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We will be updating the web site in the next few days to better coordinate updates on the site, on the blog, and on twitter. We appreciate and thank you for your interest in all of the media that we use and hope that we can continue to pique your interest and your thinking and invite […]

After setting objectives for each and every customer for each commodity and service program you are well on your way to selling success. The plan then would be to set up times and schedules for achieving each of your objectives. This takes us to the meetings with your customers. How do you get them to […]

Hi I will be writing a seeries of books in the coming years on subjects near and dear to my heart. Several of you have commented that books would be more of interest than a monetized blog. parts instore selling inventory management warehouse layouts and design backorder analysis pricing as a marketing tool purchasing metrics […]

I would appreciate some help and direction please. I am thinking about initiating a blog specifically on the Parts Business Group, another one on the Service Business Group, and finally one on the Product Support Sales & Marketing Group. I would like to have any comments on thoughts on this approach. I will monetize each […]

The first last time we talked about the six steps in selling we identified them all. The last time we communicated was on the first step – research. Let’s dig a little deeper into the second one. Objectives Well after having completed all the research on each customer in their assigned territory the sales professional […]

We must all feel some sense of value we are here for a reason. We all must leave a mark. That requires us to be able to measure our own progress or accomplishment each day We must feel relevant, important no matter in what manner.