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sport & selling

A collection of 374 issues

Grand Slam Champ Stan Graphics

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/06/stanthemanshorts2015-4-3.jpg] A quick presentation slide highlight. We will be sadly robbed of French Open tennis champion Stan Wawrinka’s colourful kit for a while. The Wimbledon dress code is as much a disgraceful blight on global sport in its own archaic

Someone Else Understands Sellers Can Learn From Sportstars

I caught Beth Levine discussing her book for half-an-hour on radio. I nearly skipped the chat. How’s this for a title ensured to switch off any non-American, non-Scot or proud geek, ie, almost the entire world; “Jock Talk [http://www.smartmouthcommunications.com/book/]“. A lesson in how to shape

Stay In The Now

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/05/snooker-closeup.jpg] Snooker. The ultimate cue game. Any year I’m in a country where the World Championship can be seen on-screen, I always get hooked. This year the standard has been electric. I was happy to hear one finalist adapt the

How Golf Champ Rory's Trigger Words Will Raise Your Sales

One for the golfing rep. Process Spot Two magic little words for Rory McIlroy. He teased the sporting press corp during 2014. He’d only share which two words were driving him should he win that week’s major, The Open. Most of the hacks apparently bet that it was

Use The 3 Reasons You Joined To Gel With Prospects

At his pomp Thierry Henry was the best footballer in the premier league. Flexing his punditry credentials. I caught him detail the three reasons why he joined Arsenal; (team manager) Arsene Wenger, (then leading-goalscorer) Ian Wright and the kit. This created much chatter across sporting media. Ian Wright himself responded

Exact Process Over Outcome Science

I was warmed to read this quick line as the rugby Six Nations recommences. It was from a Times profile piece on England captain, Chris Robshaw. Widely praised for ‘coming of age’ when refusing to bow to Welsh pressure in the tunnel before the first match, such plaudits have taken

What's Your Andy Murray Two Sets Of Five Checklist?

[http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/31514857] Watching the absorbing Aussie Open last month, I couldn’t help wondering what was on the scrap of paper Scottish beaten finalist Andy Murray kept glancing at during matches. Thanks to the glory that is social media, we now know [http:

Adapt Van Gaal Dossier To Trump Your Opposition

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/02/vangaal-dossier-p1-crop.jpg] Louis van Gaal. Comedy gold. The funniest people are those that produce gags when they think they’re being serious. Enter the Man U-managing Dutchman. To fend off accusations that his team had become ‘Long Ball United’ to draw their

Become A Plausible Sales Manager

One for sales managers. Current or aspiring. Courtesy of listening idly to a panel of journos deliver their pub-talk verdict on the latest Premier League managerial merry-go-round rumours. It seems that whenever a new “head coach” appears before the press – on top of the inevitable influence of “track record” or

Rory McIlroy's Flying Goal Card

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/01/boardingtornpaper.jpg] The Abu Dhabi golf tournament seems to be the sport’s big annual kick-off. I saw hot World Number One Rory McIlroy give an interesting press conference in between warm-up rounds. He always starts his year flying to this event.