Sales Skills for Reluctant Salespeople — A Portland Networking Event

I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be speaking at the Katie Kelley Networks Fall Soiree in Portland, Oregon on Tuesday, October 7. My topic: Sales Skills for Reluctant Salespeople Date: Tuesday, October 7 Time: 6:00-8:30pm Place: Opal 28, 510 NE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97232 Register here Questions: contact Katie Kelley at Katie@KatieKelleyNetworks.com or call […]

Girl Scout Cookies Online — Good Entrepreneurship, or Sign of the Apocalypse?

My son Tyler won his Cub Scout Pack wreath-selling championship three years in a row. He did it the old-fashioned way — by personally calling his relatives and parents’ friends, and personally touring his dad’s office every year asking for the order. His younger brother Ryan followed that up by winning the Pack wreath sale trophy […]

2008 SalesGenie Ads — I Think They’ll Work

Time to follow up last year’s post on the SalesGenie Super Bowl ads. To start with, a note so that you don’t think I’m a complete boob: I hated them. Poor animation. Ethnically insulting, bordering on racist. Not even remotely clever. And yet… I think they’ll work. And by “work”, I mean bring in enough […]

Free Book Alert

If your business involves sales of any kind, the Internet is your best friend. You can now walk into an initial call armed with a remarkable amount of information on your prospect — industry trends, personnel moves, product lines, and more. The Internet can be an even better friend if you know some tricks and […]