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The Wisdom of the Gatekeeper 2 comments

kdsasser wrote 3 months ago: One of the daily challenges for any sales warrior is trying to manage the position of the gatekeeper … more »

Tags: Sales Strategies, Nature of the Beast, Business Humor, Gate Keeper, Michele Doucette

The World Will Be a Better Place if We All Watch This Video3 comments

kdsasser wrote 4 months ago: … more »

Tags: Sales Strategies, Powerpoint Best Practices

So Really, What Lesson Can We Learn from a $5,000 Escort?

kdsasser wrote 4 months ago: As we all watched Elliott Spitzer’s political career come to a premature, and very abrupt, end … more »

Tags: Life Lessons, Sales Strategies, Business Humor, Solution Selling, Elliott Spitzer

The Rolodex Myth - Part II

kdsasser wrote 4 months ago: The collective groan was almost audible when our SVP announced that he had filled our vacant Sales D … more »

Tags: Schmuck Factor, Management, Sales Strategies, Business Humor, guy kawasaki, Rolodex Myth, Switching Jobs in the Same Industry

I'm a Loser Baby, So Why Don't You Kill Me?

kdsasser wrote 4 months ago: In case you are wondering, our title is part of the chorus from Beck’s “Loser“. Fi … more »

Tags: Schmuck Factor, Sales Strategies, The Legend of Don, Beck's Loser, Sales Close Rate, tony byrne, www.cmswatch.com

The Wrath of the GateKeeper

kdsasser wrote 6 months ago: “Gentlemen, before people start filing in for your presentation, I just wanted to let you know … more »

Tags: Life Lessons, Schmuck Factor, Sales Strategies, Nature of the Beast, Dealing with Unsupportive Gate Keepers

Great Sales Sin - Brutal "Honesty" 1 comment

kdsasser wrote 6 months ago: A few weeks ago, my wife bought home a box of those meals from one of those weight loss systems. … more »

Tags: Life Lessons

How the Sales Gods Let You Know it is Time to Change Jobs1 comment

kdsasser wrote 6 months ago: As 2007 comes to a close and we are busy giving those great year end deals and planning our Presiden … more »

Tags: Life Lessons, Schmuck Factor, Management, Top Ten Lists, Nature of the Beast, Signs its Time to Change Jobs, Skin in the Game

For Those About to Powerpoint, We Salute You

kdsasser wrote 7 months ago: When we posted our question on www.linkedin.com about the worst sales cliche’s, we received a … more »

Tags: Sales Strategies, Nature of the Beast, Famous last words of a Sales Guy, guy kawasaki, 10/20/30 Rule, sales presentation, Powerpoint Best Practices

The Worst Sales Cliche's2 comments

kdsasser wrote 7 months ago: Sung to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” On the first day of Christmas, my sal … more »

Tags: Sales Strategies, Top Ten Lists, Top Ten List, Sales Cliche's

Great Sales Sins - Opera Singer Syndrome

kdsasser wrote 8 months ago: When I go to my dentist, I wear an Ipod. For the record, yes, I do consider myself clever for this i … more »

Tags: Business Humor, Sales Strategy, Opera Singer Syndrome

Great Sales Sins - The Eager Beaver1 comment

kdsasser wrote 8 months ago: Have you ever been in a relationship with someone who was just a wee bit too happy? Specifically, t … more »

Tags: Life Lessons, Schmuck Factor, Management, Sales Strategies, Nature of the Beast, Sales Strategy

Signs Your Sales Rep is a Moron

kdsasser wrote 8 months ago: Some sales-centric publications claim that 65% of sales people do not belong in sales. As a sales m … more »

Tags: Life Lessons, Management, Sales Strategies, Schmuck Factor, Top Ten Lists, Bad Sales Practices, Management Lessons

What Not to Wear2 comments

kdsasser wrote 9 months ago: Back in my Federal Days, my team received the opportunity to work on a project with the Executive Of … more »

Tags: Schmuck Factor, Sales Strategies, Appropriate Dress for Business Meetings

Knife at a Gun Fight

kdsasser wrote 9 months ago: Competitive intelligence can help you position your solution on higher ground if used properly, but … more »

Tags: Schmuck Factor, Sales Strategies, The Legend of Don, Sales Strategy

Great Sales Sins - Trashing Your Competition

kdsasser wrote 9 months ago: “Hi Bob, have you tried “natural” male enhancement? I saw the commercial on TV la … more »

Tags: Sales Strategies, Sales Strategy, Trashing Competition

The Best (and Worst) Goodbye Email Ever5 comments

kdsasser wrote 9 months ago: You know how when coworkers leave they typically send out that sweet, gushy, goodbye email with a to … more »

Tags: Life Lessons, Management, Schmuck Factor, The Legend of Don, Business Humor, Goodbye Email, Management Lessons, The Best (and Worst) Goodbye Email Ever

Great Sales Sins - Spaghetti Selling

kdsasser wrote 9 months ago: Spaghetti Selling Spaghetti Selling is one of the reasons that former programmers make lousy softwar … more »

Tags: Schmuck Factor, Management, Sales Strategy, Spaghetti Selling

Whats in a Name?

kdsasser wrote 11 months ago: The post below was forwarded to me in response to a question posted on linkedin.com. After initiall … more »

Tags: Schmuck Factor, Forgetting Client's Name


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