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Join host, Brett Clay, as he discusses business trends and today’s hot issues with thought-leaders—authors, analysts, scholars, journalists, and practitioners—who are not just adapting, but are creati... more
FAQs about The Actuation Zone:How many episodes does The Actuation Zone have?The podcast currently has 75 episodes available.
September 27, 2010How to Give a Pretty Good PresentationTJ Walker, the author of the USA Today #1 bestselling book, “TJ Walker’s Secret to Foolproof Presentations,” says you don’t need to worry about having a foolproof presentation. Just make it a pretty good presentation and you’ll be in great shape. TJ tells how....more20minPlay
September 24, 2010What They Don’t Teach at Stanford Business SchoolLarry Chiang, author of What They Don’t Teach You at Business School, says you can have an Ivy League business school network without attending Stanford Business School or HBS. He also says you can do it in less than 20 mins per week using social media and hosting events.Available in HD and full screen: Click Here ...more7minPlay
September 22, 2010No More Cold-Calling!Joanne Black, author of No More Cold-Calling, says building a referral system is far more effective than cold-calling. But, to do it correctly, it needs to be a priority, you have to have a process, and you have to get comfortable with asking for referrals.Available in HD and full screen: Click Here ...more7minPlay
September 19, 2010How to Gain Access to Crazy-Busy BuyersJill Konrath, author of SNAP Selling, says today’s crazy-busy people are behaving differently under their tremendous pressures. To gain access, salespeople must already have identified the prospective customer’s burning priority before making the call. Then, says Jill, getting in the door is a SNAP!Available in HD and full screen: Click Here ...more4minPlay
September 03, 2010Using Video in Your Business is Easy…and PowerfulTJ Walker, the author of the USA Today #1 bestselling book, “TJ Walker’s Secret to Foolproof Presentations,” says there is no excuse not to be using video in your business. He also says anyone can quickly prepare a pretty good speech. The key to both, says TJ, is to just…get started.Available in HD and full screen: Click Here ...more3minPlay
August 20, 2010Improvising Your Way to SuccessAvish Parashar, author of, Improvise to Success!, says you can plan to your heart’s content—and then life throws changes at you. He says you can improve your success by learning how to improvise and flow with those changes. Avish reveals the secrets of improvisational comedy techniques that anyone can employ, every day, to be more successful.—A “Brett’s Favorite” interview!...more0minPlay
August 19, 2010What Your Sales Manager Won’t Tell YouSpeaker, consultant, and top sales blogger, Mark Hunter, tells what your sales manager won’t tell you about how to grow your business: fire your customers, don’t give them such good service, and dump social media! Brett Clay interviews Mark Hunter, at the National Speakers Association national conference in Orlando, FL.Available in HD and full screen: Click Here ...more9minPlay
August 13, 2010To Grow Your Business, Stop Discounting and Start SellingSpeaker, consultant, and top sales blogger, Mark Hunter (The Sales Hunter), says the current sales environment has revealed to many sales VPs that their sales organizations are really order-taking customer service organizations. Mark challenges senior executives to make the tough, important changes in their sales organizations that will enable them to grow their businesses, including: firing their order-takers, firing their customers, eliminating discounting, cutting back on customer service, and pulling back on social media! (Listen to both interviews)...more0minPlay
August 12, 2010Small Businesses Must Embrace Online MarketingBrett Clay, award-winning author of Selling Change and the host of The Actuation Zone, talks with Jim Blasingame, host of the Small Business Advocate radio show about small business marketing. Jim says small businesses must profile and target their customers, rather than trying to pursue every name in the phone book. Brett talks about the changing media and marketing landscapes and how small businesses must change the way they market....more0minPlay
July 27, 2010Could a Word or Phrase Increase Your Business By 10X?Sam Horn, “The Intrigue Expert”, and author of many books, including POP: Stand Out in Any Crowd, and Tongue Fu!, says finding the right name for your initiative, products, or business can be worth millions of dollars and inspire thousands of people. Listen as the legendary Sam Horn essentially delivers a seminar on how to create one-of-a-kind branding that can eliminate competition and propel your business to new levels....more52minPlay
FAQs about The Actuation Zone:How many episodes does The Actuation Zone have?The podcast currently has 75 episodes available.