by Joe Harrison | Aug 24, 2020 | COVID-19, Innovation, Motivation, Sales, Sales Relationships, Selling, Small Business, Workplace
According to a recent article from the Washington Post, more than 100,000 small businesses have closed their doors forever this year, and sadly, that number is still on the rise. This is scary numbers that keep small businesses up at night, but those who remain...
by Joe Harrison | Apr 9, 2020 | Advertising In A Down Economy, Selling, Small Business, Work Performance
According to the SBA (Small Business Administration), the US has 30.2 million small businesses that make up 47.5% of today’s workforce. Impressive! But for many of these business owners, the last several weeks have been a roller coaster of emotions… and I...
by Joe Harrison | Mar 4, 2020 | Communication, Customer Service, Networking, Sales, Sales Relationships, Selling
Ah, prospecting. No, we’re not in the old west panning for gold in California… although, there is a case for sifting through rock and mud to find a few flakes of gold, right!? Instead, we’re talking about prospecting for potential clients. For those...
by Joe Harrison | Dec 4, 2019 | Broadcast, Media, Sales, Selling
Jennifer Lane heads up our marketing team at P1 Learning, and she does a terrific job of creating timely topics for our social media efforts. Late last week, she sent me an email regarding “the perfect topic” for our final message of the year. I was expecting to spend...
by Joe Harrison | Sep 25, 2019 | Goal Management, Movitvation, Performance, Sales, Sales Relationships, Selling, Success
Growing up, we all played the game “make-believe”. You know what I’m talking about… the ability to fly, to be invisible, have x-ray vision, etc. In short, we were able to be someone or something that we wish we could be. However, as we grew...
by Joe Harrison | Feb 20, 2019 | Curriculum, Employee Training, Note Taking, Online Training, P1 Learning, P1 Plus, Retaining Employees, Sales Training, Selling, Training
Onboarding is one of the most important things a company can do to ensure their recent hire feels confident in their new job. Sadly, this process is not being done correctly at most companies, and one of the main reasons is because they don’t understand...