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22:03:02 - Payments is a true entrepreneur's dream

22:03:01 - The many benefits of transparency

22:02:02 - One powerful question, a multitude of sales

22:02:01 - Take care of yourself first

22:01:02 - Gain confidence, grab opportunities in the new normal

22:01:01 - Short staffed doesn't mean short on service

21:12:02 - Be a disrupting influencer

21:12:01 - Now is the time to reassess and make needed changes

21:11:02 - New normal, new pains, new questions post-COVID

21:11:01 - Out with old questions in today's new normal

21:10:02 - Value your selling time by chucking maybes

21:10:01 - Listen and mirror your way to sales

21:09:02 - Don't duplicate: create your own brand of success

21:09:01 - Identify your targets, the top tenet for sales success

21:08:02 - Caring is the foundation our careers are built upon

21:08:01 - A protracted shutdown took us all by surprise

21:07:02 - Lasting, accelerated change in consumer behavior

21:07:01 - Challenges, opportunities in our new normal

21:05:01 - The profit rules - Part 3

21:04:01 - The profit rules - Part 2

21:03:01 - The profit rules - Part 1

20:12:02 - The enduring power of email

20:11:01 - It's critical to talk with your merchants now

20:10:01 - Do's and don'ts for MLSs during COVID-19

20:07:01 - Sell without selling

20:04:01 - Did you know your rates went up?

20:02:01 - Success begins with a conversation

20:01:01 - Don't sell the same way you shop

19:12:01 - Revamp your sales approach for 2020

19:11:01 - Use words to save, not kill deals

19:10:02 - Help merchants meet customers' changing payment needs

19:09:02 - What matters most when selling POS solutions?

19:08:02 - Overcome merchants' frustration in four steps

19:07:01 - What salespeople can learn from painters

19:06:01 - Don't copy the competition

19:04:02 - In sales, words can kill

19:03:02 - Merchants first, technology second

19:02:02 - Knowledge, the most important tool of all

19:01:02 - The right side of the pay line

18:12:01 - The need to act with urgency and purpose

18:11:01 - Failure is integral to entrepreneurial success

18:10:01 - Phone conversations still integral to merchant services

18:09:01 - Place your trust with care

18:08:01 - Eliminate baggage after rejection

18:06:02 - Why surprising merchants is a smart way to sell

18:05:02 - Signing isn't the be all, end all

18:04:01 - Focus on what you control and take charge

18:03:01 - Bells and whistles aside, essential POS purpose endures

18:02:01 - Active listening - good for voice and pocketbook

18:01:01 - Don't let acquisitions catch you off guard

17:12:01 - Adapt to changes step by step in 2018

17:11:01 - Take an aerial view of your decision process

17:09:01 - Learning from loss leads to future wins

17:08:02 - The real reason so many newbies fail

17:07:02 - Choose optimism, it's good for business

17:06:02 - Know your role, not every last detail

17:05:01 - One. Thing. At. A. Time.

17:04:01 - Honesty sells

17:03:01 - The give and take of referral success

17:02:01 - Lessons from the past that apply today

17:01:01 - Why do you work?

16:12:01 - Manners matter in email

16:11:01 - Which merchants fit you best?

16:10:01 - Address payment security during the sales process

16:09:01 - Become an agent of change in payments

16:08:01 - Conservative entrepreneur

16:07:01 - Taking stock at mid-year 2016

16:06:01 - It takes more than sales to sustain an ISO

16:05:01 - Review residual reports, protect your profits

16:04:01 - The hybrid approach to sales

16:03:01 - Recognize, react, adapt

16:02:01 - Make 2016 the year of the profit

16:01:01 - Build your business with trust in 2016

15:12:01 - Choose bold, new transparency for 2016

15:11:01 - Conduct your own personal audit

15:10:01 - Sell business solutions first, processing second

15:09:01 - Bring Tour de France teamwork to your business

15:08:01 - Staying informed in the payments biz: A sane approach

15:07:01 - When was the last time you inventoried your tools?

15:06:01 - Using emotion to your advantage

15:05:01 - Face fears before changing course

15:04:01 - Differentiate and build trust to stand out

15:03:01 - How do you decide which terminals belong in your toolbox?

