Exploding Three Sales Myths

Exploding Three Sales Myths

I love to talk to salespeople who believe these sales three myths: The best product wins. Customers buy features. Always say yes and agree with the customer. The best products don’t always win. See Betamax from the 1990s, for example. A far superior product that...
What Prospects HATE about Your Industry?

What Prospects HATE about Your Industry?

When T-Mobile surveyed consumers about what they hated about the cellular phone industry, the overwhelming villain was contracting. By understanding what was hated, an opportunity developed for differentiation based on this keen insight. Do you know what prospects...
Show Your Mistakes

Show Your Mistakes

I’m a terrific cook. If you follow my Instagram or Facebook post, you’ll see some remarkable meals that are beautiful photographed like a photo spread in Food & Wine Magazine. I’m no Fanny Slater, but I do okay. I’m imaginative in the kitchen and understand...
Do You Own a Word?

Do You Own a Word?

Attracting the attention of your audience is only getting more difficult. With the hyper expansion of content, it isn’t easy getting noticed. Once a message is noticed and breaks through the clutter, do you own a word in the mind of your targets? What will the people...
Busting Marketing Myths about Your Brand

Busting Marketing Myths about Your Brand

Remember the old Rolling Stone campaign about perception versus reality? They busted several myths about their magazine with one image. The ad ran in AdAge, and other trade publications in 1970 were when Rolling Stone was getting started. The magazine wanted to...