Do Cold Calls Get New Business?

Follow Yesterday, in my Success Circle Coaching Call, we had a spirited discussion about the value of making cold calls. I’ll be upfront and say that I believe cold calls are the least effective way to get new promotional products business.  In my opinion, here...

How to Avoid The Big Promotional Products Sales Mistakes

I’m just back from the ASI Show in Dallas where I presented a workshop on The 8 Biggest Mistakes Promotional Products Professionals Make and How To Avoid Them. To be candid, I personally made many mistakes in my own promotional products distributorship, so I really felt qualified to teach this class! Wow – what a great […]

Follow I’m just back from the ASI Show in Dallas where I presented a workshop on The 8 Biggest Mistakes Promotional Products Professionals Make and How To Avoid Them. To be candid, I personally made many mistakes in my own promotional products distributorship,...

Here’s Your 2009 Promotional Products Sales Stimulus

I believe all of us in promotional products sales have an important role to play in helping to get our economy back on track. As business promotion advisors, we have the resources and knowledge to help stimulate our customers’ businesses. Today I had the pleasure of interviewing top suppliers and promotional products industry experts who […]

Follow I believe all of us in promotional products sales have an important role to play in helping to get our economy back on track. As business promotion advisors, we have the resources and knowledge to help stimulate our customers’ businesses. Today I had the...

Can You Keep Promotional Products Sales Up When The Economy Is Down?

Here’s a proven strategy that I recommend to all of my coaching clients for keeping your sales up in a down economy: offer a “free marketing tune up” or “sales stimulus” to all their current promotional products clients and best prospects. This is an easy, non-pushy way to get your foot in the door. Go in […]

Follow Here’s a proven strategy that I recommend to all of my coaching clients for keeping your sales up in a down economy: offer a “free marketing tune up” or “sales stimulus” to all their current promotional products clients and best...

What’s Your Most Powerful Sales Tool?

Did you know the most powerful tool for increasing your sales is always with you and it’s free? What is it? It’s your mindset. As a promotional products sales professional, it’s important to keep a positive mindset no matter what’s happening around you. Being positive and proactive (focusing on what you can do, not what […]

Follow Did you know the most powerful tool for increasing your sales is always with you and it’s free? What is it? It’s your mindset. As a promotional products sales professional, it’s important to keep a positive mindset no matter what’s...