Great Resources at Your Fingertips
August 25th 2008
Today’s Telios Tip is a simple one, yet one I don’t see sales people do on a consistent basis when I join account executives for meetings with prospects.
Regardless of the meeting or how much preparation and research I’ve done, I always look for newspapers, magazines, brochures and handouts whenever I go on a sales meeting. In fact, I do the same wherever I visit an office, whether it’s a sales meeting, one of our kid’s events, or a doctor’s appointment. (more…)
Use Google Alerts
August 18th 2008
If you don’t presently use Google Alerts, I encourage you to check out how easy it is to set up Google Alerts, which delivers an email to you as frequently as you’d like each day with stories and blogs published on any subject you choose.
I’ve been using Google Alerts for a few years now and have found them to be the most efficient way for me to keep up with stories, trends and best practices.
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Offer Sam’s Club Member Days
August 11th 2008
We recently received in the mail an offer to attend “Sam’s Club Member Days,” which were held at a nearby auto mall on four days. The first 10 customers at each of the seven participating dealerships who did a test drive, received a Sam’s Club membership or a renewal of their Sam Club membership.
I immediately thought of how sports teams could implement a similar “Sam’s Club Member Day” at a sporting event, or conduct a test drive at a dealership for tickets – and both of these events could be terrific if a sports team has sponsorships with Sam’s Club and an auto dealership. (more…)
Create a Social Networking Profile
August 4th 2008
If you have not joined one or more online social networks for business and general social networking with family and friends, I encourage you to invest time reviewing LinkedIn and Plaxo for online business social networking and Facebook for social networking with family, friends and associates.
There are over 25 million business professional on LinkedIn and four times that many people on Facebook. (more…)


