Sales POP! is your shortcut to sales, marketing and leadership excellence, offering short, insightful episodes with top global thought leaders, hosted by John Golden.
Being a salesperson, or should we say a successful salesperson, is no easy task. In fact, being a salesperson can be one of the most challenging jobs because it requires tact in all aspects of the jo…
Mindfulness is not just one thing, just like having good health isn’t just about one thing. Being healthful involves eating right, getting enough sleep, proper hygiene, and a variety of other things.…
The art of persuasion is a big thing, especially for salespeople. It’s a pivotal part of being successful. Learning to be more persuasive in sales leads to more revenue generation, and allows the sal…
Sales and marketing alignment has become an insurmountable issue in the sales world. Attempts to unite these two entities has gone on for years, and yet there still hasn’t been a concrete solution. W…
Do small things really make a big difference? Entrepreneur Kenton Lee is proof that a tiny idea can tackle massive things. Through his project The Shoe That Grows, he found a solution to a particular…
Mediocrity, in many ways, has become the new norm in business as we’ve lowered standards, and been overcome by a more casual culture. These tendencies, however, can be detrimental to success. Stickin…
Patrick Renvoise’s new book, The Persuasion Code: How Neuromarketing Can Help You Persuade Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime, was just released. It’s been 16 years since Patrick Renvoise published his first …
The benefit of consistency in sales is very simple. We know that consistent sales activities produce consistent sales results. Random sales activities produce random sales results. Many salespeople u…
Bob Miglani is an expert on how to embrace the chaos. He came to America from India as a child. His family opened a Dairy Queen, where he learned that if you work hard, everything will take care of i…
Million Dollar Sales Questions can be used to connect, direct, and sell more effectively. Julie Holmes discusses how to ask the best sales questions in this expert sales interview with John Golden.
“While it may not occur to us on a daily basis, there is a widespread cultural tendency toward quick decisions and quick action. This pattern has resulted in many of society’s greatest successes, but…
You have a busy day planned. Your to-do list is filled with important activities that will take you the rest of the day. You sit down at your desk and prepare to start knocking things off the list. B…
Our life is our own creating. And yet, many do not embrace overcoming obstacles very well. Much of life may feel like an objective truth, or an external reality that is beyond our control, but overco…
Risk taking and decision making are key parts in the context of selling and sales. The goal for everyone is to make the best decisions and right decisions to get where you want to go, as quickly and …
The way that consumers interact with marketing advances has changed in the last few years. One of the primary goals of the sales and marketing teams are to find new prospects and convert them into cu…
We all face disasters in life. Sometimes when people have disasters, they don’t embrace it as an opportunity. They don’t move forward, and they let the disaster negatively define the rest of their li…
Accountability in sales is crucial, yet it’s often neglected. We’re all great at finding excuses. We can always find outside forces to back up our struggles. But who do excuses ultimately serve? In t…
95% of business don’t know what their competitive advantage is. This shocking statistic means that the vast majorities of companies are not promoting and utilizing their top skill sets that customers…
No matter the discipline, you want to be effective. If what you're doing isn't effective, or moving you closer to your ultimate goal, there's absolutely no reason to continue doing it. The struggle f…
If you ask most people about the core values of the company that they currently work for, they either don’t know the core values. Or, if they do know them, they aren’t integrated succinctly into the …