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I have been serving customers, guests, clients, friends and family for over 23 years. Serving customers has brought me more and more into the realm of technology where I have been blown away by what I can buy to help me "manage" those relationships better, more effectively, faster.With new Customer Relationship Management (CR

Why, because the term does not deal directly with the desired end result – a closed sale.

Defining the Marketing Niche
Ever wonder why some business seem to be more successful than others are? Why do some business flourish even in tough economical times?The answer is quite simple. Successful business owners define and target specific niches to sell. This is easily the best way for the online small business owners to compete ... and profit even i

During the last 10 years, a serious trend has emerged within the business world. Those involved in the ancient art of selling, and yes it is an art, are no longer called salesmen or saleswomen, but business development agents or representatives.

I believe the rationale for this change was two fold:

If we called it that being selling by a different name people who can’t sell will feel better about selling.

The desire to remove the slick image of the used car salesman or the pushy salesman.

And, as in physics for every action there is an opposite reaction, the reaction has been that finding competent sales professionals is still very difficult. A recent survey by Manpower revealed that the most difficult position to fill is a sales representative. Also, sales training continues to be a highly searched Internet term and probably a real need for small business to large Fortune 1000 companies.

After coaching sales professionals and working with small businesses that are trying to build a sales force to increase their business growth, the term business development is not helping to develop sales professionals. Why, because the term does not deal directly with the desired end result – a closed sale.

Should Salaries and Incentives be linked with Performance?
When the spiritual teacher and his disciples began their evening meditation, the cat who lived in the monastery made such noise that it distracted them. So the teacher ordered that the cat be tied up during the evening practice. Years later, when the teacher died, the cat continued to be tied up during the meditation session. And when the c

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If we called it that being selling by a different name people who can’t sell will feel better about selling.

The desire to remove the slick image of the used car salesman or the pushy salesman.

Why Would any Business Skip Yellow Page Advertising
Did you know there are some businesses who should not advertise in the Yellow Pages or if they do then they need to do so in a very limited way? It is true and surely if you are in a small or medium sized business then you know the value that Yellow Page Advertising can be. In our company, I forbid my franchisees from advertising in the yello

been that finding competent sales professionals is still very difficult. A recent survey by Manpower revealed that the most difficult position to fill is a sales representative. Also, sales training continues to be a highly searched Internet term and probably a real need for small business to large Fortune 1000 companies.

Trade Show Reporting
Throughout the business world, companies are scrutinizing marketing budgets more than ever. However more and more, they are doing so with a broader value perspective – not by simply looking at numbers. They are looking at things like the total lifetime value of a client, and they are paying more attention to non-tangible value items su

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Freelancing As A Career
Freelancing symbolizes a profession in which an employee who sells his services to different employers without entering into any long-term contract with anyone of them. It’s an enticing career that carries a certain kind of allure. It can add spice to one’s dull life and offers a chance to earn extra money. However, for many people it can be

Why, because the term does not deal directly with the desired end result – a closed sale.

Words have a lot to do with how we perceive the world and ourselves. A job title of Business Development means that you believe that you could be involved in anything from holding the door open for a customer to speaking with the local government or chamber about economic development. However, a job title of sales representative means that you are directly involved and connected to selling a specific good or service. There is no question for yourself or others what you do. You are a sales person. Your actions are focused on securing the sale and not just part of the sale.

What I have also discovered is that the title of Business Development has resulted in a push back to the entrepreneur or business owner. The business development person enjoys meeting the prospects, taking them out for lunch, dropping by to chitchat and the list goes on. However, when it comes to securing the lead, developing the proposal, covering the stalls and objections and closing the sale, in many cases this falls back into the business owner’s lap. Business development people enjoy the relationship building part of the sales process, but fall short in many cases in securing the desired results.

To change this negative trend means to return to calling sales people sales people. After all, isn’t that what they do, make and close sales?

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Does it make sense to become franchise consultant these days? Would this make a good career choice? Well franchising is a very rewarding field and good franchise business consultants are needed, as the failure rates for Franchising Companies is 75%.

Changing careers? Starting a business? Create a sense of urgency and set priorities -- which often means getting friends and relatives on board.

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