by Chala | Jul 12, 2024 | Marketing, Small business growth
What do top B2B sales reps do differently than others? LinkedIn and Ipsos Research analyzed over 2000 sales reps and found out. They termed something called “deep sales” habits vs. “shallow sales” habits, referring to the extent of the effort...
by Chala | Dec 8, 2022 | Small business growth
During my last speech, I mentioned that corporate buying deals were taking longer after the pandemic. An audience member asked why so I dug deep for some research about this. It turns out that more than half of B2B execs report an increased timeline. Here it...
by Chala | Oct 20, 2022 | Marketing, Small business growth
A 2022 McKinsey research shows that a quarter of companies don’t grow. In fact, one research found that only a tenth of S&P 500 companies grew over GDP for a period of 30 years! All the research has suggested that growth actually is a Decision. It’s...
by Chala | Jul 27, 2022 | Marketing, Small business growth
I’ve been asked to speak on this topic for a small business group this month. A topic near and dear to my heart, networking has taken a back seat during covid and is trying its best to emerge from the ashes. Regardless of whether you’re still doing online...
by Chala | Jun 23, 2022 | Marketing, Small business growth
Nothing is the same in business post-covid. Why should conferences remain the same? And so it was that I spoke at my first large conference with thousands of attendees a few weeks ago. Here’s what you can expect at your next conference or big event: Travel More...
by Chala | Jun 16, 2022 | Marketing, Small business growth
I had the pleasure of teaching an RFP training at last week’s WBENC conference. To prepare, I dug deep into what I knew as a former purchaser of services at Pepsi-Cola, Pizza Hut, Frito-Lay for 18 years, and I looked up some recent research about how to win at...
