Category Archives: Selling Skills

Service Excellence Begins with One Important Attribute

As I travel the globe discussing the customer experience with companies and associations of all sizes, I am repeatedly asked one critical question: How do we create a culture of service excellence?  It’s a tough one to answer. In fact, … Continue reading

Posted in Customer Service, Selling Skills | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Service Excellence Begins with One Important Attribute

Are You Listening?

As part of my Masters of Education degree from the University of Illinois, I experienced several courses that focused on the transfer of learning and examined exactly how individuals convert information to which they are exposed into something that they … Continue reading

Posted in Communication, Conflict Resolution, Leadership, Selling Skills, The Power Of Understanding People | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Seven Tips for Increasing Sales and Customer Satisfaction in 2014

Fundamentally exceptional consultative selling requires that the sales professional disappear within the process.  When a customer is looking for a product or service, the sales professional must serve as the matchmaker between what the client needs and what is available … Continue reading

Posted in Communication, Conflict Resolution, Leadership, Selling Skills | Tagged , | Comments Off on Seven Tips for Increasing Sales and Customer Satisfaction in 2014