http://www.diva-sales-tips.com Selling Doesn't Have to HURT Any Longer! Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:03:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last Friday I hosted 12- 12 year olds for a birthday collage party for my niece.  Everyone had scissors, glue, a pile of magazines, poster board and I said... "No rules! Just put on the poster all of the things you'd like to see this year - everything ... http://www.diva-sales-tips.com/2010/03/17/second-guess-paralysis/ Our Dazzle Diva question, this week, comes from Yvonne of Eco Scrubbers Inc.: Hello Sales Diva. I would like advice on how to sell my services to clients ... http://www.diva-sales-tips.com/2010/03/17/750/ http://www.diva-sales-tips.com/2010/03/11/increase-sales-90-day-formula/ Before I launched The Sales Divas I was in sales and management for 2 of Canada's largest national television networks. (For 15 years and I had massive success!) And ohhhhh boyyyy - I had some amazing customers!  (In fact, some of them were GIGANTIC) In my first few ... http://www.diva-sales-tips.com/2010/03/10/my-biggest-sales-mistake/ I love Smarties. (I can even sing you the entire Smarties commercial from my childhood!) When I was a kid – my mom didn't buy my sister and me 2 boxes of Smarties. Oh no. She'd buy ONE BOX and say... "Share it." (I think it was her sneaky way to improve ... http://www.diva-sales-tips.com/2010/03/03/best-negotiating-phrase/ I was recently reading a magazine on a plane (I'm always flying to speak at conferences) and ran across an ad for jeans that "banish your muffin-top". I laughed out loud (OK - I think I actually SNORTED) and the guy beside me looked at me with a ... http://www.diva-sales-tips.com/2010/02/24/muffin-top-sales/ When I was a kid growing up, my mom worked most Saturdays at a local bank. She'd call the house around 9 am (that's as LATE as we were allowed to sleep in) and she'd say... "Your "Cinderellies List" is waiting for you and your sister. Make sure to have ... http://www.diva-sales-tips.com/2010/02/17/mom-can-teach-you-pricing/ Pamela Goyette writes in with a question about trade shows and attracting potential clients: Good Day Bossy Diva Must say I am a HUGE fan of your weekly emails. I actually just started over a month ago a new business venture. So far with much ... http://www.diva-sales-tips.com/2010/02/17/dazzle-this-diva-feb-17th/ Join me, in person, on March 9th, to learn how you can jump start the new season! I'll be speaking at Gratitude Stationers 'Glamour & Great Things',  in Edmonton.  It will be an evening of extraordinary sales training that will transform your entire business. Get ready to be inspired and left ... http://www.diva-sales-tips.com/2010/02/10/glamour-great-things/ My 15 year old sassy niece and I are headed to New York in a few months.  We're both so excited! (She is especially pumped about the clothes shopping!) Part of the deal was that she also had to save up some money for the ... http://www.diva-sales-tips.com/2010/02/10/do-you-need-quick-cash/