30-second value-proposition. What is it? How does it work? Can you do it? Yes—three tips.

What is it? – It’s the 30-second value-proposition that creates a suspicion-of-value in the mind of the person with whom you’re talking. It creates enough curiosity that they ask to know more. Once a person has asked for more information you’ve progressed from a pitch to...

Want to be successfully visible? Great salespeople do three things.

VISABILITY – Being seen in the right way, by the right people, at the right time....

Customer Relationships: Being Dressed Down Can Dress You Up

No matter the strength of customer relationships, there will always be times when decision-makers are uncomfortable or unhappy about how things are going. Their unhappiness can be specific or just general discomfort. Sometimes, they just need to vent....

Feed homeless children by buying children’s music

This is a departure from The Five Abilities® but it’s very important to all of us. You can help homeless families have a warm holiday by buying children’s music....

Be sales-ready – Use these five checkpoints

In late January, I will be launching a book called Winning Lifelong Customers using The Five Abilities®. The book launch coincides with a demand generation push for The Five Abilities LLC. We’ll be updating our website, social media, consulting materials, and we’ll use The Five...

Relationship, Service and Support – Culture of Success

As I write this, the media is covering the train crash in New Jersey. The governors of New York and New Jersey spoke about the horrifying news, and they also praised civilians who worked shoulder to shoulder with first responders to serve by helping the...

Top 50 must-read blogs on Consultative Selling – The Five Abilities(R) in for the third straight year

The Five Abilities® makes the list of Top 50 must-read blogs on Consultative Selling for the third consecutive year....

Winning Lifelong Customers with The Five Abilities
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