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Shawn Karol Sandy
Results vs Performance and the Business Dashboard
It’s seems logical to think – if you’re a Business Owner or a Sales Rep – that the only performance metric that matters is the “End Result”. Did you meet your numbers? Or did you fall short? You got in the car and drove and either made it to your destination or didn’t. The final...
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A penguin cannot become a giraffe.
This past weekend, I had the wonderful privilege of speaking at the Lone Star College Women’s Conference in Houston. Great Crowd. Great Content. GREAT Conference. I had the honor of kicking off the day with my topic: GO! Promote Yourself! My objective was to inspire people to “pick themselves” and not wait to be recognized...
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Telling is not selling. but Asking is.
The Universe MUST have been “telling” me to write this blog post this week. Surely it is a sign when I look back at my week and can count 1 face to face meeting, 2 phone calls, and 9 {yes NINE} emails – All with Sales Messages intended for me to either buy or take...
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customer journey not just destination - customer service - sales process
Ever hear “It’s about the Journey, not just the Destination.” Though the “Destination” for customers – obtaining a desired product or service – can bring about its own euphoria, pleasure or satisfaction, customers {or patients, clients, even employees} look for clues and build expectations about how they’ll feel about their purchase by what they experience...
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Sales Action Quote: Success is connected with action. Successful People keep moving forward.
Whether you are selling your business, your services, a product, an idea, collaboration, or yourself . . . Marketing alone doesn’t bring in the results. Selling – asking for business, reaching out to build relationships – is what brings business through your door. If you’re not getting the results you want, take a look at what...
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Priority Dilution - There just aren't enough hours in the day to do the important stuff
These days, business owners, VP’s, directors, sales people, development officers and pretty much anyone who works, all have the same lament: “I just don’t have enough hours in the day.” It’s a vicious cycle: more to do, better resources and technology help accomplish those items—making them less labor intense, so then we add things to...
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If you’re not happy with where you are, you commit to change, right? But where are you putting your commitment? Are you committing to the results or to the CHANGES that get you to the results? A wise Sales Director once told his team,
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There’s much debate about the exact percentage of search and buying decision that happens before a decision is made or a company is engaged but, say these numbers are skewed give or take 10%, you’re still in a pickle if your Digital Personality is showing up in its pajamas for your interview: *67% of a...
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How do you handle competition? If you’re the market leader or have a nice slice of the pie, you’re always on the lookout for the challenger. But what does that look like? Are you always looking over your shoulder, trying to keep one step ahead or out in front? How much time are you spending...
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When you preach “Process, Automate, Organize and Measure” to scale and grow your business, you had better Walk the Talk. So, I’d like to peel back the curtain and share some of my favorite business tools that help me Buy Back Time Measure Productivity Get Focused Get Organized Here is this Quarter’s Organization Hacks and...
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