Episode 757 – It’s People… Making Green Takes PEOPLE!

Past Bacon Podcast Guest Ryan Weiss, gave a presentation and workshop last week to a larger audience. The constant them and the biggest takeaway was that your processes have to align your purpose, people, and processes to achieve success. All three of them are intertwined in a way that has to work for you, your…

Episode 755 – How To Document Success? What Gets Captured – Gets Updated (With A Nudge)

How do you people feel about your CRM? Is it a Bankers’ Box in the basement, or is it a loved and actively used tool? CRMs are often thought of as managing data, but in the middle of Customer & Management is RELATIONSHIP! You have humans in your sales team who are building and maintaining…

Episode 754 – The Transformational Economy with Mark S.A. Smith

Mark S. A. Smith designs and implements customer acquisition systems that find and recruit customers for disruptive products. He speaks at entrepreneurial events delivering pragmatic ideas to grow and succeed. He is an electrical engineer, media technologist, computer programmer, hardware salesman, software marketer, and business owner who works with leaders who must develop the best…

Episode 753 – How To Give Your Sales Team A Little Empathy To Share With Your Customers?

It’s hard to believe that two years ago we went from a kind of normal to total chaos in our businesses. We were mostly all chugging along, filled with hope for a new year, and BOOM. One thing has become clear. The change was becoming a constant accelerating fact of life. Some of us (a…

Episode 751 – LinkedIn Wants Your New And Old Content (HINT: And So Do Your Prospects & Clients)

Of the many distractions, we have in our business lives, I am guessing that social media is not one that you would rate as useful. Believe me, I get it. With over 100 emails a day, phone calls, and app notifications, LinkedIn is the social media network for business, but add to that, the people…

Episode 744 – Look Into My Eyes and Sell More with Umar Hameed

Umar Hameed is an expert in changing individual behavior and improving team dynamics. He uses techniques and tools from the world of Applied Neuroscience and NLP to make individuals and organizations more successful. Umar helps sales professionals break through their limitations so they do an extra 20 transactions this year. I help team leaders become…

Episode 733 – You May Want Leads… But What You Really Need Is Prospects?

I don’t know about you, but I feel like I have to use the FORCE to fight off the number of people who reach out cold, asking me if I could use more leads? I find it ironic that they don’t know me enough to reach out and get to know me, yet they think…

Episode 731 – How Will Changing Your Marketing… Actively Improve Your Sales Success?

I learned a lesson while teaching LinkedIn to a companies sales team. I could teach tools, tactics, and tips, but I could not help them to look past the process to create progress. That was up to the sales manager, who had to create accountability for them all. What I didn’t realize at the time…

Episode 730 – Becoming A Trusted Advisor – Part 2 with Mark SA Smith

Mark S. A. Smith designs and implements customer acquisition systems that find and recruit customers for disruptive products. He speaks at entrepreneurial events delivering pragmatic ideas to grow and succeed. He is an electrical engineer, media technologist, computer programmer, hardware salesman, software marketer, and business owner who works with leaders who must develop the best…

Episode 729 – The 10 Most POWERFUL Words In Business (Besides Thank You!)

It’s that time of year again to give thanks and send holiday gifts and cards. The problem is, when we do that in social media or email, our sincerity gets diluted by every other person or company doing the same thing at the same time. What would happen if you had a system to do…