Adaptive Business Services

APRIL 24, 2024

While I have spent most of my adult life hiring and training salespeople, it has been two years since my last new hire and that was for a client. Well, here I go again and once again for a client. People, and salespeople, are notoriously bad at the little things like being responsive and setting and then exceeding client expectations.

CRM 77

CRM Repeat business Referrals Clients 77

Adaptive Business Services

JANUARY 17, 2024

In the past, I have owned and operated three professional networking groups as a for-profit business. I am a referral junkie. Folks who could, and would, willingly refer me to potential clients. My business was driven by new commercial construction and … there was none. A bit of history. Who likes cold calling?

Networking 71

Networking Cold Call Territory Construction 71

Adaptive Business Services

JANUARY 24, 2024

A prospective client had a 3×5 card, generally with their business card stapled to it, and this was used to keep track of activities. Of course, things can get complicated when you are juggling 100’s of clients, prospects, and active deals. Revenues are the lifeblood of your business. This was our contact record.

CRM 71

CRM Commission Territory Repeat business 71

Adaptive Business Services

DECEMBER 28, 2022

I had spent a part of 2022 trying to break into electric signage (my background as an owner and a manager) as a vertical market for my consulting services. My Nimble CRM consulting business has been going well, but I would like to do more of it so that will be an area of focus. Not even one sale. Assess, adjust, adapt.

Electricity 71

Electricity Referrals CRM Consult 71

Adaptive Business Services

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Referral Commission Offer! I always love and appreciate your referrals! If you refer me, and these folks contract for my services , I will pay you a 20% commission on that full contract value. Any future business that I might do with this client is not eligible for commissions. Now I’m going to PAY you for them!

CRM 71

CRM Commission Contract Referrals 71

Adaptive Business Services

JULY 28, 2021

Folks had always been happy to refer me to potential clients and I was most appreciative of those referrals! My plan was to contact each and every one of the key people who I knew who were in the best position to refer me to potential clients. Becoming referral worthy. You keep the referrer informed of your progress.

Networking 77

Networking Referrals CRM Cold Call 77

Adaptive Business Services

MARCH 23, 2022

Realized I didn’t want to do that forever, so I went back to school, got my MBA from the University of Minnesota Carlson School, spent 14 years in corporate marketing, 10 years with a small B2B-focused agency, then started my own consultancy in 2017. How about telling them a little bit about your business? I obsess over that.

Sell 101

Sell Objectives and Key Results Networking Pitch 101