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How to Send A Cold Email
I’m going to say it — prospecting sucks. The thought of picking up the phone and reaching out into the unknown just feels all wrong. Think about it, throughout our childhood, we were told not to talk to strangers. “Stranger danger,” right!? Fast forward a few years...
Just Announced: Rising Above 3 | Jan. 26 & 27
We have some exciting news! On January 26th and 27th 2022, Derron Steenbergen and Speed Marriott will once again team up to bring you Rising Above | Accending to Greatness, a virtual sales & management media summit (risingabovesummit.com). With 98% of attendees...
It’s Renewal Season. Are You Prepared?
We all know in-person interactions with clients have been the best way to generate sales. In these meetings, you can read your client's body language, as well as respond to changes in their speech and behaviors. Being in-person is great because you create a bond that...
Attributes of a Great Salesperson
According to smallbizgenius.net, 55% of Americans believe they are capable of starting a business. However, 20% of those businesses fail within the first year, which is a lot. So, why does this happen? Many factors come into play, but, often, the individual did not...
Use Training To Help Your Clients
If you're like me, you get asked questions from clients during each interaction. Some can be personal such as “What did you think of that game last night?” Other questions can be very detail-oriented about business. At times, it might feel like clients believe you...
Ten-Minute Trainer: Top 5
Earlier this summer, P1 Learning's Speed Marriott and the Swagger Institute's Derron Steenbergen launched “Speed & Swagger: Ten-Minute Trainer,” a weekly video training series designed to educate and motivate media sellers and managers during these challenging...
New Training Tracks From P1 Learning!
We live in a society that is constantly growing and evolving. What are you doing to ensure that you are staying on top of the latest trends and topics for your career? Where do you start? You could go online to search for information but how do you know that what you...
First Impressions Are Everything
During one of my favorite podcasts, the host discussed how people don’t get a chance to make the first impression of themselves in person — in both sales and in dating. This is all increasingly done online, with the pandemic moving individuals to working remotely...
How to Recruit The Next Generation
We all know that attracting the next generation to a career in media sales is an ongoing challenge. But, how do you get individuals to want to come and work for you across all other industries? For the last three (3) years I have been overseeing the P1 Futures Program...