Innovation road

Big sales and marketing innovations coming in 2019

Recently, LinkedIn asked me (since “you’ve been posting some great stuff on LinkedIn” – wow, pretty cool!) what trends I see for 2019. My answer: MORE Strategy-level: MORE mobile, digital, social and more data-driven and customer-centric decision-making and experimentation with innovations like AI and AR. Tactics: MORE social selling. I get so many spam calls, Read more about Big sales and marketing innovations coming in 2019[…]

What’s really important in business (and in life)

“I failed,” I thought. “I missed the sales goal I set for this year.” (goal was 100% increase YOY, we hit 89%). But then I remembered why I started this company:  To spend more time with my family  To work with a variety of exciting clients  To HELP people, especially non-profits. So, I looked back Read more about What’s really important in business (and in life)[…]

Advanced search is not gone in the new LinkedIn interface!

Since the launch of the new LinkedIn user interface, users have lamented that the Advanced Search is gone, it only exists in Sales Navigator now, and you have to pay for it. I was upgraded to the new user interface last night, and I noticed something interesting: Advanced search isn’t gone. The “Advanced” button that Read more about Advanced search is not gone in the new LinkedIn interface![…]

Here’s why you missed your sales goal this year (and how to make it next year)

  Recently, I spoke with a friend of mine who is an insurance salesman. He predominately sells life insurance and property and casualty insurance. When we talked at a local bar, he confided in me that for the first time since the financial crisis in 2008, he is not going to hit his sales goal. Read more about Here’s why you missed your sales goal this year (and how to make it next year)[…]