In the vast expanse of the Web, generating sales leads can be a challenge. But that’s not stopping many organizations from stepping up their Internet advertising efforts to uncover new customers. In fact, 94 percent [Read More]

The fourth quarter is a time that makes most sales managers anxious — especially in a down economy. No wonder. If you’re behind on your numbers as you enter the quarter — and if achieving [Read More]

Mobile commerce, once a faint buzz among cell phone users, is making serious noise. A full 9.2 million U.S. mobile subscribers have purchased goods or services using their handset, and 50 percent of all cell [Read More]

Nothing matters in business more than selling. Many first-time entrepreneurs have the impression that they are doing things in a logical order when they look for the perfect office space, create their brand identity, and [Read More]

With the downturn in the economy, companies are searching for cost-effective, measurable ways to thwart sagging sales figures. Naturally, they have turned their attention to online niche marketing as a way to generate sales leads. [Read More]

Spam email, blogging, instant messaging, television, canned phone messages, and other electronic methods of mass marketing have desensitized the American buyer. So says Alan Bayham, president of Bayham Consulting, LLC (bayhamconsulting.com). Despite countless surveys [Read More]

Closing a sale is not an event; it’s a series of meetings and little victories that begin with a phone call to a potential customer. Rick Davis, president of Building Leaders, Inc. and author of [Read More]

With the downturn in the economy encompassing nearly every aspect of our lives, growing businesses are feeling the pinch. Many companies have slashed their marketing budgets significantly this year and are hunting for cost–effective, measurable [Read More]

When a great product isn’t selling, the salesperson is probably to blame, right? Pure myth, says Martyn Lewis, founder, president, and CEO of Market–Partners (www.market–partners.com) and author of the book Sales Wise: A [Read More]