15:02:01 - New tools for a new era

15:01:01 - Three practices to solidify success in 2015

14:12:01 - Like baseball, pitching payments takes practice

14:11:01 - Taming fires on the evolutionary road

14:10:01 - Pay attention, limit attrition

14:09:01 - Race to the top

14:08:01 - Tune up your tone, MLSs

14:07:01 - Stand up, be brief, sit down

14:06:01 - Think like a marathon runner

14:05:01 - Debunking four myths about our future

14:04:01 - A strong work ethic in today's payments sphere

14:03:01 - Bolster skills before you need them

14:01:02 - Both optimism and pessimism present challenges

13:12:02 - Make every day count

13:11:02 - Let merchants say no to you

13:10:02 - Time to plan for 2014

13:09:02 - Busting myths about change

13:08:02 - Strengthen your sales muscle memory

13:06:02 - Conquer your to-dos in three simple steps

13:05:02 - Ethics and sales success

13:04:02 - Stand out by being true to yourself

13:03:02 - Don your 'brown shoes' and differentiate yourself

13:03:01 - Are leave behinds integral to the sales process?

13:02:02 - Heed merchants' red flags to strengthen your business

13:02:01 - Lessons from that first call

13:01:02 - Tack like a sailor to strengthen your sales

13:01:01 - Thwart SAD: Winterize your sales plan

12:12:02 - Five predictions for 2013

12:12:01 - Building a road map for the coming year

12:11:02 - Are you a 10?

12:11:01 - Make large merchants your gravy

12:10:02 - Formal sales training or OJT?

12:10:01 - The song and dance of reputation building

12:09:02 - Start with a strong foundation

12:09:01 - Perry Mason and the post mortem

12:08:02 - Stocking your MLS toolbox

12:08:01 - The secrets to overcoming objections

12:07:02 - Why should a merchant be fired?

12:07:01 - When you hit the doldrums, start rowing

12:06:02 - How to avoid post-close mistakes

12:06:01 - Do your best and move on - no matter what

12:05:02 - The hard, but valuable lessons of failure

12:05:01 - How to avoid that 'What just happened?' moment

12:04:02 - Lessons for a lifetime

12:04:01 - Plotting a prosperous future

12:03:01 - When warm leads become elephants

12:02:01 - Turn no into knowledge

12:01:01 - Keep it honest in 2012

11:12:01 - Pushing past roadblocks to success

11:11:01 - Caution: Assumptions ahead

11:10:01 - Trust in transparency

11:09:01 - Learn to be a change pro

11:08:01 - Dress for successful sales

11:07:01 - Use communication to cut merchant attrition

11:05:01 - Ask, don't sell

11:04:01 - Projecting confidence, inspiring trust

11:03:01 - Stockholm Syndrome and the payment pro

11:02:01 - The risks of riding the gravy train

11:01:01 - Evaluating the value (and cost) of training

10:12:01 - Stay tuned to your needs when selling

10:11:01 - Become a payment superhero

10:10:01 - Prepare for shifting payment seasons

10:09:01 - Considering consequences improves results

10:08:01 - Avoid 'always be closing' and other old traps

10:07:01 - Managing your most important asset

10:06:01 - A primer on accountability

10:05:01 - Two steps toward plentiful referrals

10:04:01 - Say less, sign more

10:03:01 - The nuances of the question, Why?

09:12:01 - Creating positive consequences:
Three tips

09:11:01 - Start with ripples, not waves

09:10:01 - A practiced approach

09:09:01 - Do's and don'ts of merchant mining

09:08:01 - Call reluctance: Diagnose it and treat it

09:07:01 - Smart specialization

09:06:01 - Margin compression: It's in your hands

09:05:01 - Facing the elephants

09:04:01 - Pull back the expense curtain

09:03:01 - Be an antidote to panic

09:02:01 - Stand by your plan

09:01:01 - Weathering the coming payment storms

08:12:01 - A little analysis, significant rewards

08:11:01 - R-E-S-P-E-C-T

08:10:01 - Who moved my merchants?

08:09:01 - Admit, own, fix your bloopers

08:08:01 - Invest in trust

08:07:01 - Change, a rewarding discomfort

08:06:01 - Allies in accountability

08:05:01 - No foundation, no success

08:04:01 - Make a plan to avoid failure

08:03:01 - Annihilate attrition

08:02:01 - Residual report review

08:01:01 - Drill down to the fine print

07:12:01 - Small merchants mean big future



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