It’s been about a year since Forbes magazine published an article featuring the sales-related quotes from 62 of the world’s best hawkers.  Sales specialists such as author, venture capitalist and former Apple Computer Chief Evangelist Guy Kawasaki, Bob Perkins, the founder of the American Association of Inside Sales Professionals and Ken Krigue, President and founder of InsideSales.com, convened online for The Inside Sales Virtual Summit in June 2013 to discuss and share their most prized sales philosophies. That conference, the largest of its kind, was broadcast to over 15,000 registrants worldwide.  Read more...

Urbandictionary.com defines a swag bag as “a goodie bag that contains various useless yet irreplaceable items packed into a duffle bag, usually given at parties or by sponsers (sic). Sometimes just useless house-hold items with a brand-name insignia on them.” Read more...

“Blogging helps establish you as a thought leader and expert,” says Pittsburgh attorney Wendy Witt, Director of Advisors Forum. That organization is a holistic legal marketing support arm of Wealth Counsel, a national consortium of nearly 4,000 estate planning attorneys. Although Advisors Forum created its web site in 2006, Witt only recently started blogging on it to supplement the information the site already provides readers. Read more...

Customers arrive at your website ready to take action. They want to make a purchase, gather information, or compare prices. Small businesses know that digital marketing tools are essential to maximize that site traffic, but there never seems to be enough time to learn about them. Luckily, many tools don’t require coding and are easy to use. With a few tricks, you can improve your customers’ web experience and increase your conversions. Read more...