Sales-Motivations has just increased its Strengths

We are delighted to announce that we are partnering with the Strengths Partnership, who are a  leadership and organisation development company dedicated to helping organisations deliver positive workplaces and lasting success by optimising people’s strengths. Their strengths profiling and development system, Strengthscope®, is the world’s most extensive system that measures work related strengths – characteristics that energise people, helping them to perform at their best. Their clients include many global brands across multiple industries, such as Tesco, Legal and General, BOC and Pizza Express. We’ve decided to partner as we can both see a strong alignment between our joint positive … Continue reading Sales-Motivations has just increased its Strengths

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Tweet, tweet, tweet… get your advent calendar ‘ere!

Last week I tried another experiment with Twitter to see if we could turn engagement into reality. Funny thing Twitter, very much a real time engagement tool… talking about a topic with many using #hash tags or with a few … Continue reading Tweet, tweet, tweet… get your advent calendar ‘ere!

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How are your sales results for Q4 and year end looking?

Nobody wants to miss hitting a sales target. As we are a couple of weeks into Q4 and approaching the end of the year, how confident are you that you, or your team, will hit target? If you could achieve … Continue reading How are your sales results for Q4 and year end looking?

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Student Engagement Career’s Day Windsor Boys’ School

This morning I’m one of 20 companies taking part in Windsor Boys’ School Careers Day Reflecting on what I can do for them… I could just give them a pile of answers… or I could get them to think for … Continue reading Student Engagement Career’s Day Windsor Boys’ School

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Will Social Media bring Sales & Marketing Closer Together?

The Berkshire Blog is looking to help bring Sales & Marketing together this autumn… For millennia, or since marketing was invented, there has been constant battling between sales & marketing on what is the right way to do anything, the … Continue reading Will Social Media bring Sales & Marketing Closer Together?

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How to develop your motivation and resilience to boost your sales

As Sales Professionals now need to be able to sell ourselves and our products or services more effectively than ever, to show what differentiates them from their competitors and to use sophisticated sales and account management techniques to win and … Continue reading How to develop your motivation and resilience to boost your sales

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Looking to talk to Call Centre Managers at #ccexpo14

I love exhibitions because you get to meet real people in real time with a common interest… brilliant… If you are attending tomorrow then tweet me @wholovesyarbaby & let’s grab a brew… thank you. Chances are if you smile & … Continue reading Looking to talk to Call Centre Managers at #ccexpo14

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Time to get off the couch and into the field

Look at any successful sports team, from giants like Manchester United Football Club through to your school teams and you will find a sports coach behind the scenes. But what do these coaches actually do and why does it work? … Continue reading Time to get off the couch and into the field

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What are the secret ingredients of sales success?

Much has been written on the critical skills, technologies, systems and methodologies associated with successful selling, but research has shown that consistent sales success involves more. We’ve just completed some research into the most critical factors for sales success, carried … Continue reading What are the secret ingredients of sales success?

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Join us for a CrowdChat on Twitter Growing Pains 2014 at 4PM TODAY!

What are you doing between 4-5PM today? Come and join us for a chat about Twitter and add your two penneth to what CrowdChat will turn into a logical readable summary of the conversation for all to enjoy after. This is … Continue reading Join us for a CrowdChat on Twitter Growing Pains 2014 at 4PM TODAY!

What is it that Sales Superstars have and how do you get more of it?

Having worked with many sales teams over the years, I’ve discovered that regardless of the type of sales or the industry, almost all sales people would like to be ‘sales super-stars’. Most sales managers or directors would like teams of … Continue reading What is it that Sales Superstars have and how do you get more of it?

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Maidenhead’s Charlotte Wilkinson fights for Great Britain

OK, could your company’s brand image benefit from supporting a Great British GOLD Medalist? A veteran judo champion who took a break, had 2 children and has come back fighting her way to a GOLD Medal? Charlotte would love to … Continue reading Maidenhead’s Charlotte Wilkinson fights for Great Britain

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Join our Business in Berkshire LinkedIn Group

Why should you join our Business in Berkshire LinkedIn Group? Three jolly good reasons to join: We have nearly 2600 members who are ready, willing and able to engage with you in discussions… 8 discussions last week generated 61 comments… … Continue reading Join our Business in Berkshire LinkedIn Group

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Best book early for our Slow Business Networking events

Book early for Slow Business Networking events to avoid disappointment… it so much more fun when folk have smiley faces 😉 We sold out over the weekend for our July Binfield Slow Business Networking event. Tom Evans (author, temporal alchemist, … Continue reading Best book early for our Slow Business Networking events