Warning – this post is mostly for the fellas. Fact is, most of us dudes need a lil’ coaching in…
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Empirical Selling – It’s All About the Numbers, Holmes.
People often have asked me whether getting an MBA helps you in the software sales profession. I can’t speak for…
5 Biblical Principles to a HUGE W-2 in Software Sales
I have been accused of being a “Bible-thumper” in my life, and if I’m honest, I am proud of that…
Fetch Boy, Fetch…Good Boy! You’re Makin Us Look Bad, Bro.
Ahhh…you’ve met the type. Maybe he’s got Napoleon complex, perhaps she’s surrounded by sexual predators and out to make you…
The Software Sales Graveyard…The Path to Funding.
I remember my first sales methodology training – a 2-day class with a sales czar instructor whose resume would embarrass…
Strategery. 3 Ways to Implement Strategy from Sun Tzu’s Art of War
I’m a big fan of The Art of War by Sun Tzu – specifically I think implementing these principles in…
10 Ways to Grow Your Deal – Number 4 Changed My Life
Good software sellers sell software. Great software sellers put a zero on the end of a deal. In my career,…
Are You a Kanye? Do’s and Don’ts Selling Software.
What a bozo…interrupts sweet Taylor Swift’s award and proceeds to make a fool of himself in front of millions. Ever…
Here Comes The Pitch…Swing on and Miss! FINALLY…a Top 10 Best Practice Template for Pitch Time.
I was talking to a friend the other day, and he happens to be a CIO of an $8B company. …
Sunday School Lesson. Don’t Let Success Author Your Calendar.
Sunday School review time – Remember King David? The dude is King of the largest and most power country in…
Wanna Sell Software? Do These Things on An Interview!
My first job out of college in 1997 was IBM – $31,500. I thought that was a ton of coin. …
Are Buyers Really Liars or Are You Just Lazy?
If I had a nickel for every time I heard the phrase, buyers are liars, you and I would both…
Are You Selling Software for the Money! What Motivates You?
I grew up in a trailer park and I remember the day I found out we were poor. I was…
The #1 Reason People Buy Software…Hint Hint…It Ain’t What You Been Taught
Was having a scotch the other day with a very well-known sales leader…the kinda dude that has had 10,000+ humans…
Life is a Game of Inches…
So…yeah. Another sales blog. What’s different about this one? For over 20 years, I’ve sold software, managed teams, made mistakes,…