• Bryn Johnson

    Bryn Johnson

    Savor Community Leader/ Bryn Johnson Consulting
    New York, NY
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    Are you reading this blog post because you are procrastinating? Oh procrastinating business owner, does your “to-do” list include things such as:   Sign more clients (umm...
  • Lori Richardson

    Lori Richardson

    Score More Sales
    Peabody, MA
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    I just got done watching a short, homemade video that mega-star & producer Tyler Perry made called, "How To Be Successful". You can find it in a Youtube search. It was very uplifting and clear ...
  • Lori Richardson

    Lori Richardson

    Score More Sales
    Peabody, MA
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    I read with glee the posts that Bryn Johnson wrote about making time right on your calendar for sales time. See: Planning Your Calendar - Sales Time and Planning With Your Calendar - Sales Ti...
  • Bryn Johnson

    Bryn Johnson

    Savor Community Leader/ Bryn Johnson Consulting
    New York, NY
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    Client Time Tip: Remember when you blocked off Client Time on our calendars and you probably had some extra time set aside for the clients you want but do not have yet? Use that time to...
  • Bryn Johnson

    Bryn Johnson

    Savor Community Leader/ Bryn Johnson Consulting
    New York, NY
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      Do you currently set aside time on your calendar to talk to prospects? Do you have a connection strategy that includes a sales process? Do you avoid this time on your calendar ...
  • Bryn Johnson

    Bryn Johnson

    Savor Community Leader/ Bryn Johnson Consulting
    New York, NY
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    How do you currently use your calendar? What categories do you prioritize on your calendar? How often do you update them? Are there areas of your business where you feel you are just losing...
  • Bryn Johnson

    Bryn Johnson

    Savor Community Leader/ Bryn Johnson Consulting
    New York, NY
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    A little insight into Bryn. A little help with your 2012 planning. Classic Bryn. Always trying to do everything all at once. Cram as much into a day as possible. Bite off more that I can chew and ...
  • Julie Steelman

    Julie Steelman

    Sales & Business Bankability Mentor
    KAILUA KONA, HI
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      Here’s a question entrepreneurs ask me all the time: “What is the best way to compensate a sales person: salary or straight commission?” My answer is this: How often do y...
  • Julie Steelman

    Julie Steelman

    Sales & Business Bankability Mentor
    KAILUA KONA, HI
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    Does Your Business Add Up?

    September 7, 2011
    Can we talk a little math today?  It's important.  Too many businesses, either product or service based, still struggle with making a profit.  Not to mention, creating consistent ca...
  • Julie Steelman

    Julie Steelman

    Sales & Business Bankability Mentor
    KAILUA KONA, HI
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    Do You Hover?

    August 10, 2011
    Did you ever notice that some sales people in certain stores hover?  My husband and I were recently shopping for a specific piece of furniture.  When we entered the store, a woman said he...
  • Julie Steelman

    Julie Steelman

    Sales & Business Bankability Mentor
    KAILUA KONA, HI
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    I’m often asked if there is a magic pricing formula.  Sorry … there isn’t one.  However, I do have some opinions about pricing and how it should be set with an eye...
  • Julie Steelman

    Julie Steelman

    Sales & Business Bankability Mentor
    KAILUA KONA, HI
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    I heard a story about a woman who worked at the jewelry counter at Macy’s. She had nabbed a guy who was trying to purchase thousands of dollars of merchandise with a stolen credit card. Whe...
  • Lindsay Wilson

    Lindsay Wilson

    Social Media Heaven!
    Los Angeles, CA
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    If you statistically look at how many entrepreneurs make it over six figures, it is a little disheartening. However, in this new economy there are new ways to do it - ways with heart, that feel ...
  • Julie Steelman

    Julie Steelman

    Sales & Business Bankability Mentor
    KAILUA KONA, HI
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    Remember the UltraBrite toothpaste commercials? OK, I know some of my Savor sisters are a little too young to remember, but UltraBrite was toothpaste popular during the ‘70s and ‘80s....
  • Lindsay Wilson

    Lindsay Wilson

    Social Media Heaven!
    Los Angeles, CA
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    Is how to price confusing you? There's that feeling in our gut to go low in order to sell things and then there are voices that say it's all about mindset and you need to price high. One of th...
  • Lindsay Wilson

    Lindsay Wilson

    Social Media Heaven!
    Los Angeles, CA
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    *Long Sales Pages: Let’s be honest. None of us even read the entire thing. And when was the last time you bought something based on its unintimate clip art? The long sales page used to...
  • Lindsay Wilson

    Lindsay Wilson

    Social Media Heaven!
    Los Angeles, CA
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    I have found some of the most fascinating things in this new economy. One of which is that those who are in their true purpose are thriving. In actuality, the difficulty of this economic climate tr...
  • Julie Steelman

    Julie Steelman

    Sales & Business Bankability Mentor
    KAILUA KONA, HI
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    “Help! I’m spending time on the social web, but I’m not making any sales. What am I doing wrong?” Sound familiar? I think a lot of us have asked this very question. We&rsqu...
  • Julie Steelman

