Posts Tagged as ‘The Sales Dating Guy’

November 25, 2009

Why Dating is Like Software Sales

Here is another example of the Sales Dating Mindset in this blog post by Saumil Mehta

If you’ve ever worked in an enterprise software company at the same time as being single, maybe you’ve noticed the similarities between dating and software sales. Here’s how:

Putting on a match.com profile is like going to a trade show.
Always out [...]

November 24, 2009

Motivational Quote: Experience

“An ounce of experience is worth a ton of theory.” – Ben Franklin

November 19, 2009

What is your top concern in managing a sales team?

Brent Mellow (Helping businesses improve their results with salesforce.com and the Force.com cloud platform.) asked the following question on LinkedIn:
What is your top concern in managing a sales team?
Here is my response:
Hi Brent,
My top concern in managing a sales team is always getting the team to  effectively maximize their selling time.
By spending more time in front of [...]

November 16, 2009

Motivational Quote: Discovery

“Sometimes the best places are discovered when one is lost.” – Judy Bell

November 14, 2009

Motivational Quote: Playing it Safe

“If you risk nothing, then you risk everything.” – Geena Davis, Actor

November 11, 2009

Motivational Quote: Sacrifice

This quote is dedicated to all those who have sacrificed so that we can have the freedoms we enjoy. Thank You
“What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” – Albert Pike

November 5, 2009

Motivational Quote: World Series Champions

“The willingness to be unselfish and play the game the right way… that is why we are champions.”  - Joe Girardi, Manager of the World Champion New York Yankees

November 5, 2009

Dating and Sales – It’s not that different

I think we have another convert to the Sales Dating philosophy.
Here is an article by Greta Schulz.    http://www.b2bsalesplaybook.com/clubportal/ClubStatic.cfm?clubID=2173&pubmenuoptID=24674  Greta Schulz is the President of Proactive Training.
Dating and Sales – It’s Not That Different
Remember when you were dating, and you went out with someone for the first time? For example, let’s say you’re female (though the principle [...]