What makes someone stop and read your LinkedIn profile instead of moving on to the next?

Spoiler: it’s not a flashy job title or a laundry list of skills. It’s the story you tell, the way each section builds intrigue and credibility, compelling visitors to dig deeper.

In my first post, we laid the...

Inbound vs. outbound – is this the right question?

I’ve given workshops and trainings to more than 1,000 business owners and sellers in the last several years. One misconception I often hear is the idea that you must choose between inbound and outbound sales strategies. Or that if you’re doing one,...

The mythical sales "easy button" doesn't exist. Sorry!

Every week, I talk to business owners looking for an effortless way to attract qualified leads and close sales. If you listen to the "growth hackers" and "gurus" on LinkedIn, it's easy to be fooled into believing that building an audience shoul...

It's a new year, and hopefully, it will be a better one, with business picking up for firms that saw setbacks in 2020. 

As we all work on setting our sales goals for the year, we need to evaluate what strategies are most likely to generate the leads we'll need. Unfortunately, for a lot of small and...