To Sell or Not to Sell…That Is NOT the Question

Selling, like yoga, is almost like music, as there is never an end to it, if it’s done right. Yet so many salespeople engage in a stop-start mentality in their sales practices. They ...

Sales Training Tip – Roll an 11

For many years, I’ve been using a very simple technique to train new sales personnel about the necessity of perseverance and positivity in the sales process. I’ve been told that ...

The Chemistry of People

After working in the staffing industry for more than 15 years, one of the questions I most often hear is, “How do we make our recruiting/sales teams work more effectively together?” It’s ...

Why Volume Discounts in Staffing?

Recently, we received an invoice for $76,000 for a volume discount rebate from a large client organization. Obviously, this was a surprise. Because my former business partner signed ...

The Value of Strategic Selling

An oft-used word, strategy seems as ubiquitous as an iPhone. But what does it mean relative to selling? Whatever you are selling, a product, a service, real estate, banking or soon ...

Four Steps to a Stronger Sales Force

Why does a company retain one staffing firm over another?  According to CareerBuilder’s and Inavero’s 2012 Opportunities in Hiring research, the number one reason is past experience ...

Building Authentic Business Relationships

A successful business continually reviews their practices, financial outlook and goals in order to plan, adapt and improve both performance and profitability. How do senior level executives ...

Time to Coach Your Sales Staff

Coaching is a critical role for sales managers. But consider your own organization: how many managers spend time each week coaching and developing their teams? If you’re thinking, ...

The Best Marketing Ever

From websites to collateral material to social media, there are many opinions as to which one is the best marketing approach. It’s much, much simpler than that — just do great ...

Why Staffing Firms Should Care About Pinterest

Ladies: Put on your best outfit and apply your makeup perfectly. How do you feel? Lovely? Now, men: Don that crisp white pima cotton shirt, slip on that finely tailored navy suit. How ...

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