by stevengconnelly@aol.com | Apr 15, 2017 | Business
In business today it is a much more competitive market to sell products or services due to a broad range of resources available to utilize in the sales funnel. New services developed within the internet as well as social media have given the average person the ability to “sit home” and market a service and product while keeping a full time job, this includes leveraging tools which only a few years ago were not available to most businesses. The average consumer is aware of new methodologies that can lead them away from a product or service they like or feel comfortable with. This can develop into a lack of trust in the service or product for the consumer. Not that long ago the internet did not exist the selling process was done through either a phone call or direct communication with people. You were able to speak to a sales person which developed a level of trust, once established you were able to ask questions and get a response needed to make a decision to buy. That salesperson would carefully listen to your questions and would figure out how to match you up with the proper service or product. That’s not to say sales is not conducted in a similar matter today, in some cases it is, however if shopping on line it can be much different. You need to know what you want and select from choices, without the assistance of a live person (some online companies do offer live help) which can be a challenge if you need an immediate answer to a question. Online or in...
by stevengconnelly@aol.com | Oct 28, 2016 | Business
If your one of those people who is “always on” trying to achieve more and ahead in your business or career, only to find yourself at the end of the day no further ahead than when the day started…You might want to take a minute and refine your current approach. Don’t get discouraged, there are millions of people who have the same daily challenges. When I first started in business I believed that I could get more work done by extending my day, even if it meant working nights and weekends. Sound familiar ?? Truth is successful people commit as much time to all areas of life as they do to their business. Their focus is always on the goals which they desire to achieve, so is the focus on all areas of life ! When I implemented that strategy in my daily focus my whole life began to change. Begin by identifying what is important. “Where your focus goes energy flows.” Be aware of the people around you, I found it helpful to share my expectations with the people on my team, which helped them to understand where I was going everyday. On of my favorite things to do is going for a walk with my dogs, yet if I never told my team I needed 30 minutes a day with no phone call how would they know? Maybe you want to go to the gym, spend time with the family, go for a walk, a day off, a vacation? let your team know what you need, no-phone calls, no-emails, no-text messages, or any other form of communication...
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