Every Presentation Should Tell a Story

Having sat though many mind-numbing presentations, I found this post by Geoffrey James spot-on. If you want to see his original post, click here.

Want to know how powerful story-telling really is. Check out the top-selling author and management guru, Tom Peters here.

According to the latest neuroscience, the normal, non-autistic, human brain organizes EVERYTHING into stories, [more...]

What to Do When the Sale Stalls

Loved this post over at RainToday.com.  You can go to the original article here. We thank Andrew for giving us permission to use his article. His contact info is below.

A lot of experienced salespeople call this the “happy ears” problem. The salesrep wants a deal so badly, he hears only what he wants to hear. [more...]

Forrester Confirms Continuing B2B Sales and Marketing Alignment Gap

Why can’t you sales guys get along with the marketing folks?
(by Bob Apollo of Inflexion-Point. You can read the original post here.)

Forrester’s latest research “B2B Sales and Marketing Alignment Starts with the Customer” confirms the dysfunctional and damaging gap that still exists between sales and marketing in the vast majority of B2B organisations.

Fewer [more...]

5 Simple Ways to Open Your Blog Post With a Bang

Blogging is a superb way to demonstrate thought leadership

Brian Clark of CopyBlogger penned this awesome post and I felt I had to share it with our readers. A blog is a critical part of B2B lead generation, so it is a great way to engage prospective sales leads. Even sales can use great blog articles as introductions [more...]

The Transition to a Better Economy Has Some Potholes

Guest post by Kevin Temple of Enterprise-Selling. A special post just for the B2B Sales Lounge. Thanks, Kevin.

There are many signs that the economy is turning for the better; the Dow Jones index is at a three year high, consumer spending is also at a three year high and from my own perspective, my entire [more...]

Our All-Star Team of Sales Experts

Helping You by Bringing You the Best in Sales

We’d like to take a moment and recognize the great sales talent who have contributed to the B2B Sales Lounge. It’s a Who’s Who of Sales.

Miles Austin, Fill the Funnel
Jill Konrath, Selling to Big Companies
Kevin Temple, Enterprise Selling
Kelley Robertson, Fearless Selling
Ron Carr, Karr Associates
Geoffrey James, Sales Machine, [more...]

Don't Wait – Pull The Trigger!

Guest post by Tibor Shanto. Bio at end.

Sales like many things in life, is series of actions and reactions.  The job of a sales professional is to limit the variability of reactions by

Tibor Shanto

buyer to actions they set in motion; to initiate those actions that will facilitate the buyer’s buying process, and continually moving [more...]

The Invisible Sales Rep

I found this post at Miles Austin’s great blog Fill the Funnel. To read the original post, please visit: The Invisible Sales Rep. We thank Miles for giving us permission to reuse his great post.

This post was particularly interesting to me because of my online presence and the fact that 8 out of 10 buyers claim [more...]

Voice Mail Messages That Generate Callbacks: Tips from Business Development Expert Ron Karr

by Ron Karr (bio and contact info at end)

When you call customers or prospects do you leave a rambling, boring or informal message? Or even worse, do you simply hang up if they do not answer?

“Maybe that’s why these people (and maybe even some of your friends!) don’t call you back,” says Ron Karr, business [more...]

Leading and Managing Sales During a Recession

Kevin Temple of Enterprise Selling is a good friend of the B2B Sales Lounge. With the recent difficulties in the selling environment, we thought this article would be timely and helpful. If your interest lies in improving the flow of quality sales leads, check out iSell and our other blog, Fearless Competitor.

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The Phoenix Effect

Looking back [more...]