Mark Blezard
The Death of Cold Calling?
By Mark Blezard Don't let cold calling die in your organisation ☠ Even if your executives are fed inbound leads, set an afternoon when...
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Mark Blezard
- Feb 23
- 1 min
It is time for a creative nudge
By Mark Blezard Are sales slumping? Finding it hard to get new leads? Try this - reinvent your USP. Step back, take the afternoon off,...
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Mark Blezard
- Nov 23, 2022
- 1 min
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards
Mark Blezard reports So here we are, over 1500 of Britain's top entrepreneurs under one roof. This is truly the future of Britain's...
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Mark Blezard
- Oct 16, 2022
- 1 min
What is your client thinking?
By Mark Blezard Testing and challenging the assumptions of your prospects is essential. It is why we spend so much time qualifying new...
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Mark Blezard
- Sep 18, 2022
- 1 min
Selling against the competition
By Mark Blezard So, imagine this. You've just pitched your company to a buyer. The buyer has two other tenders on her desk. All three...
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Mark Blezard
- Aug 27, 2022
- 1 min
Mark Blezard Completes Harvard
We are delighted to announce that lead consultant, Mark Blezard, has successfully passed the Harvard Business School course for...
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Mark Blezard
- Aug 6, 2022
- 1 min
The Directional Selling path by Mark Blezard
Always remember where you are on the "sales path". It is there to keep you on track. Here's a simple example of what we are talking...
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Mark Blezard
- Jun 18, 2022
- 1 min
Mark Blezard's top 10 tips when hiring sales executives
How to hire sales executives that can actually sell. 1) Do you have an attractive ‘recruitment net’ cast to lure super sales execs? Check...
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Mark Blezard
- May 5, 2022
- 1 min
"You're too expensive"
By Mark Blezard This is a very simple, short, sales message... don't discount! Are you getting beaten up on price? Think about...
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Mark Blezard
- Apr 22, 2022
- 1 min
Keeping it Personal, by Mark Blezard
It’s a somewhat over-used phrase, People buy People, but that is because it’s true. When you are selling, if the buyer doesn’t connect...
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Mark Blezard
- Mar 10, 2022
- 1 min
Be careful what you ‘hope’ for
By Mark Blezard If you must send out ‘cold calling emails’ NEVER start with “I hope this finds you well…” You clearly don’t know me and...
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Mark Blezard
- Feb 10, 2022
- 2 min
What is "Sales Innovation?"
By Mark Blezard I've always thought that not enough is spoken about ‘innovation’ in selling. We frequently reference the sales path,...
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Mark Blezard
- Jan 31, 2022
- 1 min
Testing and challenging assumptions when selling
By Mark Blezard This is a sales skill that we often forget or fail to recognize altogether. We are referring to the ability to test and...
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Mark Blezard
- Jan 17, 2022
- 1 min
Entrepreneurship by Mark Blezard
Starting up your own enterprise I simply do not have enough fingers on my hands to count the number of times someone has said to me, "I'd...
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Mark Blezard
- Jan 16, 2022
- 1 min
The Hidden Sales Skill
By Mark Blezard The problem with sales is that 'skills gaps' are less visible than in some other professions. They tend to materialize...
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Mark Blezard
- Dec 6, 2021
- 1 min
Sales Management Shouldn't Look Like This!
By Mark Blezard The new buzzword for sales management is 'sales enablement.' For 'new' read past few years, however, during the evolution...
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Mark Blezard
- Nov 29, 2021
- 1 min
Why sales training is essential
By Mark Blezard We once referenced the sales department as 'the final frontier,' it was the part of an organisation that many dare not...
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Mark Blezard
- Nov 4, 2021
- 1 min
The most powerful quality for an entrepreneur
By Mark Blezard Self-belief is probably the most important trait of an entrepreneur. However, like your business, it takes careful...
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Mark Blezard
- Oct 29, 2021
- 1 min
Playing a different game by Mark Blezard
So, imagine you are a few weeks away from a sales target – and you are coming up short! What should you do? Work harder? Burn the...
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Mark Blezard
- Oct 8, 2021
- 1 min
Retail Sales by Mark Blezard
Mark Blezard says, "Cut to the point!" In sales, we like to flush out the non-serious buyers. In retail, it is harder unless you nail...
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