by Adam Shapiro | Jun 3, 2021 | Careers, Sales Leader, Today's Lessons
My friend and colleague John Yeager asked me last month on his podcast: “…Professionalizing your sales team and process, what does that mean?” I nearly went on a tangent comparing his question to the back and forth between Snoop Dogg and Lil Dicky in...
by Adam Shapiro | Jan 23, 2021 | disciplines, Sales Leader, Sales Management, Today's Lessons, Uncategorized
Due to the Pandemic’s impact on in-person workshops, clients have asked a few times to break up the regular two-day sales playbook rollout into smaller sessions. Of course, I oblige. For some other clients, we have been putting off a live event. Instead, we hold...
by Adam Shapiro | Jan 31, 2020 | disciplines, Sales Messaging, Today's Lessons, Uncategorized
A retainer client of mine asked me to listen to a recorded sales call of one of his reps and offer coaching. The recording is of an initial meaningful conversation scheduled after an inbound inquiry off the client’s web site. My private comments and...
by Adam Shapiro | Dec 4, 2019 | disciplines, Sales Messaging, Today's Lessons, Tools, Uncategorized
Thanksgiving is a wonderful American holiday where we give thanks for the blessings of our lives and recall the gratitude the pilgrims felt for making it through the harvest. But now that it’s over please save your thanks for your personal life and your...
by Adam Shapiro | Mar 6, 2015 | Closing, Sales Messaging, Sales Process
My son Max has been working hard putting together a skating/dance party for tomorrow evening to benefit an anti-bullying charity – Kidpower International. Yes, he’s a great kid, but he’s really doing this to fulfill his “mitzvah”...
