A Little Background on Priority Queue
I started a business in just about the most unsound way possible. I made a bunch of errors. One year after my wife and I had our first…
Develop Opportunities with an Integrated Marketing Campaign
When looking to sell more to existing customers and prospects, one of the most cost effective ways to do this is through what I call an integrated marketing campaign. It uses video, blog posts, emails, phone calls, webinar, followup, and cash to generate opportunities for the sales team in an integrated fashion. I used it […]
Bitcoin mining at home with the AntMiner S7
It was easy to order the Bitcoin miner. I just went to the Bitmain website and ordered it. I paid for it in Bitcoin, because a few weeks earlier I had signed up on Coinbase, converted a little money to Bitcoin, and had some ready to go. Getting it running was a little tougher… I […]
So You Want My Sales Team to Sell Your SaaS Product?
I get calls from SaaS companies all the time offering to “partner” with us. I already know their pitch. They have a great solution that customers are clamoring to buy, and if I just sign up with them my sales force will have additional solutions to offer to our customers and we will all make […]
Immediately Reduce your Email Inbox by 50 Percent
I learned a productivity trick for my e-mail inbox the other day that is so amazing I just have to share it. When I implemented the change it immediately reduce the amount of actionable e-mail in my inbox by 50%. I’ve had my e-mail address for many years and even though I have been diligently […]
Secrets for Buying Your Next Big Project from an IT Solution Provider
So you have a big IT project coming up next year that can make a big difference to your company’s operations as well as your career. What can you do to make sure it goes right? Having been on the IT Solution Provider side of the business for many years, I have seen many different […]
What are you doing to level up in your life?
In many role playing games there is the ability to have your character level up. After a certain amount of experience, study, or achievement, the character advances a level. This level advancement confers new abilities such as improved strength, increased dexterity, more wisdom, or a higher level of intelligence. As these games are supposed to […]
Titles and roles at small companies
In the first year of our business while we were still a startup company I hired a sales rep. He was our first sales guy. He said, “Can I be the VP of Sales?” I said, “Sure!” That was just one of the many dumb things I’ve done in my life, and later when I […]
Information Technology Solution Sales Methods That Work
The Information Technology solution sale is a tricky business. It is definitely a complex sale, with many different decision makers, multiple competitors, and a continuously changing mix of capabilities, cost, and value. Throw in disruptive technology change on a regular basis that can entirely upend business models, and it all leads to one of the […]
America Should Never Convert to Metric
The metric system, on the face of it, seems sensible. When you want to go to the next bigger unit of measurement, just increase things by a factor of 10. It is apparently so sensible, students always ask the question, why does America not convert to metric? The teachers and professors shake their heads at […]