The Blog for the Ag Sales Professional
An Agriculture blog dedicated to selling in agribusiness. These Ag blog articles focus on the best practices for selling to farmers and livestock producers. We also focus on those salespeople who call on Ag buyers at the thousands of agribusinesses that serve the farming community
FYI: It might be a kid from the suburbs Originally published in the Wisconsin Agribusiness Assoc Quarterly: https://issuu.com/joanviney/docs/22_summerlo/30 In the Fall of 1982, my high school guidance counselor scheduled an appointment with me to discuss my college planning. I informed him that I wanted to pursue an Ag degree. His laugh was completely involuntary and […]
Lessons from walking the World Pork Expo Walking through the World Pork Expo in Des Moines last week, I couldn’t help but wonder how a swine producer makes their decisions on product lines. I felt this same way as I walked through the Info Ag Conference in St. Louis last year. Aisle after aisle of […]
An interview with Aly Robins on Ag selling-marketing techniques. Aly and I discuss the importance of having: A quality website, A clear message, and The sales & marketing team connection to build your brand in the marketplace. Aly is launching her group coaching/mentoring The Rural Business Accelerator Starting next Wednesday, June 1st. Sign up now […]
An interview with Jim Miller on selling success. Jim and I combine to bring you 50 years of advice on selling in agribusiness! Watch the Video or Listen to the Podcast Video and Audio timeline on our topics: 1:12 – The three most important skills for an Ag seller today 9:27 – The importance of […]
Leading Great Sales Team Presenter: Greg Martinelli www.gregmartinelli.net Program length & format: 2 ½ -hour workshop. This workshop format includes lecture, breakout sessions, small group role play, and completing your own Sales Team Dashboard. Who is this session for? For the Salesperson and Sales Manager: You will get real-world methods to organize and manage yourself […]
A Salesperson’s internal war that rages every day and 3 ways to win each battle First and most importantly, I am not a psychiatrist, psychologist, or anyone that can give needed mental health medical advice. I am, however, a salesperson who has had success and failures in the constant battle that goes on inside the […]
The higher you climb, the lower the objections Over the last six years of blogging and podcasting, personal brand building has been the subject over a dozen times. The importance can’t be stressed enough. You either climb the brand ladder or remain stuck on a rung you might not like. The higher you go, the […]
Use Persistence, Empathy, and Genuine Optimism We’ve all heard someone in a meeting say, “We need to double down on our efforts to get the job done”. Whenever I hear this, it always makes me think, “What if we triple down or quadruple down? Why just double?” Selling is tough today. As always, customers have […]
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