by Adam Shapiro | Mar 6, 2012 | Champion, Prospecting, Sales Messaging, Sales Process, Today's Lessons, Tools
When inbound leads from marketing just aren’t cutting it, do you work with internal sponsors and trusted advisors for referrals to grow your business? Or, do you do it the old-fashioned way and cold call and email blast your market? My friend, social media...
by Adam Shapiro | Apr 1, 2011 | Sales Management
I had a two-hour "reinforcement" session with a client this week. Instead of suggesting we do some sales call role plays and receive some eye rolls and slumped shoulders, I used a "Turn the Tables" approach. Here's how it went: I...
by Adam Shapiro | Jan 14, 2010 | Champion, Qualifying, Sales Management, Sales Messaging, Sales Process, Tools
Or "What to do about those prospects who seem to be ignoring you."Maybe you saw this Seinfeld episode as a first run on NBC or a re-run on TBS - Hysterical, right? Sure. But. George's "thing" is also a great conversation starter...
by Adam Shapiro | Jan 4, 2010 | Sales Management, Sales Messaging
One of my clients has me join their monthly sales team conference call the first Monday of each month. This morning besides the usual reviews of open opportunities, we discussed how to start out the New Year. The leader asked, ‘What calls are going on this...