I could never seem to get everything done. I was working from morning to night and my to-do list just kept getting longer. Then, I discovered that a major root cause was online distractions. I had no idea that they were making everything take much longer to get done. 

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Here's Chapter 1 from my newest book, More Sales, Less Time. See if you can relate! And, if so, please realize that it doesn't have to be this way.

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This real-life story shared below is adapted from Sales Insanity, a new book written by a fellow sales expert who has chosen to hide behind a Cannon Thomas pseudonym. Read on for a taste of this great new book.

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Does the idea of “social selling” make you break into a cold sweat? Or, do you simply avoid it?

Many sellers are nervous about using social media tools to fill their pipelines. They worry about being inappropriate or that the tools are too “fluffy” and won’t get them to a deal quickly enough.

And they’re not wrong!

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Two weeks ago, I met my friend at the San Francisco airport and ubered to her place. Before long, we were craving some goodies so decided to hop in her car and head to the nearest grocery store. The next thing I knew, she ran over my foot—and then wrote this article about it.

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Feel like you’re drowning in email? Like it’s a never-ending issue too? Most of us are—yet we have to keep checking because it’s our primary way to communicate with our prospects and customers.

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When my husband kissed me goodbye at the airport on November 6th, I had no idea it would be for the last time.

I was flying home for a day and then on to Boston to speak at HubSpot’s big INBOUND conference. Fred was staying at our condo in southern Utah to spend a couple weeks golfing.

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In Part 3 of the CEB Sales Roundtable, we discuss how to make more use of the time you gain after you've eliminated distractions and simplified the sales process.

You can listen to the audio or read the transcript below.

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In Part 2 of the CEB Sales Roundtable, we discuss how B2B buyers are becoming more complex—and what we need to do to make the sale. The transcript is below or you can listen here.

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At the recent CEB conference in Las Vegas for sales leaders, I participated in a Sales Roundtable with Brent Adamson and Nick Toman, the authors of The Challenger Sale and The Challenger Customer, and Lori Richardson, CEO of Score More Sales.

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