Blogs & Learning Insights
Note Taking
One of the hardest tasks that I personally have is when I'm in a room with creative people that think fast and abstract. As designated "note keeper" trying to jot down tasks and stay within our planned agenda is virtually impossible. So what do I do? I adapt. First,...
Back to the … basics
Ah! It’s October and fall is officially in the air. The leaves are changing, we’ve all experienced that first chilled morning, the kids are purchasing their Halloween costumes, and we’re stressfully indoors freaking out because … it’s budgeting season. Yes, it’s that...
P1 Learning to attend KAB Convention
P1 Learning's COO will be in Manhattan, KS this week to speak at the 2013 Kansas Association of Broadcasters Convention. If your in the neighborhood I'm sure the KAB would be delighted to have you. To register for the KAB Convention click here.
Halloween Holiday Spending
This past weekend was the annual pumpkin patch visit at our house. After a 30-minute drive, parking about a half mile away from the farm, standing in line to purchase hot apple cider donuts, a jug of cider, and well beyond my share of pumpkins, I couldn't help...
Creativity in the Workspace
In a time where innovation is critical, what are you doing to standout above the rest? What makes you different and why should someone do business with you a opposed to your competition? Check out this short article written by Rebecca Hiscott from Mashable.com on...
Learn to Speak Retail
RPM, otherwise known as Retail Profitability Model, will teach you how to view marketing through your customer’s eyes. Our partners, ej4, work with some of the nation’s premier blue chip accounts, such as Pepsi, Smucker's, and Dr. Pepper...
No, But, If™
As sellers, we are conditioned to say "yes" when our customer wants something. But two bad things can happen... 1. We give away the store. 2. We get nothing in return. We are conditioned to say “yes”. Stop customer nibbling, and the resulting erosion of...
Radio Show: OnDemand Video
Our friends from the NAB/RAB Radio Show just posted Speed Marriott's segment, Closing the Sale. Feel free to view the entire segment below featuring Pam Lontos's Addressing Objections, or skip ahead to Speed's segment which starts at 12:25. Thanks again to all of...
Cross Training
Cross training. What comes to mind? Football players, olympians... basically athlete’s, right? But cross training doesn't necessarily have to relate to a sport. Although, we all joke in the media industry that we've become a contact sport. Cross training is a...