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Weekend Warrior Prospecting
Even the most disciplined and high performing salesperson feels like there are not enough hours in the day to service accounts AND prospect. I hear it all the time from the salespeople I train and coach. I also hear it from MYSELF despite how regimented I am with my calendaring. I also take great liberties...Read More
“New Normal” Networking
If you’re one of those “I’m much more comfortable face to face with prospects” salespeople, the opportunity to do this again is upon you! Albeit in masks and six feet apart. Many of us have returned to working from our offices and real life, in-person networking events are starting to pop up. Being ‘out there’...Read More
Toaster For Sale: Negotiating Like A Flea Market Vendor
“How much for the toaster?” asks the buyer. “Five dollars,” said the seller. “I’ll give you three,” the buyer replied. “It’s five,” the seller repeated. “How about four?” the buyer persisted. The seller stood his ground and for the third time repeated “It’s five.” Ten minutes later the buyer returned and said “Fine. I’ll give...Read More
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR BUSINESS IS IN “CRITICAL CONDITION”?
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer I’m writing this post from a hospital waiting room while my mother undergoes open heart surgery for an aortic aneurysm. Sounds pretty scary, right? It is! It’s life-and-death scary and it’s unexpectedly turned my world upside down in every aspect of my life. The feelings of overwhelm, fear, uncertainty,...Read More
Keeping Sales Momentum Going After A Disaster
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer Many of our clients have been on my mind through Hurricane Florence. The struggle is real for all of us in the Southeast. As a company we have not been disrupted too much. Our theater (Carolina Improv Company) had to close for a weekend. Not a big deal, but we...Read More
Sift Before You Shift
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer Every November, I make time to look at our business and ask the challenging question: “What’s not working and needs to be improved?” Then, I get to work on the following year’s business plan, as I was groomed to do in my corporate days. This year the process was more...Read More
The Magical Power Of “Believe” In Business
By Karen Stone Mickool On the side of a New York City building that stretches a full block in both directions, the lights come up as dusk falls to illuminate one word…. The building, of course is the iconic Macy’s Department Store and the word—outlined in lights and tinsel—BELIEVE This might be the single most...Read More
You Don’t Need An MBA To Be Awesome In Business
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer Imagine a flea market setting where the following conversation transpires: Buyer: How much for the toaster? Vendor: Five dollars Buyer: I’ll give you three. Vendor: It’s five. Buyer: Four. Vendor: Five. Buyer: [mumbles under his breath and walks away disgusted] Ten minutes later the buyer comes back. Buyer: I’ll take that...Read More
Keeping the Happy in the Holidays and in Your Business
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer Contributor: Karen Stone Mickool, Culture Curation Specialist Secret Santas, potluck luncheons, party planning, cookie exchanges, school concerts, class parties…chances are you and your employees are involved in at least a few of the above. Not to mention, cyber shopping, meal planning, travel arrangements and more—all done from the “privacy”...Read More
Having A Strategy For 2017 Is Like Dancing Without Falling … You Can Do It!
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer ‘Tis the season when many of us feel the end-of-year stress in business, as we race to just get to the holidays to take some time off before jumping in again in January to kick off a fresh and better year all over again. Yes, I know that was...Read More