All Posts Tagged With: "sales"
Dumb and Dumber: What are My Chances?
In sales and marketing, maintaining an honest and confident posture is critical. Selling or prospecting from a posture of neediness or desperation is a turn-off.
None of us enjoy walking past five desperate salesmen loitering outside the doors of a car lot awaiting their next victim. You are the prey and at any moment you will [...]
Tribes: Take Me to Your Leader
According to Seth Godin: A tribe consists of like-minded individuals connected to an idea. They have active members but membership is voluntary. Tribes are not created by converting people. They are not closed off or Isolated. Members of the tribe aren’t blind Sheep, they are evangelists. Tribes don’t necessarily do [...]
9Jul2009 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying!
In the fictional movie, The Shawshank Redemption, a must see for every student of success, the main character Andy never gave up his dream of freedom. Even in the midst of the worst circumstances while serving a life sentence, convicted of a crime he did not commit, Andy had hope.
31Mar2009 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
Network Marketing: Is it a Scam?
Scam is a thrown loosely about in reference to the MLM industry, especially among those who are disappointed with their experience. You can hardly blame them with all the hype in this industry, but most people fail because they quit, then they call it a scam. The fact is, most people fail at a lot [...]
8Mar2009 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
Is Your Brand Bland? Here’s Some Food For Thought
I live in Seattle, home of Nordstrom, a 109 year old company that built a reputation of exceptional customer service. The Nordstrom name has become synonymous with customer service and over the years, a retail pace setter.
24Feb2009 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
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