Tufts, Sales, Students & the Spring

Posted by Jack Derby, Head Coach on Wed, Oct 26, 2016

About to head out to Tufts this crisp fall morning, and I'm already leaping ahead thinking about the spring, 2017 semester, and of course about Sales.

When I put this four to six month look ahead in timing into perspective, it's exactly the same process that we're right now experiencing with our customers in their 2017-2019 strategy planning and in their detailed sales and marketing tactical planning for next year.

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Tags: sales, Tufts ELS program, Tufts Gordon Institute, Tufts Marketing

What the Heck is Strategic Planning?

Posted by Jack Derby, Head Coach on Fri, Oct 21, 2016

It's that time of year again...

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Planning 2017? Read our "Writing the Winning Business Plan"

Posted by Jack Derby, Head Coach on Fri, Oct 07, 2016

In the rhythm of the seasons, we're right now at the peak of leaf-peeping time here in New England.  This afternoon, I'm headed to my little (population 697) town of Bondville in Vermont along with hundreds of buses from Iowa, Indiana and everywhere else just to get a glimpse of fall color.  

Long ago, I learned from 'The Boys on the Bench' down at the Winhall General Store that the month of October is known as "the money month" by the locals around all of the resort towns in Vermont.

A good example of the quirkiness of Vermonters (me being a 7th generation Vermonter and a perfect example of quirky) is the fact that the Winhall General store is directly across the street from the Bondville Post office.  Vermont calls my town "Winhall", while the federal government calls it "Bondville".  Only in Vermont!

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Tags: sales productivity, sales coach, sales enablement, sales management boot camp

Increase Sales → Improve Your Website SEO

Posted by John Routhier on Wed, Oct 05, 2016

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is a hot topic right now, and for good reason. Despite how important it is to nearly every business, most people don't know what it is or how it is relevant to their company. If you fall into this category, fear not! We have created an easy-to-read SEO overview to explain the basics, so read on to learn about why you need to improve your website's SEO now!

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Tags: marketing, SEO