Asking for the Referral

by | Apr 27, 2010 | Blog

My sales coach, Joe Marr, has a great system for asking for referrals, called CAPS. The general idea is that you focus on some particular aspect of your target market which, when specified, is sufficient to trigger a listener’s associative memory. Asking...

Track the Origins

by | Apr 26, 2010 | Blog

If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you know how much I am a fan of metrics. I track calls made, notes sent, events attended, etc, etc, etc. As far as I’m concerned, those things that get measured, get improved. In particular I try to...

Put on Your Own Mask First

by | Apr 25, 2010 | Blog

We are all familiar with the airline instructions about what to do if the oxygen masks should suddenly pop out due to cabin depressurization. If you are with your child, you put on your own mask first, then assist them. The general idea is that you can’t take...

How Equal?

by | Apr 24, 2010 | Blog

Bob Burg has a series of posts over on his blog about the old saying “All things being equal, people will do business with, or refer business to, people they know like and trust.” The general consensus is that the “equal” part is the tricky...

Pick Up That Hammer, Part 2

by | Apr 23, 2010 | Blog

Yesterday, I wrote about the idea that joining a networking group and expecting that to start your phone ringing is akin to buying a hammer and expecting it to build a house for you. In both cases, you have to be the motivating force to achieve the desired outcome....
Greg Peters
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