Socrates Says

My Friend Max

My Friend Max Sometimes wisdom and life changing opportunities come out of the blue. The challenge for us is to recognize them and take heed. In this second abstract from Ed Wallace’s book, Business Relationships That Last, that is exactly what Ed experiences… Please enjoy this guest blog, “My Friend Max.” My Friend Max A number […]

Out on a Ledge

Out on a Ledge In this week’s guest blog, Sonya Law takes us Out on a Ledge with a look at the end of the year performance review. How to jumpstart the EOY Performance Review to drive high performance in 2021? Out on a ledge … is how it can feel like sometimes for employees […]

Call Reporting

Call Reporting Virtual Selling Tips related to Vital Selling Regimens, by Don Buttrey, President of Sales Professional Training, Inc. Today, Don shares with us the importance of Call Reporting in Customer Relationship Management. Let me discuss some items requiring more discipline and attention in this “Virtual” world we are living in today. Call Reporting If […]

It’s the Little Things

It’s the Little Things I met Ed Wallace a number of years ago and developed a wonderful relationship with him that continues to this day. Ed wrote a very meaningful book in 2010 titled “Business Relationships that Last.” He has kindly allowed us to use excerpts from this book in our blog. We start the […]

From My Perspective

From My Perspective From My Perspective is the latest guest blog by Don Buttrey, President of Sales Professional Training. We have covered the headlines and some thinking on Customer Relationship Management. Let me wrap it up with these final thoughts. HELP! I’m in CRM hell! My position is that the “software” is not a solution […]

Apprenticeship Holds an Important Key to Workforce Solutions

Apprenticeship Holds an Important Key to Workforce Solutions Today’s blog post, “Apprenticeship Holds an Important Key to Workforce Solutions,” is a new contribution from Don Shilling. Brandeis Machinery Inc was recently recognized by the Associated Equipment Distributors trade association for their Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program (IRAP’s) a program which they initiated in 2015. They are […]