by Dave Kahle | Mar 3, 2020 | Sell Better
This is one of those pieces of conventional wisdom that no one seems to question: “It’s good to be passionate about your product.” Like so many of these conventional myths that ingrain themselves into our psyche, this one has the potential for frustrating countless...
by Dave Kahle | Jan 20, 2020 | Lead Better, Manage Better, Sell Better
There is not a salesperson in existence who hasn’t repeatedly heard of the need to “close the sale.” Every new sales manager must view the process of encouraging his/her sales force to “close the sale” as an initiation into the profession. If you’re going to be a...
by Dave Kahle | Dec 24, 2019 | Sell Better
Q. I’m new to sales and to business in general. I don’t want to make a “manners” or “etiquette” mistake that could cause problems. Are there any special rules for business etiquette that I should know about? A. That’s a question that I have rarely heard. But, good...
by Dave Kahle | Dec 19, 2019 | Lead Better, Manage Better, Sell Better
There is probably no one area of your business that is more important for you to prioritize than your customers and prospects. Fortunately, it’s also the area of your job that will make the biggest impact on your performance. From my personal experience as a...
by Dave Kahle | Dec 10, 2019 | Lead Better, Manage Better, Sell Better
How can failure be good? Remember John Delorean? He was the superstar General Motors executive who started the Delorean Motor Company. When the company began to falter, he was arrested and charged with complicity in a drug deal that some speculated was an attempt to...
by Dave Kahle | Nov 19, 2019 | Manage Better, Sell Better
When I was 18 years old, I got a summer job working for a company then called Jewel Tea, whose business was selling groceries, housewares and kids clothing to housewives on a route. I was hired to work the routes for the vacationing sales people who owned the route....
