April 30th, 2011
On the Ile de la Cite, just behind Notre Dame where the footbridge from Ile St. Louis connects the two islands, there is a small park. Just at the corner where the park meets the footbridge, there was - until last year - a mighty willow tree. Standing alone, its long sweeping branches hung out over the river Seine below, just as a willow tree's should Read More...
Tags: Paris, perseverance, someone you'd like to know, staying power, time, willow
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November 26th, 2010
Do you look for a reason to disagree with your prospective client?
One primary goal in a first meeting with a prospective client is to create a connection. I want them to think of me as someone they'd like to know. Being irascible and contentious is not the way to get there. Ultimately, it's only through harmony that one can invite any change Read More...
Tags: being of use, improv, someone you'd like to know, status
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November 3rd, 2010
Question #9 in the would you or would you not series is...
You're in a meeting with a new potential client and they mention a need they have that one of your products can solve. Do you wait for them to pause and then tell them about your product?
This is a perfect situation. They have a problem and your product can solve it Read More...
Tags: asking questions, being of use, finishing the meeting, someone you'd like to know
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June 15th, 2010
At Selling with Creativity we are working through a list of a dozen actions a salesperson might do or say at a first meeting with a new prospective client. Here are actions four through six. Remember, it’s your first time face to face with a new client. Are these things you would do or say?
4) Summarize a transaction you are currently working on with a well-known client Read More...
Tags: asking questions, being of use, discussing competitors, first meeting, name dropping, office tour, prospect meeting, small talk, someone you'd like to know
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May 26th, 2010
Here is question number two (and my response) to the salesperson's 'would you or would you not' quiz. Is this something you would do at a first sit-down meeting with a prospective client?
2) Ask a question about a picture on their office wall.
Too hokey? Does it seem to much like a glad-handing salesperson trying too hard to be chatty? Despite this risk Read More...
Tags: asking questions, authentic, client meeting, connecting, first meeting, follow-up, Informal meetings, small talk, someone you'd like to know
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May 1st, 2010
This blog is a merger between structured creativity and selling. There is a natural union between the two. Since 1993, I have been exploiting that union for myself and for my clients. This blog is perhaps just another iteration of that exploitation. It is a sales blog, but underpinning everything in it, is structured creativity Read More...
Tags: asking questions, authenticity, being of use, follow-up, improv, informal vs. formal, making lists, micro-marketing, someone you'd like to know, sourcing, status, Tin Men
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