by Jim Schleckser | Sep 14, 2021 | Business, Entrepreneur, Growth, Marketing, Sales
Three questions can prevent this major error There’s an old saying that goes, “Figures don’t lie, but liars can figure.” But sometimes even the figures can spin a confusing story. That’s why I’ve always appreciated the power of...
by Jim Schleckser | Aug 17, 2021 | Business, Culture, Delegation, Leadership, Sales, Talent
Good salespeople are hard to find. Don’t waste their time on less valuable work. I was talking recently to the CEO of a small software technology business and a member of The CEO Project about some of the issues he was dealing with inside his company. One of the...
by Jim Schleckser | May 7, 2021 | Advisory Groups, Business, Marketing, Sales
Asking is more powerful than telling. We face situations every day at work when we’d like to influence people to our way of thinking. From asking someone to join your project or a new business partnership, or even selling your company, in all these situations,...
by Jim Schleckser | Mar 30, 2021 | Pricing, Sales
Price has a profound impact on profits. Don’t miss potential increases. I’ve written before about the exponential impact that raising prices can have on your profits and bottom line. The challenge is that inflation has been low for a couple of decades now....
by Jim Schleckser | Jan 22, 2019 | Decision Making, Growth, Sales
I have spent a lot of time during the course of my career in the sales and marketing field. What I have come to learn over the years is that many sales people share one fundamental trait: they like to talk. In fact, they love to talk. And talk. And talk. They talk so...
by Jim Schleckser | Jul 20, 2017 | Entrepreneur, Growth, Leadership, Sales
When you’re trying to do business with someone in a way where ultimately you’d like him or her to purchase something from you, there is a little secret you can use to vastly improve your success rate. It all comes down to following a simple sequence: tell,...
