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Words & Tone Do Matter

Remember your favorite teacher, coach, mentor, or advisor who had a large impact? What was it about the conversation that inspired and/or moved you in a positive direction? Now, turn your memories upside down and…
Ilsa Mendoza-Jackson
September 13, 2022
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Back to Basics

2021 is a year of possibility, but sales leaders must harness the energy and focus of their people to maximize their results. While this may appear overly simplistic, there are four components that are GUARANTEED…
Bill Wallace
March 16, 2021
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Keep It Real

There is a secret to building relationships and connection with people, which lends itself to successful selling. Many do not learn it until later in their career, if at all. The secret to connect with…
Bill Wallace
February 9, 2021
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The New Pandemic in Sales

There are three critical things every Sales Leader should be doing now to deal with the new pandemic in Sales – Call Reluctance. Follow these steps to get your teams back up to full productivity.
Lon Cunninghis
July 14, 2020
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Tear Down Coaching Walls in 2020

Fellow Leaders and Coaches, let’s face reality…. When most salespeople are asked into a coaching session or sales deal review, their normal state of mind is, “How can I get through this meeting with the…
Kevin Doddrell
February 18, 2020
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Stop Speaking Wonka

There is a major issue within Sales and Marketing that, if corrected, will pay immediate dividends. Too many of our salespeople are working too low in their client’s organization. They are limiting their upward mobility…
Bill Wallace
September 17, 2019
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The Epidemic in Sales Leadership

I first wrote about a trend I saw in Sales Leadership in 2014, and now, five years later, its reached epidemic proportions. It’s called “Whack-a-Mole Management.” You remember the arcade game. The moles would pop…
Lon Cunninghis
August 21, 2019
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Dare to Do Things Differently

The saying, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results” is widely attributed to Albert Einstein. Those of us in Sales and Sales Leadership have related to that quote at one point…
Bill Wallace
July 10, 2019
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Leading from the Heart

So many companies publicly state, “people are our most important asset.” If you transparently discuss this with most salespeople, you’ll quickly learn they don’t believe it. The harsh reality is there has been an increasing…
Bill Wallace
June 18, 2019
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The Four Disastrous Phrases

There is a way to immediately become a better Sales Leader, but it requires practice and diligence. It can be summarized in one word – evidence. As Sales Leaders, we are overloaded with too many…
Bill Wallace
May 21, 2019
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Sales Attitudes by the Numbers

Revenue Storm is excited to share the findings of an online sales survey. This was conducted by RevXL, LLC with Lon Cunninghis, an independent contractor. The survey polled US-based Vice Presidents of Sales from 19…
Revenue Storm
August 30, 2017
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Do Your Values Create Value?

In the 90's and 2000’s there were long, arduous focus groups dedicated to creating the two or three sentences that would define you as an organization: the beloved mission statement. Often, arriving at those statements…
Mary Casper
April 17, 2017
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