Mar 26, 2024
“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”-
Zig Ziglar. I had a huge paper to write for one of my business classes in college. As part of my research, I read a Zig Ziglar book (yes, a real book, not online references), and my life was changed forever! His brilliant approach to business...
Mar 19, 2024
“When you say ROI, do you mean return on investment or risk of inaction?” – Paul Gillin, I love this quote. Having been in sales for many decades, I know the importance of measuring ROI. However, many leaders try to measure ROI by managing their sales teams solely through numbers.
I believe using numbers as your...
Mar 12, 2024
“The confidence you have going into the sales call will determine the level of profit you have coming out.” - Mark Hunter. Being in sales for many decades, I have had my share of prospecting wows. Sometimes, I didn’t feel like prospecting. Getting motivated to make cold calls, follow-up COI calls, and warm...
Feb 27, 2024
“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Wishing is not enough; we must do.” – Johann Wolfgang. I love this quote because it is about taking action. Everything was analog when I started my business, so there was no internet or social media. Wow, how times have changed!
Looking back, the learning curve for using...
Feb 20, 2024
Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Andrea Mignolo, “I want to do business with a company that treats e-mailing me as a privilege, not a transaction.” When COVID hit, and many business activities stopped, the one thing that continued was email campaigns. Now that things are kind of back on track,...