Monthly Archives: June 2012

A Business Imperative

In college I studied a good bit of philosophy.  On of the more impactful Philosophers in history is a German named Immanuel Kant.  One of the concepts he put forth is the idea of an imperative which he defined as … Continue reading

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Art or Science?

In some of my sales training classes I pose the question is sales an art or a science?  In most any class you  get a range of opinions and the room ends up almost equally split.  Trick is both sides … Continue reading

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What Is A Hunter?

As I talk with companies that are hiring sales reps a common refrain is “we need a hunter”.  That shouldn’t surprise anyone because if you look at sales jobs through the years that concept always stands out.  Question is what … Continue reading

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Sales, A Noble Profession

Everyone seeks a golden path.  A path that leads to the fulfillment of a noble purpose.  So how does driving revenue square with that ideal.  A first blush most people would posit that the life of a sales person might … Continue reading

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The Price of Average

You might notice the tagline in the upper right corner says “Don’t Ever Give Up”. Years ago I read a study on purchasing agents and their buying tendencies.  One of the questions was… How many calls does it take before … Continue reading

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Welcome

Welcome to RevenueWonk.com, a blog about all things revenue related with an occasional detour down the dirt roads of life.  I came up with the name for this little slice of the internet after reading countless articles describing people in … Continue reading

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