Sales and Marketing


Recent Sales and Marketing Videos

Who Should (and Shouldn't) Use Social Media 

The wine and social-media entrepreneur on the how to fit the social medium to your message.  Watch video

The Scarcest Thing in Business (And How to Deliver it to Your Customers) 

The wine and social media entrepreneur on what customers value most and businesses and entrepreneurs don't do enough of  Watch video

The Best Industries for Starting a Disruptive Business 

The wine and social media entrepreneur on where he would most like to be starting a business today.  Watch video

The One Thing That Keeps Customers Coming Back 

The co-founder of Gilt Groupe on the value of scarcity and the imperative to keep things fresh.  Watch video

3 Rules of Success in Online Marketing 

How Gilt Groupe uses every and all social media platforms to build the Gilt brand.  Watch video

Where Gilt's Best Ideas Come From 

The co-founder of Gilt Groupe reflects on the source of her company's freshest and most creative ideas.  Watch video

How To Create Loyal Customers 

The co-founder of Gilt Groupe reflects on how the company maintains an intimate customer experience even as the company grows.  Watch video

How to Use Pinterest to Drive Sales 

Likeable Media co-founder Dave Kerpen explains how Etsy and other businesses are already doing e-commerce on Pinterest.  Watch video

JJ Ramberg: Never Say 'No' to a Potential Customer 

Instead, the host of MSNBC's Your Business says you want to talk up something you do offer. Here's how.  Watch video

Your Start-up Name Matters (A Lot) 

Soon after Livestream CEO Max Haot launched his live video broadcast site in 2007, he realized the power of the company's name to drive (or impede) growth.  Watch video

Use Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter to Find (and Vet) New Hires 

On social networks, you can learn what prospective candidates are like long before you meet them, says Dave Kerpen, co-founder of Likeable Media.  Watch video

'We Had No Idea What the Numbers Would Look Like' 

To get customers to come back, Wayfair co-founder Niraj Shah had to reorganize his 200 home goods websites.  Watch video

How I Hire Great Talent 

Vanessa Nornberg, owner of Metal Mafia, talks about why your sales team matters.  Watch video

3 Oddball Interview Questions You Need to Ask 

Vanessa Nornberg, owner of Metal Mafia, talks about how she screens candidates.  Watch video

There's a Big Stigma in Sales 

Vanessa Nornberg, owner of Metal Mafia, talks about how to find great sales talent.  Watch video

Quick Ways to Turn a Rookie into a Pro 

Vanessa Nornberg, owner of Metal Mafia, talks about how she trains her sales staff immediately after they take the job.  Watch video

Interviews: First 5 Minutes Tell You Everything 

Vanessa Nornberg, owner of Metal Mafia, explains the three redflags you should look for--all happen in the first moments of meeting a candidate.  Watch video

My First Year in Business--The 2 Most Important Lessons 

In his first year as an entrepreneur, hospitality mogul Danny Meyer did not know how to read a profit and loss statement, and other stories.  Watch video

The One Innovation Your Competitors Can't Steal 

The founder of Shake Shack divulges how he's built a moat around his hospitality business, and prevents copy cats.  Watch video

How to Find Employees Who Go Beyond 

Don't ask candidates if they have integrity, says the founder of Shake Shack and Union Square Cafe. Do this instead.  Watch video

Make an Effective Mobile Web Site 

Don't just shrink your site for mobile viewers, says AnswerLab CEO Amy Buckner Chowdhry.  Watch video

Want to Please Investors? Put Them Last 

The founder of Shake Shack and Union Square Cafe on why investors come after employees, customers, vendors, and community.  Watch video

The Factor That Makes My Business a Success 

The founder of Shake Shack and Union Square Cafe on the vital importance of authenticity.  Watch video

How to Get More Social Media Followers 

Likeable Media founder Dave Kerpen says one group of people is more important--and more readily accessible--than any other.  Watch video

3 Smart Ways to Set Sales Quotas for Next Year 

Michael Alter, president of SurePayroll, explains exactly how to incent your sales team.  Watch video

JJ Ramberg: Get Your Gift Noticed 

The host of MSNBC's Your Business says now might not be the right time to send clients gifts. Here's why.  Watch video

Make Your Employees Love Working for You: 4 Simple Steps 

Amy Buckner Chowdhry explains how she improved employee retention at AnswerLab, the digital experience consultancy she co-founded.  Watch video

Dave Kerpen: 'Heavy-Handed Sales Messaging Just Doesn't Work Any More' 

The trick to generating sales with social media, says Likeable CEO Dave Kerpen, is to use natural human language. Here's how.  Watch video

ZocDoc's Cyrus Massoumi: 'I Was Not Exuding Huge Amounts of Confidence' 

On one day Cyrus Massoumi went door-to-door hawking ZocDoc, the doctor-appointment scheduling site, security guards kicked him out.  Watch video

Ask Questions That Are Easy for Your Community to Answer 

Likeable Media CEO Dave Kerpen gives examples of humorous questions you can ask to inspire responses on social media.  Watch video