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Train Your Brain to Be Optimistic
Optimism isn't always automatic. Sometimes you must create it for yourself. Read more
Would You Get Naked With a Customer?
In some cultures, getting naked with customers is just part of doing business. Read more
Big Presentation? Imagine It's Open Mic Night
Successful comedians are deft presenters. 8 comedy lessons to apply to your next business presentation. Read more
4 Ways You Discourage Customers From Buying
The relationship between buyers and sellers has changed. In the process, these four tactics have become major turn-offs. Read more
5 Ways to Tame Your Email Beast
These five methods and applications can get the email monkey off your back. Read more
13 Habits of Extraordinary Bosses
Extraordinary bosses use these habits to bring out the extraordinary in those around them. Read more
15 Questions That Win New Customers
Work these questions into your customer conversations, and you'll find out everything you need to know. Read more
6 Secret Customer Needs
Customers will seldom tell you what's really important to them, but new research reveals their base desires. Read more
How LinkedIn Is Beating Facebook
By every meaningful metric, LinkedIn is kicking Facebook's butt. Read more
Work is Good. Spread the Word.
Let's create a vast tide of workplace optimism to make the world a better place. Read more
Selling Face to Face Is Almost Obsolete
The new salesperson is "plugged into" an industry rather than plodding from customer to customer. Read more
4 Characteristics of the Ultimate Start-up Hire
When you launch a company, each additional employee makes an enormous difference. Here's exactly what you need to look for. Read more
How to Build a Network of Contacts
Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are useful tools, but building a business network requires the personal touch. Read more
Tech Trends: New Ways to Connect
The skinny on new business-card alternatives. Read more
Top 10 Influential Business Books of All Time
These ten books changed the business world forever. Read more
Turn Customers into Your Best Salespeople: 4 Tips
If you're not using your best clients to pitch your brand, you're missing out on one of the most powerful resources you have. Read more
Top 3 Sales Call Errors
Face time with your customer is far too valuable to waste. Read more
How to Create a Positive Attitude
A positive attitude is never automatic. You have to work at it! Here's how to become a master of the mind. Read more
9 Ways to Forge Better Partnerships
Business success depends on your ability to keep your partnerships healthy and happy. Read more
5 Tips for Training New Salespeople
If you want a strong sales team, you need to give your new hires some TLC Read more
A Sales Technique that Leaves Everyone Happy
Here's how asking the right questions can help you close big deals while leaving your clients confident they made the right decision. It's a win-win. Read more
3 Keys to Great Customer Relationships
Customer relationships are all about emotions rather than features and functions. Read more
Seth Godin: Why Small Businesses Fail
The famous marketing expert explains how small businesses can hone their market efforts. Read more
How to Avoid Self-Sabotage
If your core beliefs about yourself, your job, and your company aren't aligned, you can't possibly succeed. Read more
Reading This May Be Your Only Non-Sales Activity Today
Daniel H. Pink talks with Inc. editor-at-large Leigh Buchanan about his latest book, To Sell Is Human, and the ubiquity of sales today. Read more
9 Tips for Shorter, Better Meetings
Avoid the unfocused meetings that murder your team's productivity. Read more
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
Tony Hsieh's Rule for Success: Maximize Serendipity
Create the opportunity for meaningful collisions, says the Zappos CEO. Then just watch as the best things unfold. Read more
15 Ways to Be Happier at Work
Learn how to manage your own emotions and the emotions of those around you. Read more
3 Win-Win Business Relationships
Are you taking advantage of the most important key partnerships in inbound marketing today? Read more
How to Make (or Lose) an Easy Sale
Listen carefully, because sometimes prospects tell you up front that they're ready to buy right now. Read more
Yahoo Is Trying to Lure Back Former Employees: Should You?
Sometimes employees who leave or take a break return more qualified than before. In Yahoo's case, it smacks of desperation. Read more
How to Break Bad Sales Habits
The new year is the perfect opportunity to get rid of bad habits, especially when those bad habits are hurting your sales. Here are some tips to create good ... Read more
Is Marketing Truly Necessary?
A marketing group is only useful if it's measurably increasing revenue or reducing sales costs. Read more
