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Making Good Use Of Time by Joe Adams

Ever hear someone say, “I could sell more if I had more time,” or “I wish I had the time to go after that sale”? Don’t believe such words. People make time to do the things they really want to do. And salespeople are no different than others in finding that time. Nobody should have […]

See Your Business with Fresh Eyes by Brian Chernett

When markets are tough, as they are at the moment, we need every bit of help to make sure our businesses continue to trade. Perhaps now is a good time to experience your business as a customer might and pick up on those areas where things have begun to slip. As a retail manager, I […]

Events for Entrepreneurs by Brian Chernett

My theme this week in our blogs has been ‘entrepreneurship’ and with this in mind we have three conferences coming up which support our passion for leadership development, supporting the entrepreneur and championing the growth of the SME sector. When? Wednesday 8th September 2010 Where? Old Billingsgate, London What? Fresh Business Thinking LIVE! Running a […]

The Turning Tide – and why businesses buy

The emotions behind how we make our personal purchasing decisions as consumers are often very well researched by those who seek to sell to us. But professional buying-decisions in industrial markets have their emotional triggers too – and they are changing. The focus of successful business-to-business sales teams has been moving rather subtly over time. […]