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The Power of Stories

Since we were small children, we all love stories, and that is important from a marketing point of view as well. In this lesson, Speaker, Media and Presentation coach Michael Dodd, explains how stories work in business and how you find them.

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What are the customers’ three brains?

In this lesson, Simon Hazeldine MSc. – an international consultant in the areas of sales, negotiation and leadership – explains that customers still have only one brain, but it’s the three areas of the brain of which salespeople and business people need to be aware.

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Who knows you?

Influence in business is not about who you know, but who knows you. In this lesson – entrepreneur, speaker and author, Warren Cass – argues the case for both sides of the old adage; quantity versus quality.

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How do I acquire new customers?

Every business wants to acquire new customers. In this lesson; Simon Hall, author of Innovative B2B Marketing, discusses the key drivers of making your acquisition marketing effective

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Logic versus emotion

You can’t draw somebody into really engaging with the logic of your product or service unless you’ve first triggered an emotional response. In this lesson, Bryony Thomas, a consultant and trainer in marketing transformation programmes, explains what she calls, the logic sandwich.

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Working in the V zone

What’s the most important issue for you as a marketer? You’ve got your customer’s needs on one hand, the company’s needs on the other, and the ‘V’ zone is the bit in the middle – that’s were you are. Thomas Barta, explains how a marketer can identify where that ‘V’ zone is.

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How does neuroscience apply to selling?

More has been learnt about the human brain and how it functions, probably in the last 10 years than in the whole of human history.

In this lesson, Simon Hazeldine MSc., an international consultant in the areas of sales, negotiation and leadership explains how that can help, not just B2B but what he calls ‘Brain to Brain’ selling.

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What is influence?

In this lesson – entrepreneur, speaker and author Warren Cass – explains that influence is about affecting change without having to necessarily force the issue.