by Brenda Greenwell | Apr 10, 2014 | Home Improvement
Guest Post by Tim Thiel, Account Executive–North Region If all outcomes are the same then easiest is best. But if the outcomes are different, what is the price you are willing to pay for easy? Fifteen years ago, a typical home improvement salesman left a house...
by Brenda Greenwell | Apr 8, 2014 | General Topics
In the last post on sales strength, I asserted that strong salespeople project a confidence supported by expertise. There isn’t anything unusual in that claim. Who doesn’t believe that expertise breeds sales confidence? But there’s a second...
by Brenda Greenwell | Apr 3, 2014 | General Topics
When you walk into a room full of salespeople, what do you smell? (Besides the level of cleanliness, which is roughly proportional to the sales ticket size.) Fear. Along with being loquacious, assertive, and energetic, a surprising number of salespeople are afraid....
by Brenda Greenwell | Mar 18, 2014 | Home Improvement
With the winter Olympics just past, I’m reminded of the difference between professional and amateur. Many of us are old enough to remember the 1970s and 1980s controversy over whether to allow professional athletes to participate in the Games. For many, the defining...
by Brenda Greenwell | Mar 7, 2014 | Home Improvement
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Guest Post by Tim Thiel, Account Executive–North Region. Recently, I had the pleasure of presenting Medallion Bank’s no cost/no fee Home Improvement Lending program to a group of contractors through one of our manufacturer...