Business Development University (BDU) is pleased to announce the addition of Heather Herrington, Esq. to the BDU team as a Professional Services Coach and Trainer. Prior to working at BDU, Herrington was a practicing attorney for 12 years. She’s an avid networker and connector who has held leadership roles on the boards of both industry and non-industry organizations. Throughout her … Read More

The holidays are truly a time to appreciate the company of good friends, family and loved ones.  But between all the eggnog and cookie tins, it’s easy to forget that the New Year is also a wonderful time to reflect on the past year professionally. It is a time to review your progress on last year’s goals and to set new … Read More

Not a day goes by that we don’t appreciate our team and our clients too, It’s a shame it takes Thanksgiving for us to thank each and everyone of you. And to thank you for your business may seem so very cliché, But without your trust and commitment we wouldn’t be here today. We couldn’t be more grateful or thankful … Read More

Every Sales Manager has a one-line job description – to make their sales associates as successful as possible. There are 5 key areas that every Sales Manager should be focusing on so that they have a handle on their team’s goals and motivations: Average Sale – If we divide out the total sales needed by the average sale, it will … Read More

Back in my days as VP of Sales, I used to say I could spend the entire day, every day, engaged in mail management.  Every day I would get upwards of 30 voice mails, more than 50 emails, and a stack of paper that was responsible for the death of a small forest.  But I quickly learned that spending too … Read More

Sales and business development are a function of three key areas.  So if your sales aren’t where you think they should be, you need to ask yourself three questions: Am I doing the right activities to fill the pipeline with qualified prospects on a consistent basis? Do I have a good process, once I’m in front of prospect or suspect, … Read More

In order to maximize top line growth, it is important to examine 5 critical components of a sales organization by asking the following question: Do you have the Right number of the Right people doing the Right number of the Right things Right? The first aspect of growing a sales organization is to evaluate whether you have the right number of sales people working for you. As companies grow, there … Read More

Weeding through and responding to email is one of the most time consuming activities we might have on a daily basis. When I was VP of Sales at ADP, between snail mail, email and voice mail, I could spend all day with mail management.   Today, it is primarily email that bogs us down and the most frustrating thing about it is … Read More

The most customer facing group we have are the professionals answering the questions our clients are asking every day. Their interaction is a rapport building opportunity to create a customer loyalty experience, but it is also the best opportunity to identify other needs of theses clients.  There isn’t a better time to close than after an objection or issue has been … Read More

  There is a line in the sand for sales professionals as well as non-selling professionals that need to develop business.  That line is the imaginary line that if crossed, takes someone from being a professional “sales” person to that unprofessional, pushy “used car salesman” type individual.    So many business developers are so afraid of people viewing them as too … Read More