Devil’s Advocate Questions

We’re often so busy working in our businesses, that we don’t take the time to work ON our businesses. We recommend you spend a little time every month to sit down with someone who can challenge your answers to these seven tough questions. 1.)  If you replaced your...

Car Wash Blues

Two competing car dealers returned from a “Customer Satisfaction Seminar” determined to delight their customers.  Coincidentally, both decided to offer free car washes to every service customer after every service. While the offer was the same, the way in which they...

The 12 Word-of-Mouth Moments of Truth

1. Exceed Customer Expectations “Good” isn’t good enough. Good service is taken for granted and seldom gets talked about. You need systems to ensure every customer’s experience is greater than the customer’s expectation. Only memorable over-the-top experiences get...

It Takes All Types

Managing Different Personalities Most businesses, regardless of the business category or type of work, have a plethora of different personalities.  Keeping them all happy can be a challenge. There are four basic personality traits: Type A, B, C & D, more...

7 Personality Traits of Top Salespeople

After interviewing 1000 top salespeople, Steven W. Martin wrote an article that appeared in the Harvard Business Journal titled, “7 Personality Traits of Top Salespeople”.  These 7 traits are: 1) Modesty. Not arrogant and they position the team, as opposed to...