Category: Sales Skills

Inside the mind of Phil M Jones

Don’t talk to strangers

When many of us are looking for new business, we can find ourselves in the mysterious world of business networking; but for most, attending open networking events is a less than enjoyable experience. We all know that to find new …

Can I have a discount?

Sticking to your price and more importantly being proud of it suggests it was the right place in the first place and that everybody gets the same deal. In business we are often asked for discounts or to change our …

Fishing in the same pond

Most of us are looking to grow our business in some way, and high on our priority list is the acquisition of new customers. Finding new, qualified prospects is one of the most difficult parts of the sales process. To …

Business and Bourbon

For the first time in my life I find myself in Kentucky, in a bright red Jeep Rubicon, with the love of my life and two of my finest friends, ready to set off on an adventure through Bourbon country. …

Yoga and the Pompous British Businessman

From years of focusing on my career and developing businesses,there has been one area of my life that has been continually deprioritized, and by my 32nd birthday had really started to take its toll. My body was something I had …

9 Schoolboy Errors That Are Costing Businesses a Fortune

At 12 years of age there may have been a lot that you could have gotten away with, but the world of business is cutthroat, highly competitive, and excuses and denial tend not to be valuable currencies. As you may have …

Presenting Like a Pro

Brilliant communicators and presenters are not born that way; they are usually trained or have spent some time watching good speakers and presenters and have picked up on what they consider to be successful techniques and what appealed to them …

19 Travel Essentials for the International Businessman

Living out of hotels and traveling over 300,000 miles a year was never part of my plan however has opened up my eyes to a whole new world and allowed me to see luxury in so many different ways. Engaging …

10 Big Lessons of 2014

The year of 2014 proved to be a remarkably interesting year. I relocated 4 times, worked in 42 new cities across 4 Continents , made more money than any previous year and managed to spend more time with loved ones …

The Truth About Being Brilliant – 12 Behaviours of the Super Successful

Having worked with and interviewed hundreds of super successful people there are a surprising number of behaviors and characteristics that are consistently true amongst all of these individuals. Being a superstar and reaching the height of your potential is within …