All posts in My Thoughts

  • The Gum Ball Theorem
    February 26, 2008, No comments

    The gum ball theorem is the premise that you should stick to your guns. In sales it is easy to get discouraged when you’re having a bad day. It’s easy ...

  • Roulette
    February 26, 2008, No comments

    What a week it has been! Yesterday was my first day back from Las Vegas and I’m still jet lagged! Would you believe that in all my travels around the ...

  • Overcoming Sales Objections
    February 18, 2008, No comments

    There is no generic rebuttal for all objections but there are key phrases that should always be used when rebutting an objection. The main thing to remember is that an ...

  • The best product to sell.
    February 16, 2008, No comments

    I could be blind folded, forced into a helicopter and flown anywhere in the USA then dropped off in a random location. Rest assured that as long as there is ...

  • Increase Your Sales
    February 13, 2008, No comments

    How do I make more sales Omar? If that isn’t the most common question I’m asked then I don’t know what is! There are many different reasons for under-performance. Each ...

  • Build An Ebay Fortune
    February 13, 2008, No comments

    Lots of people want to run their own Ebay business. One of the things that I have discoverred is the simplicity of making money through ebay. Most people only scratch ...

  • Close The Sale
    February 13, 2008, No comments

    A.B.C. = Always Be Closing . . . So often I see marketers and sales professionals making this mistake… they forget to close the deal! If you don’t ask for ...

  • Attitude is everything.
    February 13, 2008, No comments

    I just spoke at a seminar for sales managers and the topic of recruiting came up. In todays economy, finding the right type of person for sales is no simple ...

  • The Strategic Pause.
    February 13, 2008, No comments

    I often get asked “What is the most important thing I can say to close the sale?” My answer is usually the same. “Nothing.” All to often a sales person ...

  • Know Your Target Market
    February 10, 2008, No comments

    Buyers come in all shapes, colors and ages. A big mistake often made by marketers and sales people around the world is they try to target a specific type of ...

  • The Entrepreneur Predator
    February 10, 2008, No comments

    I think any marketer that has ever done business on the internet has fallen victim at one time to a business opportunity that over promised and under delivered. By nature ...

  • Missing Your Goals?
    February 10, 2008, No comments

    The psyche of a marketer and sales professional is very unique. We all possess some very common characteristics. We tend to be dreamers, over achievers, self motivated entrepreneurs. But these ...

  • Are you afraid to sell?
    February 7, 2008, No comments

    A well respected financial journal recently published the results of a national survey they conducted in America. The survey was conducted using various control groups in different parts of the ...

  • To build or not to build.
    February 7, 2008, No comments

    I remember back when modems were a table top device that you put your telephone receiver into. First you would have to call your friend and ask him to get ...

  • Welcome to my blog!
    February 6, 2008, No comments

    Yes! It’s finally here! My blog will surely replace prime time television in at least 80% of American house holds. I plan to submit content daily so please visit often ...