“If executive recruiting and staffing is a barometer of how our economy is progressing, I am pleased to say that I feel optimistic about the days ahead,” says Chris Gardner, principal of Artemis Consultants. Chris leads an executive search firm that places talent in the areas of data, marketing and…
Obviously one of the most common topics we address in Prospecting Weekly is that of referrals–that is–how to get them. It’s a dilemma for so many sales professionals, because the top two mistakes when seeking referrals are: 1. not asking for them, and 2. not asking for them properly. Referrals…
Author Keith F. Luscher Some of us are in professions and industries whose ranks are actually thinning, as a direct or indirect result of this recession. Two very obvious examples are financial services and real estate. If you work in either of these areas, or are in another that is…
Author Keith F. Luscher How many of you remember the first Superman movie from 1978 with Christopher Reeve and Gene Hackman? It is still one of my favorites. One of the interesting details I remember so vividly from the film occurs just after young Clark Kent, upon discovering a glowing…
Author Keith F. Luscher I don’t know if I have been writing a bit too much lately on the subject of making calls, but when it comes to our own challenges in overcoming CALL RELUCTANCE, part of me feels like it just cannot get too much attention. There is a…