    Julie Steelman

    Sales & Business Bankability Mentor
    KAILUA KONA, HI
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    With so many new people adopting social media, there are tons of new competitors and new customers signing on every day. In addition, the "economic mindset" that is prevalent in today's business s...
  • Lindsay Wilson

    Lindsay Wilson

    Social Media Heaven!
    Los Angeles, CA
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    Angela asked last week for me to explain the new, profitable way to find out what products and services will sell. Here's how to get started! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl41vwPmWew
  • Lindsay Wilson

    Lindsay Wilson

    Social Media Heaven!
    Los Angeles, CA
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    I have so many clients who are totally struggling with money. Their expenses are bigger than their profits, and many times what it's about is hiding. We listen to the little voice in our head that ...
  • Julie Steelman

    Julie Steelman

    Sales & Business Bankability Mentor
    KAILUA KONA, HI
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    I am not sure who coined this phrase or why...  "Money Doesn't Grow On Trees" I was sitting in the lobby (back in the day) of Saatchi & Saatchi, Toyota's ad agency, waiting for a meeting...
  • Lindsay Wilson

    Lindsay Wilson

    Social Media Heaven!
    Los Angeles, CA
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    I've been working on my wedding vows lately, and wow is it overwhelming. First of all, if anyone sends me the poem where it says "you'll never be lonely again" I think I'll lose my mind. (Do people...
  • Julie Steelman

    Julie Steelman

    Sales & Business Bankability Mentor
    KAILUA KONA, HI
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    You are just about to close a sale and she says, “Well, I have to discuss it with my husband before I can move forward.”  Your shoulders droop and you think it’s over. ...
  • Lindsay Wilson

    Lindsay Wilson

    Social Media Heaven!
    Los Angeles, CA
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      I hope you were able to make my free class last night, and if not you can watch it at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/6657286! We covered Sales Strategy in Social Media. In the meantime, I...
  • Julie Steelman

    Julie Steelman

    Sales & Business Bankability Mentor
    KAILUA KONA, HI
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    I remember when I first started selling, I was petrified to talk to people and ask them for money.  I thought I was acting in a way that would have them not like me and I was walking head-on i...
  • Lindsay Wilson

    Lindsay Wilson

    Social Media Heaven!
    Los Angeles, CA
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    Who is Michael Gerber? Yes, he wrote the wildly successful book The E-Myth ("Most entrepreneurs fail because you are working IN your business rather than ON your business.") which sold 5 million ...
  • Julie Steelman

    Julie Steelman

    Sales & Business Bankability Mentor
    KAILUA KONA, HI
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    So you are crazy busy, right?  And, you spend a great deal of your time putting your message out using social media but you are not quite seeing the return you would expect given how much tim...
  • Lindsay Wilson

    Lindsay Wilson

    Social Media Heaven!
    Los Angeles, CA
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    First of all - Greetings!  I'm so excited to be here as your Social Media blogger. I know many of you have questions, and I would love if you send them to me and I'll gladly answer them in u...
  • Julie Steelman

    Julie Steelman

    Sales & Business Bankability Mentor
    KAILUA KONA, HI
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    Your quick pitch is your most poignant form of permission marketing.  It’s sole intention is to get the listener to say “tell me more”.When they do, you have just gained perm...
  • Julie Steelman

    Julie Steelman

    Sales & Business Bankability Mentor
    KAILUA KONA, HI
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    Selling is always about the customer.  Your job is to help them get to know you, to see if they can trust you, and understand how you can help solve their problem or enhance their life by usin...
  • Jennifer Tuma-Young

    Jennifer Tuma-Young

    Inspirista LifeStyle Design
    By the Beach, NJ
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    To me, “SELL” is a 4-letter word. Yes, at the end of the day, sales are critical to sustain any business.  But, when you just “sell” you sell yourself, your passion, an...
  • Karen Renzi

    Karen Renzi

    Beyondus, Inc.
    Youngstown, NY
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    Selling Ideas

    February 25, 2009
    Wow, I've missed STS. The last couple of weeks flew by and seem to have been filled with family calamities. My husband went to Italy to be there when his grandfather passed away, renewing my utter ...
  • Karen Renzi

    Karen Renzi

    Beyondus, Inc.
    Youngstown, NY
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    I can't believe I'm using a public website as a confessional for an embarrassing story, but here it goes. (And somehow this is easier than confessing to my husband/partner!) Anyway, let this serve...
  • Stephanie Cion

    Stephanie Cion

    wellalarm inc
    new york city, NY
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    Does PR Lead to Sales?

    January 11, 2009
    As an entrepreneur and CEO of a small,  growing company - resource allocation is HUGE issue. One question that has come up repeatedly in the past several months when speaking to fellow entrepr...
  • Romy Taormina

    Romy Taormina

    Psi Bands
    Pacific Grove, CA
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    After a 2-day “adventurous” travel experience across the country (I was traveling during the holidays during snow storms), we landed an important online retailer account and have a chan...
  • Karen Renzi

    Karen Renzi

    Beyondus, Inc.
    Youngstown, NY
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    I don't know what's in the air this past week. People must finally be starting to focus on marketing again now that back-to-school is over. Anyway, we've been getting a bunch of inquiries through o...