Was Tommy Boy right? The purpose of your sales presentation

Was Tommy Boy right? The purpose of your sales presentation

Tommy Callahan (from the movie Tommy Boy) may have been on to something! What is the purpose of your sales presentation? I would argue… …the objective of a sales presentation is to bind the audience around a feeling. It’s not to convince. It’s not to...
Selling is Teaching – But If We Don’t Know How We Learn…

Selling is Teaching – But If We Don’t Know How We Learn…

“If we don’t know how we learn, how on earth do we know how to teach?” – Leo Rafael Reif, President of MIT I teach. It’s the primary purpose of my business. You probably teach, too – if you’re in sales, marketing, leadership, enablement, etc. Everything...
The Pioneer of Sales Enablement – Mark Twain

The Pioneer of Sales Enablement – Mark Twain

William Faulkner called him “the father of American literature”. From my research, Mark Twain may also be “the pioneer of sales enablement”. Here’s the story: Ulysses S. Grant led the Union Army as Commanding General in winning the Civil War, then became the 18th...
Your product sucks (to somebody out there)

Your product sucks (to somebody out there)

Your product sucks. Or at least someone out there thinks it does. My book, The Transparency Sale, has won 3 best-sales-book awards, but there are people out there that think “free is too much for this trash”. (yes…that’s a quote from the review shown...
Todd Caponi
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