Last week I connected with a dear friend and former colleague, Wendell Waldron. Wendell was my all-time best salesperson at my first company, Media Link Inc., and he's currently a partner with Influence Online Marketing. Our conversation focused on challenges faced by every salesperson and entrepreneur: leads, organization and follow up. Our ab...

On August 31, Edmonton's MacEwan University revealed it had sent payments for long-time vendor Clark Builders to a bogus bank account in Montreal. The payments, later transferred to a Hong Kong bank, totalled $11.8 million. How does this happen and why did no one pick up the phone?  Staff of MacEwan University's accounts payable departme...

My friend and colleague Anita Kirkbride of Twirp Communications sent me a midday email last week with this subject line: I just received the worst cold call ever.  I shudder when I hear this because shoddy salespeople allow long-held negative stereotypes to persist. Sales is a craft to both admire and cherish. I believe it's time we push back,...