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If you work in sales, you already know the importance of quantifying your efforts. In fact, you’re probably well accustomed to scorecards, benchmarks, and KPIs. Each can provide clarity around where your strengths and weaknesses lie—an essential part of improving.
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If you’ve ever watched a street performer in a big city, you’ve probably experienced a strange phenomenon. What begins as a small audience of passersby grows almost instantly into a massive crowd. It’s funny how that happens. People hate to miss out. When they see others gathering, they tend to
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It’s about that time of year again when spring breaks are upon us and the reprieve can make going back to the classroom, well, a little anxiety-inducing. So, in the back-to-school spirit, I want to teach you how to make new friends (read: professional contacts) on LinkedIn.Â
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Becoming a sales pro takes practice, patience, and a whole lot of resilience. Over the years, I’ve encountered good sales advice and some not-so-good advice. I boiled down many of the best tidbits to share with you in my ABCs of sales. While I’m no advocate of quick fixes, I think my ABCs of sales a...
Throughout my years in sales, I’ve collected quite a few pearls of sales wisdom—some through mentors and thought leaders I respect and others through the scraped knees and victories of my own personal experience. If I had to boil down all the tips and tricks to just three, they would be my ABCs
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If you’re not a total sales newbie, you’ve probably already figured out that there are countless sales experts and sales philosophies out there. While dozens of sales pros have made an impact on me, some of my favorite local (to me) voices in the sales world include John Sterling and Walker McKa...
 As part of my series of interviews about “How to Use LinkedIn to Dramatically Improve Your Business,” I had the pleasure of interviewing Lindsey McMillion Stemann, the Principal & Owner of McMillion Consulting. For more than a decade, Lindsey has trained thousands of professionals and teams to leve...
As 2021 draws to a close, I took a moment to reflect back on the year and what it meant for McMillion Consulting. While this year certainly held its challenges, it was also a year of new growth, innovation, and client engagements that reminded me why I love what I do. In addition, it marked our
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Feeling festive? Whether you’re looking to spread some holiday cheer or draw attention to an important company initiative, don’t forget the power of your LinkedIn company page to make a statement. Just because you need to keep information like your website URL and contact information constant an
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When one year or quarter comes to a close and another one begins, many companies begin assessing the needs and goals they have for the next year. Finding the right partner to help grow and support your business can be a challenge. Sometimes, it’s difficult to know how to assess a potential vendo
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When was the last time you stopped and celebrated your accomplishments?Â
As a business owner, I’m often so busy working toward the next goal that sometimes I forget to look back and take in how far I’ve already come. Maybe you can relate. Celebrating your wins might feel indulgent or, dare I say it...
They say half the joy of vacation is anticipating it. Something about knowing you’ll be catching up with family or enjoying a sunny beach somewhere soon makes all the to-dos that come with closing up shop to take time off a bit more enjoyable. From finishing up projects to changing your voicemail an...
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