows went up. Then she said, "I've reviewed everything.my sales materials, my eye contact, handshake.

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Double Your Income By Warming Up Those Cold Calls

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If your salespeople are really looking for the six-figure (and potentially seven-figure) sale, have them read the company's quarterly Earnings Transcripts (if the company is public). Every quarter, public U.S.

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Don't Let AI Pass You By: The New Era of Personalized Sales Coaching & Development

Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales & Devyn Blume, Sr. Account Executive

Are you curious about how artificial intelligence is reshaping sales coaching, learning, and development? Join Brendan Sweeney and Devyn Blume of Allego for an engaging new webinar exploring AI's transformative role in sales coaching and performance improvement! Brendan and Devyn will share actionable insights and strategies for integrating AI into coaching and development - ensuring personalized, effective, and scalable training!

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Three Interviewing Mistakes ? And How To Avoid Them

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Nothing will disqualify you faster than a history of job hopping, or a history of staying at jobs for less than a year.

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LinkedIn Is a Waste Of a Sales Person's Time!

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Imagine having prospects coming to you rather than you chasing them. It can be done if you have the right social media strategy when using this tool. This is marketing's job, right? Wrong! It is a co-shared responsibility.

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2 Crazy Sales Tips To Make You Gasp

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For those of you who have either met me or watched me present a speech - you know I'm a little crazy and I absolutely shoot from the hip. Hey - I can admit it. Now I have made some mistakes with this over the years.

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The Faith Versus Fear Mindset

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Being a new business owner is a lot like skydiving in the sense that you are taking calculated risks daily that run you through a flurry of emotions before landing on the ground or getting to the outcome.

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How to Optimize Call Monitoring: Automate QA and Elevate Customer Experience

Speaker: Laura Noonan, Chief Revenue Officer at CallFinder + Angie Kronlage, Director of Program Success at Working Solutions + April Wiita, Vice President of Program Success at Working Solutions

Are you still manually reviewing calls? 🤔 It's time for a change! The traditional method of manual call monitoring is no longer cutting it in today's fast-paced call center environment. Industry experts Angie Kronlage and April Wiita from Working Solutions are here to explore the power of innovative automation to revolutionize outdated call review processes!

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Brother can you Spare a Sale?

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Unlike many sales people, panhandlers do not spend time trying to figure out who to call and who not to call. They don’t pretend to be clairvoyant and be able to divine if someone is a buyer or not just by looking at their business cards or faces.

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There Are No Gatekeepers

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When you make that initial phone call or in-person door knock, you don't know what you don't know. Who says the greeter is not the CEO, or at least the husband, wife or brother of the CEO?

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Three Truly Sociable! Media Leaders and a Book Update

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Our book Sociable! has been signed off. Stephen Jagger and I are now waiting on the very first hardcopy. After that’s singed off, you’ll be able to order the book from Amazon.com and CreateSpace.com this coming month. I thought while we all wait I would give you a sneak peek into some of the personalities involved in the book. Sociable! Media Leader #1: Kyle MacDonald ( @oneredpaperclip ): Kyle wrote the foreword of the book.

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Three Truly Sociable! Media Leaders and a Book Update

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Our book Sociable! has been signed off. Stephen Jagger and I are now waiting on the very first hardcopy. After that’s singed off, you’ll be able to order the book from Amazon.com and CreateSpace.com this coming month. I thought while we all wait I would give you a sneak peek into some of the personalities involved in the book. Sociable! Media Leader #1: Kyle MacDonald ( @oneredpaperclip ): Kyle wrote the foreword of the book.

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How to Improve Email Deliverability and Optimize Each Send

Learn how to optimize email deliverability and drive greater email ROI. What lands your email in the customer’s inbox? Understanding those factors, otherwise known as email deliverability, is critical to getting the most return on your campaign investments. But the “rules” around which factors land you in the spam folder aren’t always easy to keep up with.