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Choose Your Words Wisely

Words change. Words that we used long ago may have new meanings today. Words can also have different meanings in different cultures. Be careful to choose yours wisely or you might not get your point across. Words change meaning over time. I was talking with my daughter about the movie “Pirates of the Caribbean” and…

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August 20, 20072 CommentsDirect Mail, Marketing CommunicationsBy John Bradley Jackson

When the Other Party Fears Negotiation

The flip-side of you dealing with your own fear of negotiation is dealing with the fear of the other party. Their fear and anxiety can be absolutely palpable. You can see if in their eyes. You can almost smell it. If the other party is afraid and not thinking properly, you might have an advantage…

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August 17, 2007Leave a commentNegotiationBy John Bradley Jackson

“Fear Is Here to Stay”

So sang rock musician Elvis Costello. And nothing creates fear like the prospect of a negotiation. People are fearful about negotiation for many reasons. They fear negotiation because of a lack of control, they fear losing, or maybe they fear that they will be outwitted and embarrassed by an aggressive party. Fear is a distressing…

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August 16, 20072 CommentsNegotiationBy John Bradley Jackson

“How to Sense Impending Doom”

The headline above is an actual headline from BusinessWeek Online from August 13, 2007. The story that followed described new technologies which help monitor bridges and how experts who can analyze the results are in short supply. This article was written in the wake of the recent Minneapolis bridge collapse disaster. The message is simple:…

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August 14, 20074 CommentsPublic Relations, Sales Management, SellingBy John Bradley Jackson

It’s Not About You

Many of us spend a lot of time thinking about what we want. This is true for career planning, negotiation, marketing strategy, and lunch. We are the center of universe, or so we think. In marketing and sales you must let go of what you want and put the focus first on the customer, or…

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August 13, 20073 CommentsUncategorizedBy John Bradley Jackson

The Inconsistent Wisdom of Crowds and Market Research

James Surowiecki wrote “Why the Many Are Smarter than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations” back in 2004. The book reinforced the now ubiquitous term called the “wisdom of crowds”. Used by academics and marketing gurus alike, the cliché tells us to listen to the needs, or better said,…

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August 9, 20072 CommentsMarket ResearchBy John Bradley Jackson

Internal Selling Can Be the Hardest Sale

You beat the competition. You secured commitment from the customer. And you got the order. Congratulations, but the selling is not over. The next step is to go back and sell to your own company and it may be the hardest sales call you make. To fulfill your commitments to your customer will require that…

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August 8, 2007Leave a commentSales Management, SellingBy John Bradley Jackson

Negotiate Better: Focus on Interests and Positions

Negotiating seems easy, but actually doing it can be hard. The biggest mistake that people make is to focus on their own position instead of trying to understand the interests or motivations of the other parties. As simple as it sounds, you need to focus on the other party and their interests (and not just…

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August 4, 2007Leave a commentNegotiation, SellingBy John Bradley Jackson

Coffee is For Closers

“Glengarry Glen Ross” is a riveting movie about selling that will both entertain you and make you cringe at the same time, particularly if you make your living selling. At the very least, it will make you question your own code of ethics. Based on David Mamet’s 1984 Pulitzer Prize winning play of the same…

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August 2, 2007Leave a commentEthics, Sales Management, SellingBy John Bradley Jackson

Common Characteristics of Excellent Sales People

Having managed sales people for many years while being a peddler myself, I have observed how sales people behave, both good and not so good. Sales people that are truly excellent behave the same way, more or less. Said another way, successful sales people tend to exhibit some common behavioral characteristics. Here are a few…

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July 31, 20074 CommentsSales Management, SellingBy John Bradley Jackson
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