Using Competitors for Fun & Profit

Excerpted from the book on mindful business management, Business Black Belt. Look around for the sucker. If you can’t recognize him, it’s probably you. ~ Poker player’s adage Believe it or not, competition can actually improve your business. I analyze my advertising results because I invest a lot of money and I want to know…

Sell to Those Who Influence Your Customers

Excerpted from the book on mindful business management, Business Black Belt. The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble. ~ Blaise Pascal, French mathematician & religious writer It’s crucial that industry experts endorse you, your company, and your product or service — remember to include a…

Selling for a Change

Excerpted from the book on mindful business management, Business Black Belt. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink… Try salting the oats. ~ Anonymous Selling is often not just convincing someone to buy your product or service but to change what they already have or what they are doing…

Selling 3.0

Excerpted from the book on mindful business management, Business Black Belt. What if your customers already want to buy? Your job then, as a good salesperson, is to engineer the deal. Sales techniques we learned in the past are appalling and ineffective, yet many are still in use — let’s revisit the sales process to…