Sales

'You Gotta Be In It To Win It'

Fauzia Burke | Posted 12.09.2009 | Books


Fauzia Burke

From many years of promoting books online, the one thing I know for sure is that each book has its own sales trajectory. Some start selling right out of the gate and reach great heights, others take the scenic route...

Porshe Sales Jump 18 Percent

AP | Posted 12.02.2009 | Business


NEW YORK - Porsche Cars North America Inc. said Tuesday that its November sales increased 18 percent compared to the same month last year on stronger ...

Information Assisted Selling: A New Way of Selling

Grant Cardone | Posted 11.18.2009 | Business


Grant Cardone

No one denies that the economy is different and that the customer has changed, so who would think that the way in which you sell them would not also have to change?

Black Friday Sales To Look Out For: Top 10 Finds

Switched | Chris Morris | Posted 11.10.2009 | Technology


Traditionally, Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving for the uninitiated) is when retailers truly slash prices. Early birds can shave hundreds, if ...

Overthinking to Stinking: The Dangers of Overly Complicated Marketing

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business


Sarah O'Leary

A unique marketing idea is like a rock on the side of a riverbank. It has flat spots and rough spots and points and dips and crags and a host of things that make it different from the rest.

If You Want Sales, Don't Discount Marketing

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business


Sarah O'Leary

You don't need to be an economic scholar to understand the basics of supply and demand. If a consumer product falls in the retail forest and no one cares, the register won't make a sound.

Is Your Mother-In-Law Smart Enough to Be Manipulative?

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


Lisa Earle McLeod

Your boss or mother-in-law may be a Machiavellian genius. But it's more likely that their annoying commentary is their own unconscious brain chatter, not a well-crafted strategy to mess with your mind.

Six Pixels of Clarity

Hugh McGuire | Posted 11.08.2009 | Books


Hugh McGuire

Mitchell Joel's Six Pixels of Separation is written as the story of a business owner and entrepreneur, and not as a pundit.

Never Pay Full Price (or Go to the Mall) Again--We Show You How

Michelle Madhok | Posted 10.18.2009 | Style


Michelle Madhok

Here's our quick guide to sites to bookmark, clubs to join, sale alerts you shouldn't miss, and more.

Morgan Stanley On Hiring Spree

thestreet.com | Posted 09.21.2009 | Business


Morgan Stanley (MS Quote) is planning to hire as many as 400 traders and sales people, according to a report, as the firm moves to compete better with...

The Biochemistry of Sales

Rick Foster | Posted 09.21.2009 | Business


Rick Foster

Any seasoned salesperson will describe a sales-positive customer in the following terms: relaxed, focused, high-trust, happy. The question is, can salespeople consciously create these biochemically-induced states?

Let's Face It -- We're Brandwashed.

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 08.14.2009 | Media


Sarah O'Leary

Consumers are the most important consideration in a marketing cycle, and they don't spend hours wondering if their yogurt is "perky yet confident," and "not afraid to share its opinion."

Free and The Search for Economic Innovation

Don McNay | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business


Don McNay

As we look at life after the financial crisis, we need to turn traditional thinking on its head. Picking up a copy of Chris Anderson's Free is a good place to start.

Are You Cut Out To Be Self Employed?

Don McNay | Posted 09.10.2009 | Business


Don McNay

Before a person decides on self employment, they need to figure out how important five o' clock is in their lives.

Blame, the Energy That Makes Slaves

Grant Cardone | Posted 09.07.2009 | Business


Grant Cardone

If you want to rebuild your business, put all your attention on selling and servicing your clients -- and quit blaming your clients, the banks the economy and the government.

You're Spending Too Much On Advertising

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 08.05.2009 | Business


Sarah O'Leary

Thanks in part to shareholders and investors and a shrinking economy, smart marketing spends are more important than ever.

R.I.P. Gatorade (1965-2009): A Senseless Marketing Tragedy

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 08.04.2009 | Business


Sarah O'Leary

In an industry where experts have evangelized "brand equity" since the dawn of the ad man, the loss of Gatorade falls well outside of logic.

Economy is Problematic, Not the Problem

Grant Cardone | Posted 09.03.2009 | Business


Grant Cardone

The problem today is that those that make up the economy lack the skill set, determination, work ethic, creativity and willingness to do whatever it takes to resolve the problems of the market.

Men Are in Marketing, Women Are at Retail

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business


Sarah O'Leary

If you want to sell more to the female population, it makes common sense to place women in agency and corporate management positions where they can make the final marketing decision.

Consumer Confidence Will Be Restored When Abilities Are!

Grant Cardone | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business


Grant Cardone

We became too reliant and dependent upon others for our false sense of security. The institutions we relied on for easy credit and cheap financing have left us for this new reality.

Colorado Car Sales Decline Greater Than National Average

Denver Business Journal | Mark Harden | Posted 08.27.2009 | Denver


New car sales in Colorado are down 41.4 percent through the first half of the year from the same period of 2008, a steeper sales decline than the nati...

Emails and Texting are Killing Your Business

Grant Cardone | Posted 08.01.2009 | Business


Grant Cardone

People are becoming overly reliant and falsely dependent upon emails, texting and the internet as a primary means of communicating.

5 Points on Selling Without Selling Your Soul

Tim Berry | Posted 07.26.2009 | Business


Tim Berry

Your credibility, which is inseparable from your integrity, is the key to long-term relationships.

How To Live On $0 A Day: There Must Be Something Left You Can Sell

Lesley Stern | Posted 07.03.2009 | Comedy


Lesley Stern

You probably think you've already sold everything you own that had any financial value. But chances are, you've still got a few possessions that you can really cash in on if you auction them off on eBay.

Quitting the "No One Responds to My Offer" Club

Mark Silver | Posted 06.14.2009 | Business


Mark Silver

Your offer can probably solve multiple problems but in order not to overwhelm and bore people, pick the one biggest problem and focus on it as you write. Bored Readers Don't Buy.