PROCRASTINATION: STOP IT TODAY, NOT TOMORROW Procrastination. Why do people do it? How can it be stopped? Let's look at some causes of and cures for this common ailment. Depending on whose the...

Nothing happens until somebody sells something. To make sales happen, IMMS.com Key Sales Consultant Randy Schwantz has created a comprehensive series of 43 Producer Success Lessons. Used singly or in combination, these powerful tools can help your producers build their skills and grow their sales.

In the 19th century, businesses had three communication options: The Pony Express, Western Union, and (rarely) the telephone. With the Pony Express, at best you had to wait days or weeks for a response — a lot like a producer trying to cold-call senior executives today.

With Western Union, telegrams had to convey their message in a limited number of words. Today a marketing letter might get through, but the executive has little time to read it and it doesn’t display your verbal communication skills.

TRAIN YOUR STAFF TO HANDLE PROBLEMS by Bill Cates Tell me if you agree with this statement; A relationship that has had a problem - that has been handled well - is a stro...

When you experience those fearful moments of awkwardness or self-doubt, what’s your response? Bill Cates describes how your response to the everyday fears in life (business and otherwise) will make a huge difference in how successful you become.