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Success Reloaded: The Matrix


So the other day I'm watching the movie The Matrix, again. For some reason I can't get enough of the great special effects.

Selling: an art of a skill?


Selling is as much an art as it is a skill. The basics of the selling process can be learned by anyone, but the practice of selling is something that the super star sales people have brought to an art level.

Warming Up To Cold Calls


Will you do just about anything, including sending out hundreds of letters, to avoid making cold calls to your potential customers/prospects? If so, you're not alone. Millions like you have started their own businesses, only to find that the thought of making calls to potential customers/prospects leaves them paralyzed with anxiety.

Why There Will Always Be High Paying Sales Jobs


With the dot.com revolution crushing once solid business models on an almost daily basis, the question surely crosses one's mind "am I next?".

Creating Intense Emotions That Motivate People


Ever wish that your presentations could be as much fun as a cool TV commercial? Come late January every year network TV treats us to America's finest and most expensive commercials - Superbowl commercials. You may remember some of these even now, 2 weeks later.

Too Much Empathy Will Cost You Money


Ever have a prospect start out your sales call by asking you "so how much does this cost?" as the first question out of his mouth? How you handle this question, and subsequent ones like it, will greatly influence the outcome of your sales-call. Right now is an excellent time to examine some of your beliefs about selling.

3 Tips For Getting Through The Voicemail Screen


How many times have you heard that you gotta get past the gatekeeper and get to the decision-maker to make the sale? Countless books and sales trainers have talked about this for years. Much of this advice was written for a world without voicemail.

How to Create Material That Will Get You Sales Now!


WHY ARE YOU WRITING THIS BROCHURE OR SALES LETTER? A great deal of money is wasted each day putting out useless sales and marketing material. Material that was written for the wrong reason or the writer forgot its purpose after he started writing it or fell in love with his own words.

Dont Be Macho Selling Ice to Eskimos


This issue's topic was suggested by a sales rep for a small manufacturing company. I was asked to comment about the impact of excessive optimism on the part of salespeople and sales managers.

The Force That Drives Buying Decisions


What do people buy? They don't buy your wonderful presentation. People buy solutions and visions.

Impotent Questions - How Much Are They Costing You?


Last issue we talked about what motivates people to buy something. A person or a business is motivated to buy when they perceive that a change needs to occur to fix or avoid a problem, or to enable a greater vision for their future.

Use Pain To Get Commitments


Whenever I speak with new salesreps and entrepreneurs, I hear a similar frustration: "I call a lot of prospects each week, most of which are really hard to get a hold of. When I do get someone on the line, I am thrilled just to talk to them.

Leveraging Yourself Up To Executives When Selling


The fastest way to get a decision made is to speak directly with the decision-maker, right? OK, so you knew that. Often times, the decision-makers are not easy to get to.

Obtaining Self-Confidence


A reader recently asked me the following: "I enjoyed the information you provided on your website, however you never mentioned how important Self-Confidence is in a sale. I have been told that I am an excellent sales person, however I lack the self-confidence to close the sale.

The Email Blow-Off


This week's article is my response to a question by Lisa Boudreau of ePresence. "I cold call into Fortune 1000 companies, often times the admin will tell me to send the CIO, or whoever I'm calling, an email about who we are and what we do.

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Washington Post

Brown-Forman 3Q Profit Drops 13% On Write-Down; Sales Up
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Toyota sales rebounding
The Detroit News
s sales are picking up after the Japanese automaker boosted incentives to contain the damage from two big recalls and continuous reports of Toyota vehicles ...
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RTT News

Jo-Ann Stores 4Q Profit Up 82% On Higher Margins, Sales
Wall Street Journal
Jo-Ann Stores Inc.'s (JAS) fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 82%, again on improved sales in the company's sewing and craft businesses and higher margins. ...
Jo-Ann Stores posts 4Q profit surge as sales gainThe Associated Press
Jo-Ann Stores Announces Record Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal ...MarketWatch (press release)
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Kroger's Sales Rise, but Profit Declines 27%
New York Times
Sales in the period, which ended Jan. 30, rose 7.2 percent, to $18.6 billion, from $17.3 billion, the company said. Operating, general and administrative ...
Kroger Can't Keep It UpForbes
Kroger's full-year profit forecast may miss viewsMarketWatch
Kroger Sales Up, Profits DownWIBW
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TopNews United States

Amazon Pushes Back as States Attempt to Tax Online Shopping
AuctionBytes Blog (blog)
Hungry for revenue, states around the country would like to collect sales tax from residents who shop online, including from sites such as Amazon.com and ...
Battle brewing over online sales taxThe New Mexico Independent
Colorado's feud with Amazon puts focus on national online tax effortsDenver Post
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RTT News

Hot Topic 4Q Drops 44% On Lower Margins, Sales
Wall Street Journal
Hot Topic Inc.'s (HOTT) fiscal fourth-quarter profit slid 44% because of continued sales weakness and falling margins. The teen retailer also projected a ...
Hot Topic quarterly profit down on weak salesMarketWatch
Hot Topic Q4 profit in line; shrs fall on weak Q1 viewReuters
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RTT News

Sales and Profits Rise as American Eagle Outfitters Limits Markdowns
New York Times
By REUTERS American Eagle Outfitters, a retailer that specializes in clothes for teenagers, posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday on better sales ...
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American Eagle shares rise 6.1 percentPittsburgh Post Gazette
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Reuters

McDonald's Winning the QSR Battle
NACS Online
Promotions and international sales are wowing McDonald's investors while high unemployment at home keeps shares of Wendy's and Burger King languishing. by ...
Restaurants shift blame to weather for sinking salesNation's Restaurant News
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Burger King's Sales DipZacks.com
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BigPond News

Myer Earnings Slump 74% on Initial Share Sale Costs
BusinessWeek
Myer cut its annual revenue forecast while affirming earnings as growing sales of clothing labels exclusive to its outlets bolster profit margins and limit ...
Cost savings to offset sales slowdown at Myer, says Bernie BrookesThe Australian
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