by Greg Mischio | Jun 15, 2023 | Perspectives
In a small town in New Jersey, there is a place called Camp Merry Heart. It’s a summer camp, where kids come to learn how to bolster their self-esteem and independence while having fun swimming, fishing, boating and more. But the campers here are different. They are...
by Greg Mischio | May 5, 2023 | Perspectives
The year was 2014, and my client had just given me some bad news: “Greg, we’ve decided we’re going to stop working with Winbound and go in a different direction.” I was ready with a list of reasons why that might not be a good idea, but I didn’t even bother with them....
by Greg Mischio | Dec 15, 2022 | Perspectives
Welcome to the 2022 edition of my Best Business Books of the Year post. This is my fourth annual Best Business Books post, and the reading required to build it is more than just a tradition. It’s a means to creating a strategic business edge. Selecting a particular...
by Greg Mischio | Jul 12, 2022 | Perspectives
I recently took my first sales training class, which made me realize how valuable an understanding of the sales process is for me as a marketer. And when it came time to create the final assignment for the class, my value to the sales team became clear as well. The...
by Greg Mischio | Jan 12, 2022 | Perspectives
Like the line in the movie Gone With the Wind, your sales team’s reaction to marketing typically is they don’t give a damn. And it’s not their fault — it’s marketing’s fault. The truth is salespeople would LOVE to have great marketing in their organization. In...
by Greg Mischio | Jul 15, 2021 | Perspectives
“I’m tired.” That was the response the salesman — let’s call him Bob — gave me when we started our one-on-one training session. I had asked how his day was going, and in the past, Bob’s response ranged from “good” to “great.” But today, Bob was tired. “I’m...