In the sales training sessions we provide retailers and manufactured home communities, we express in various ways that success begins with the proper mental outlook. "Your attitude determines your altitude" is a truism. How many sales greats did you know that are negative or believe it can't be done? By contrast, the positive "can-do!" and …
Zig Ziglar continues to teach and inspire me, even after passing onto his eternal reward. We all encounter people, personally and professionally, whose attitude is clearly off. At such times, it is wise to be patient and to ask or reflect on Zig's question, “Who kicked your cat?” The person doesn't even have to be …
We've quoted Sunshine Homes President, John Bostick's memorable saying, “Easy doesn't pay well.” There may be 'easier' ways to market, if you have a big budget than using 'content marketing.' But content marketing has tremendous advantages when it comes to getting organic Search Engine Optimization (SEO). So we have been believers in Content Marketing for …
We've long believed that outlook and attitude are important, which is one of many reasons we have had an Inspiration blog on our MHProNews.com site since early on. I had this clipping in a notebook, and during our recent packing to move process, saw this and felt it was an ever timely item to share. …
This may seem to be a rather odd question at first for a marketing and sales blog. But for many sales pros, you will get the importance, value – and even fun – of this question right away. What is Sales? There are a number of definitions possible to the word “selling” or “sales.” What …
How often do you shower or take a bath? Daily? Every other day? What ever it is, think of the number… Now, how often do you purposefully read something motivational or inspiring? Daily? Weekly? Monthly? Some people told Zig Ziglar that motivation is time wasted, because it 'wears off.' Zig's response was classic. “People often …
