Do you want to sell more? Do you desire to be more successful? Do you want to communicate more effectively? Then you have to become a great listener...
There is so much competitive “stuff” happening out in the world right now: Will the Broncos win the Super Bowl?*; what will Trump’s next move be?; “Bernie said what?”; the Oscars; the Grammys—everyone is out to win something and you should be, too...
Winter is ending and spring is around the corner. Naturally, I’ve been thinking about all of the spring promotional products I’d like to have this year. Based on 2016 trends and personal needs, here are four products that I’ll be using and/or pursuing this spring...
Let’s say you have 17 seconds to make a convincing, credible and concise point. Could you do it? I often pose this question to printers and promotional companies around the country. They don’t enjoy what I call the “17-second challenge” at the moment, but, in time, tell me how much it helped them reflect and change. I hope it does the same for you and makes you think at a deeper level...
In consulting with companies and speaking to many groups across the country, I ask them the following question: What level of competence is your communication in? The goal in this process is to define where your communications level is today in order to best determine how to improve tomorrow. We all want to grow, right? And let’s face it, communication is the backbone of every organization...
I hope everyone is off to a great new year—now let’s get down to business. Here are four items that we should think about in 2016...
Unbelievably, we have entered a new year. 2015 went by so fast that I am still in awe that it is already over. It was such a busy year for the Promo Marketing Media Group. We were not only busy producing our award-winning publications, events, newsletters, online solutions and all the unique custom services we provide, also we were laying the groundwork for exciting new launches in 2016.
What separates "good" salespeople from "great" salespeople? Great salespeople understand that there is a solution behind every problem and see an obstacle as a new opportunity...
Your brand is not defined by what you say it is, but it is, indeed, characterized by what others say it is. To that end, successful individuals and organizations work hard to develop their brands through effective communication...
I spend a lot of time consulting on leadership-related topics. In this post, I’m going to provide three examples of FAQs, along with my responses to each of them. I hope this proves helpful to you today and in the coming weeks...
