Quick Blackberry Shortcuts
The Blackberry Productivity blog has highlighted six quick shortcuts to help feed your Blackberry addiction. Great blog over there, by the way.
Archived posts tagged with productivity
When Simple Tools Make a Big Difference
Jan introduced you to PhoneTag (formerly Simulscribe). I’ve been testing it since that time. It changes the voicemail game. I’m on the phone constantly with managers, reps, and customers. I miss calls. I don’t like it to happen, but it does. Having to dial in to hear voicemails, sometimes long-winded ones, can be in itself rather time-consuming. Here’s how I solve it.
How Do You Stay Organized?
Sales professionals are the consummate multitaskers. (That’s not always a good thing, by the way.) We’ve got specific tasks tied to specific contacts to complete. Often subtasks as well. We’ve got internal reports to complete. We’ve got emails to respond to, phone calls to make and return, proposals to write up, quotes to re-work, thank
Selling Shouldn't Cost You Money
If you’re a traveling rep or business owner, I am sure this sounds familiar. You have a quick sandwich on the road and pay cash, buy a day of internet access at the airport to check your mail, a few bucks on tolls and $20 to fill up your rental car before dropping it off
Voicemail Strategies for Busy People
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about the use of voicemail in our busy sales and business lives. And the verdict wasn’t all that positive. In short, I made the point that voicemail as we know it is more of a hindrance than a help when it comes to staying in touch and
What Sales Technology Really Works?
Geoffrey James asks “What sales technology really works?” at his Sales Machine blog today. He asks readers to rank these five forms of technology in terms of their usefulness to sales professionals: Customer Relationship Management Cellular Telephone Electronic Mail Web Conferencing Instant Messaging Above you’re looking at the order in which I placed them. See
Impress Your Clients with l8r
Little things go a long way – something that particularly rings true when it comes to maintaining a relationship with a prospective client. If you’re looking for a simple and automated way of letting your customer know you care and think about him, like sending your customer a happy birthday email or a note thanking
