Celeste Giordano
Master Sales Strategist & Business Mentor
My Blog
Here we are, in the final days of August, with the third quarter more than halfway over. As we speed towards that all important fourth quarter of the business year, I have a question for you: How are you building good relationships today? Yes, summer can be a hard time for relationship-building, with changing schedules…
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If you have heard me speak, you may recall my emphasis on the ABC of sales: Always Be Closing. But there is another catch phrase of mine that I want you to remember: Always Be Recruiting! When an employee makes an unexpected exit or isn’t the right fit and you have to let them go,…
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People often describe themselves or others as having a “glass half-full” or “glass half-empty” personality. And surely we all have situations we approach with more positivity than others. No one is a ball of sunshine 100 percent of the time. But think about the last professional event you attended. When striking up polite conversation with…
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Were you the kind of student who was excited about heading back to school each year? Or perhaps you have become the kind of parent who sings “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” while loading up your children’s school supplies! As adults, many of us are able to look back on our school…
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P.T. Barnum is famously quoted as saying, “There is no such thing as bad publicity.” Barnum was a notorious publicity hound, and on some level, I agree with him—visibility is essential to accelerating an entrepreneur’s success. On the other hand, in our current day and age of instant online reviews, no one can be cavalier…
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