I spend most of every day, most weeks (except a couple on the NH beach and a couple at Stratton snowboarding), every month and every quarter thinking about and working in the professions of Sales & Marketing.
- I love the complexity of the work
- I get excited about how to apply processes, math and tools to Sales
- I find that the technology solutions have the "oh, wow!" effect
- ...and I can see immediate results and postive impact in salespeople
...but sometimes I step back from it all, and realize just how insignificant we all are in the giant scheme of things.
The Scale of the Universe
As I was thinking about writing a blog this week on the subject of 2014 business planning, I clicked on to this fascinating presentation which graphically shows where I fit into the scheme of things.
Just click HERE, hit "Start" and then use the scroll bar on the bottom to visualize where we fit into the scale of things.
Hard for me to believe that I would be saying this, but just maybe that 2014 business plan isn't that important. At least for today.
Good Selling...
Check this conference out!
David Meerman Scott and I will be speaking on October 21st & 22nd at Engage 2013: Succeeding in Export Marketing and Sales Conference in New Brunswick, Canada.
With David's electricity and depth evidenced in his 4th edition of The New Rules of PR & Marketing and my new focus on Sales 3.0 & Sales Enablement, this will be an exciting opportunity to learn about not only today's-but tomorrow's-best sales and marketing practices.
Hope to see you there!