I Would Buy From This Guy!

Although I met Charlie Green a number of years ago when we were both presenting at a sales conference, I’ve only recently gotten to appreciate his perspective, his integrity and his intelligence.
Rather than me tell you about him, I asked him some questions instead.  Read, learn and enjoy.
Dave Stein: You’ve created a fabulous brand [...]

An Open Message to Sales Trainers, Authors and Experts

To: Sales Trainers, Authors and Experts
If you haven’t been keeping up with the Bob Beck story this week, it’s worth learning about.  Here are four posts to get you started:

Hey! Stop Plagiarizing My Content! (This blog)
Noted Sales Guru Caught Plagiarizing? (Geoffrey James’s Sales Machine Blog — Thanks, Geoffrey)
Plagiarism, Concealment or Coincidence? The Case of Bob Beck (Charles Green’s TrustedAdvisor.com)
Plagiarism, Concealment or [...]

Selling on Minnesota Nice, Not Price

I’m on a Northwest Airlines flight, headed home from an invigorating three days at a client’s annual sales retreat. It was held at Madden’s Resort on Gull Lake, 2½ hours or so from the Twin Cities.  Nice place.
No matter how long you’ve been doing business, if you keep your eyes, ears, and, most importantly, your [...]

What's In Your Salesreps' LinkedIn Profiles?

A lot has been written about how potential new employers look at a candidate’s Facebook or MySpace page.  Walter McConnell made a terrific point about a different flavor of web presence in a comment recently on the Sales 2.0 Network Blog.  Walter is talking about customers seeing a sales rep’s bio or profile on the web:
It’s widely accepted now that there [...]