Lessons from the First Sales Kickoff

Lessons from the First Sales Kickoff

It’s sales kickoff season. Kickoffs, or what was called sales ‘conventions”, have been around for at least 130 years. Today, we dig into the first known kickoff that I could find, from 1887. We’ll dig into what they did, lessons learned from...
Sales & Revenue Leadership: What I Believe in 2023

Sales & Revenue Leadership: What I Believe in 2023

“I believe…” It’s a professional exercise I do every year…to revisit my beliefs about our profession. Have you ever written down your professional beliefs? Throughout history, the beacons of industry all did it…and often published...
A Creed of Sales Management Standards – from 1946

A Creed of Sales Management Standards – from 1946

A Creed of Sales Management Standards Coming out of World War II in 1945, the United States economy was rebuilding itself. The continued success of the country relied on the success of small businesses, and a great many veterans of the war were finding their...
Transparency On Demand – The Caponi Express

Transparency On Demand – The Caponi Express

Transparency On Demand – The Caponi Express (Ummm…get it?) When I wrote my first book, The Transparency Sale, I honestly thought it might suck. I’d never written a book before, but I had a revelation that I felt strongly compelled to share. Transparency...