by Joe Harrison | Sep 16, 2021 | Communication, Sales, Sales Relationships, Success
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...
by Joe Harrison | Sep 1, 2021 | eLearning, Motivation, Movitvation, Networking, P1 Learning, Sales Relationships
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...
by Joe Harrison | Jul 21, 2021 | Communication, Digital Sales, Networking, Sales Relationships
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...
by Joe Harrison | May 18, 2021 | Sales, Sales Cycle, Sales Relationships, Selling
It’s really quite simple… people need to purchase both goods and services to help run their own businesses. So why do our customers and/or potential customers hesitate to buy from us? On the flip side for our own businesses to survive we need to sell our...
by Joe Harrison | Apr 7, 2021 | Communication, Sales, Sales Relationships, Selling, Success
The way we conduct business has changed. We went from being out and about within our community to doing business remotely via Zoom (and in some cases, still in our pajamas). This isn’t anything that you haven’t heard, but what’s important to...
by Joe Harrison | Oct 7, 2020 | Closing the Sale, Customer Needs Analysis, Sales, Sales Cycle, Sales Relationships, Selling, Success
Oh, it’s the delightful time of the year when many advertising contracts are due for renewal. Listen, everyone knows that retaining existing customers is more cost-effective than finding new ones. In fact, the White House Office of Consumer Affairs says it costs...