Tag: Agri-business

WHAT WOULD A WEBSITE OF YOU LOOK LIKE? One of the first steps in my sales workshop is to have attendees explain what they do, who they do it for and why customers buy from them.  You would be amazed how often this drill stumps the attendees. This podcast helps salespeople understand how their customers […]

What would a website of YOU look like? One of the first steps in my sales workshop is to have attendees explain what they do, who they do it for and why customers buy from them.  You would be amazed how often this drill stumps the attendees.  After they struggle with it, I have them […]

Employ one or all of these quick action items today! Quick tips to get organized, stand out from competition & sell more! Talk Less and Sell More: Who’s talking more in the sales process? You or the customer?  Most of the time, it should be the customer.  Observe yourself today.  If it’s you, Stop it!  […]

“What? Now I have to collect on the sale!” Will Secor from CoBank had a tough job this week but did well.  He gave the opening keynote on Monday morning to several hundred attendees at the NGFA Country Elevator Conference.  Obviously, times are a bit tougher in agribusiness and some of the areas aren’t the […]

And provide some peer pressure yourself Today, we’re going to learn how you can use peer pressure to increase your performance, increase your peer’s performance and ultimately improve sales results. When we hear the term “Peer Pressure”, we usually think of all the negative connotations associated with it.  It’s the high school friend that encourages […]

Part 6 of “Knowing” how to sell is not enough Our journey to eliminate the gap between what we know we should do and actually doing it continues. Part 1:  Knowing how to sell is not enough Part 2:  Talking too much. Part 3:  Routine versus a Rut. Part 4:  Fear & Conventional Wisdom holding […]

Part 5 of “Knowing” how to sell is not enough Our journey to eliminate the gap between what we know we should do and actually doing it continues. Part 1:  Knowing how to sell is not enough Part 2:  Talking too much. Part 3:  Routine versus a Rut. Part 4:  Fear & Conventional Wisdom holding […]

Part 3 of “Knowing” how to sell is not enough   Our journey to eliminate the gap between what we know we should do and actually doing it continues. We touched briefly on the five most common causes of the knowing-doing gap.  To read it, go to Knowing how to sell is not enough Then […]

Part 2 of “Knowing” how to sell is not enough! Most of us remember the lovable, know-it-all character of Cliff Claven from the sitcom “Cheers”.  If not, Cliff was the local postman who frequented the Cheers bar and knew something about everything.  His famous opening line was, “A little-known fact, …..” and he would share […]

If you are struggling to find, training and retain top-performing employees in your agri-business, you are not alone.  Generational shifts, mergers, acquisitions and market disruption have increased the challenge of holding onto an employee for life. Listen in to this podcast as I interview Mark Waschek from Ag 1 Source as we discuss: 00:45 – All about […]

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