“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 […]
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. Today, we dig into cause #3: Fear Fear is often described as false evidence appearing real. I’d […]
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 […]
Doing is more important The Information Age began in the 1970’s and is still going stronger than ever. So, it would make sense that knowing a lot of information would give someone or a company an advantage. Not necessarily so says, Pfeffer and Sutton in their 2000 book titled, “The Knowing-Doing Gap”. A great book […]
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 […]
Is the Marketing Department not listening to the Sales Team? Are Salespeople not selling your products correctly, as promoted by the Marketing Department? Then listen in as Standing Partnership’s Growth Marketing Expert Andrea Shea sat down with Agribusiness Sales Coach Greg Martinelli recently to talk about how to align marketing and sales. Listen to the podcast Sales […]
Listen in as I am joined by Andrea Shea to discuss the role of Standing Partnership in bridging the gap that exists between Marketing Departments and Sales in many agribusinesses. Standing Partnership is a marketing communications company based in St. Louis with projects nationwide. For more information on Standing Partnership and their services or to […]
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