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Life’s Traffic Jams: Just Let Them Go

August 6, 2010

As many of you have picked up on, I drive a lot. In fact, it’s nothing for me to drive 4-8 hours a day during the summer. Such are the [...]

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It Ain’t the Economy’s Fault that Your Website and Brand Stinks

August 3, 2010

I had one of those ‘slap yourself on the forehead’ experiences earlier this evening. Basically, my wife and I decided to go out tonight, which was pretty nice because this [...]

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Why ‘Lowest Price Guaranteed’ is the Dumbest Marketing Statement Ever

July 31, 2010

I happened to run into a website of a local concrete finishing business here in my state of Virginia today and the largest and most visible text on the page [...]

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Exercise: The Best Motivational and Productivity Tool in the World

July 29, 2010

It was about 9:30pm the other evening when my wife and I were winding down the day and she looked at me and simply said, “Geez honey, you looked like [...]

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25 Things A Heck of A Lot Better Than Farmville

July 26, 2010

I’ve got to be honest. I just don’t get the Farmville thing. Yeah, I know, if I’d ever actually played the game I’d get all the fuss. But frankly, the [...]

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Employee Hiring For Small Business: Stop Interviewing, Start Selecting

July 23, 2010

**Note: This is a guest post from a frequent (and quite witty)visitor here at The Sales Lion, Leon Noone. Leon, as you may be able to tell from his writing, [...]

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How to Overcome the Infamous ‘Due Diligence’ Excuse in Sales

July 20, 2010

‘I need to do my due diligence.’ Ever heard such a phrase from one of your prospects? If you haven’t, you likely got into the profession of sales this morning. [...]

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Joe Biden: Blogging Nazi and the Beginning of Free Speech’s Online Demise

July 17, 2010

Anyone that regularly reads this blog knows it’s apolitical. Although I’m passionate regarding history, politics, and government; I use The Sales Lion as a means to help businesses kick some [...]

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5 Advertising Mediums that Will Be Extinct in 2020.

July 15, 2010

We all know the world is changing. We can all sense it. Things just ain’t the way they used to be. The activities that fill our days aren’t nearly what [...]

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3 Questions that Will Forever Change the Success of Your Company’s Website

July 13, 2010

I found this email in my inbox recently. Please read it, as it’s absolutely symbolic of everything Web 2.0 is all about…. I own a Pool in Madrid (Spain). So [...]

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Why is My Blog Losing Subscribers?? 6 Reasons to Ponder

July 10, 2010

If your business has a blog, your only current focus may be that of garnering new subscribers and building your readership base. But believe it or not, getting subscribers isn’t [...]

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