If you’ve been following my blog, you know I’m been commuting back and forth between Kansas City and Torrance, CA.
6 trips down, 4 more to go!
I work out at a gym near the hotel which is owned by a former bodybuilder. He’s not just an owner or a manager.
I was asking him tips to lose weight and he gave me 2 main points:
1. Stay away from dairy, sugars, and wheat. Read more
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a potential client that I thought I had landed. I thought it was in the bag. Then my contact told me the next day he was no longer with the company. Ouch!
So the story isn’t over just yet. I haven’t landed this prospect as a client yet but there’s progress. Read more
As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I’m currently commuting between LA and KC for a software client of mine. I’m performing some sales coaching for their inside sales team. 45% of their yearly sales revenue happens between September 1 and December 31.
I was offered the Director of Sales position in July and politely turned it down since I didn’t want to uproot my wife and 2 kids and move to California. But I don’t mind being onsite through the fall.
I’ve co-owned or owned my own company since August 2006 and love it. Read more
September is nearing an end. October is coming around the corner.
The last quarter for most companies starts soon. For many companies, it’s their busiest time of the year.
One of my software clients gets 45% of their entire business between September and December.
Times have changed in sales. Traditional sales has been typically done face to face.
With the Internet and telephone, companies spend thousands and millions of dollars with each other and rarely meet in person. Read more
I had been engaged with a Sales VP of a target company. There was pain, need, etc.
We spoke on Tuesday and he needed approval from his Divisional VP to move forward and requested a proposal.
I emailed the proposal on Wednesday and the Sales VP and I agreed to review it today for questions or clarifications before he submitted it to his boss. He accepted my meeting invite for 10:30 am and I thought it had a 75% chance of moving forward.
30 minutes before our time slot, he declined the meeting. Yikes! So I emailed him to see if we simply needed to move the meeting around. No answer. Read more
Happy Fall everyone!
It’s supposed to cool down here in KC starting tomorrow and I can’t wait.
I love fall, football, and the MLB playoff race. I’ve been a Kansas City Royal fan my whole life. They haven’t had a winning record since 2003.
This year, they finally had a winning record AND won a wildcard spot and made the playoffs. We shall see.
The next 4 months of the year typically are the most busiest for most companies out there.
One of my clients, a software company near Los Angeles, CA, gets 45% of their yearly revenue in the last 4 months of the year. Read more
The dog days of summer are nearing an end and I can’t wait. I love the fall, winter and spring. Summer, not so much. I don’t like hot weather and I’d rather shiver than sweat.
I’m a huge fan of LinkedIn and have used it religiously since August of 2006. Read more
As you probably know grocery prices keep going up and up.
Last night, I helped my wife put our 2 kids to bed and I hit the grocery store. I checked out and realized that I had a $1 coupon that I forgot to redeem. So the cashier told me to go to customer service and they’ll take care of it.
I went over to customer service, explained my situation and handed my receipt. I asked if they could simply just put the money back on my card. The gal said no because anything under $5 is returned in cash. Fine with me. No big deal except I rarely carry cash.
So I decided to do something out of the ordinary and buy a scratch lottery ticket with my dollar. Read more
In my humble opinion, lead generation is a 3 legged stool. It’s simple but not easy.
Leg 1: Networking / Referrals: We all know these are the best leads to get. Statistically speaking, they’re easier to close and the time to close these deals are shorter than other sales cycles. Read more
Here’s the link: http://www.bluegurus.com/geninfo/keep-watering/
Key takeway verbatim: “Whether it’s going to the gym regularly, reconnecting with people in business, reaching out to friends or family you haven’t seen or talked to in awhile, or something as simple as watering the lawn….nothing grows without love, care, and effort…don’t give up…don’t put it off….instead, keep watering….”
Planting seeds. Watering. It’s all important! Don’t give up!
I’m Ray Ruecker with Connect 5000 and goodbye July, hello August!
