The awesome thing about LinkedIn is that you are protected like a sea turtle from any unwanted communication. On the other hand, we all use LinkedIn to connect. So, here comes the big question: if everyone else values their privacy on LinkedIn as much as I do, how are we to connect with one Continue Reading

Returning from SXSW the other week reminded me of some of the most challenging obstacles entrepreneurs face in growing their businesses. Ironically, such challenges arise as things are beginning to look truly favorable. Sales are good. The opportunities list is growing. We’re feeling optimistic Continue Reading

This is the last of a series of seven posts on the importance of bringing a focused methodology to the madness that is the sales environment. By this point we’ve done just about all that we can to reach out to the customer directly. We’ve communicated real value by “finding the need” and Continue Reading

This is the sixth in a series of seven posts on the importance of bringing a focused methodology to the madness that is the sales environment. We’ve accomplished a lot by this point. We’ve “found the need” and “articulated the solution,” communicating real value to the customer. We’ve managed to Continue Reading

This is the fifth in a series of seven posts on the importance of bringing a focused methodology to the madness that is the sales environment. At this point we already understand the importance of “finding the need’ and “articulating the solution”. We’ve done our job communicating real value, and Continue Reading

This is the fourth of a series of seven posts on the importance of bringing a focused methodology to the madness that is the sales environment. We have already examined the importance of “finding the need” and the craft of “articulating the solution”, so today, we’ll be looking at the third part of Continue Reading