SALES SWAGGER; GET LOCAL

For most of us who have been in the podiatry game a long time, we know that having conversations with our friends and family can get frustrating... "Ohhhhhh, do you work with Dr. DownTheStreet?" "Ohhhhhhh, I go to Dr. AcrossTown; what do you think about her?" "Who do you recommend [...]

CONQUERING CONFERENCES, THE HORRORS OF HOVERING

Clearly I love alliteration..... ANYWAY. People used to be shocked when they learned that the number one fear among people is public speaking. Please note: I don't know if current research shows that this is still accurate. When I taught public speaking at Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL) and Midstate [...]

MY 10 PAGES, Random reflections from what we’re currently reading.

CONTINUED... THE GOAL IS IRRELEVANT Last month, I shared my thoughts regarding goals. I know I said they were irrelevant, which is a bold statement and not entirely the point in terms of face value; instead the main idea was that we are not able to control the result. We [...]

MARKETING MASTERY, THEIR SUCCESS IS YOUR SUCCESS

Being in a business that does not sell directly to the end-user is quite a different playing field than working in consumer sales. For me, the biggest challenge has always been the lack of control in regard to selling to the end-user (the patient). When I was the marketing director [...]

RECOGNIZING YOUR A-TEAM

I have my guilty pleasures, like we all do, and this weekend I binged a show on Netflix called, "Buying Beverly Hills." I'm not going to get into the premise, but the point is, one of the episodes showcased a perfect example of a concept I had been thinking about. [...]

SALES SWAGGER, KEY SUCCESS FACTOR: SELF AWARENESS

Have you ever met someone who genuinely believes they are good at sales, only to think to yourself, "You're not good at sales, you just like to talk a lot." On the other hand, there are individuals who are actually very strong at communicating with people, but they are a [...]

The Furniture Store is Going Out of Business… Again.

You've seen this store... we all have one in our town or nearby... The show specials on the exhibit hall floor sometimes have the same vibe; mostly because they never stick to the expiration date. Basically, docs know they can usually get away with waiting to place an order [...]

The Goal is Irrelevant

Right now I am technically not reading, but listening to a book with Audible called, Atomic Habits by James Clear. I am only a few chapters deep, but one topic discussed that reminded me of the way we can approach the sales process; it also gave me a flashback to [...]

Leaders, Get in the Trenches

In the Daily Stoic podcast on February 17th, host Ryan Holliday discusses the notion of imperial rulers and he said something that made a lot of sense to me about ancient stoic, Seneca. “One thing I take that’s clear though from all these stoic’s lives is that they were involved. [...]

Collaborating with DPMs: Case Studies and Community

Last month, I started this with "DPMs: The Resource that's Been there the Whole Time." Check it out here because it is a prequel to the content below: https://podiatrymeetings.com/2024/01/20/marketing-mastery-dpms-the-resource-thats-been-there-the-whole-time/ CASE STUDIES: LESS FLUFF & MORE EVIDENCE Often marketing materials consists of a short list of reasons why your product or service [...]

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