The 3 Biggest Prospecting Challenges Salespeople Face in 2016 [New Research]

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In the heyday of cold calling, prospecting was relatively simple. Pick up the phone, dial a random person, ramble off a list of product features and benefits, and score a new opportunity. Repeat as many times as necessary to fill your pipeline. 

But today, it's a little different. Thanks to caller ID technology, buyers can screen their calls, and make sure they never pick up a call from a salesperson. The internet provides all the information a buyer could possibly want during their initial research phase -- no salesperson required. And in light of these changes, filling the top of the funnel is a far more difficult task than in decades past.

The #1 Most Important Leadership Trait Worldwide [New Research]

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Work customs and culture vary from country to country. For instance, meeting attendees in the U.S. seat themselves in no particular order around the conference table. But if the most junior person on the team were to take the seat farthest from the door in Japan? That's a no-no. This behavior flies in the face of Japanese custom, where the seating arrangement is determined by professional seniority (the most senior people sit farthest from the door, and the most junior people closest).

How to Motivate Yourself When You Want to Give Up: 9 Easy Exercises

Over a century ago, President Theodore Roosevelt delivered a now-famous address that immediately cemented its place in the Motivational Speech Hall of Fame.

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles,” Roosevelt said. “The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming.”

Well … yeah. Roosevelt was right -- decisions are made (and victories claimed) by those who show up. But maintaining that kind of resilience day in and day out is easier said than done. On days when you’ve been pummeled with one setback after another and have worked 12 hours straight with no end in sight, how do you keep going?

The top 10 countries embracing IT

Which economies are best placed to benefit from new information and communication technologies (ICTs), bridge the digital divide and extract value from big data?

The Networked Readiness Index (NRI), part of the 2014 Global Information Technology Report: The Risks and Rewards of Big Data, published today, ranks 148 countries for the quality of their digital infrastructure and ability to use ICTs to generate economic growth, foster innovation and improve the well-being of their citizens.

Here is a list of the top 10 economies making the most of the digital age, according to the NRI:

Which country has the most software developers in the world?

There are 18.5 million software developers in the world – but which country has the most?
There are 18.5 million software developers in the world - of which 11 million are professionals and 7.5 million are hobbyists. 

According to calculations by research firm IDC, there are 29 million 'ICT-skilled' workers in the world, including professional software developers and 18 million IT workers in operations and management.

The analyst said that worldwide the US accounts for 19 percent of software developers (both professional and hobbyists), followed by China with 10 percent, and offshore outsourcing powerhouse India with 9.8 percent. 

HOW TO AUTOMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH CUSTOMERS AND STAFF, AND EARN THEIR LOYALTY WITH AUTOMATED MESSAGING SYSTEM

AUTOMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH CUSTOMERS AND STAFF, AND EARN THEIR LOYALTY WITH AUTOMATED MESSAGING SYSTEM

As technology becomes more vital to businesses today, communication within and outside organizations becomes critical.  Appreciating, relating, celebrating and earning your customers and staff loyalty are some of the cultures of most successful organizations.  Customers and staff need to be related with, appreciated, celebrated and motivated and automating a system that enables you to build relationships and earn the loyalty of your customers and staff by triggering (sending) Thank You message to each customer anytime he or she subscribes or patronizes your company, as well as a system that triggers Birthday Greetings message to both your customers and staff on their birthday via SMS is vital tool that enables organizations to build relationships and earn loyalty.  

HOW TO SEE THE FUTURE

…Those who plan good shall be granted mercy and quietness.

Proverbs 14:22

Keep planning if you want to see the future.

There is usually a motivation to see the materialization of every plan.

Planning is keeping in touch with the future.

Planning is painting a picture of the future.

Planning is envisioning the future.

Planning is networking the future.

Planning will certainly contract you to your future.

With planning, you don’t think of death.

Planning motivates you to live. Those who truly plan don’t think of dying.

The cheapest way to stop thinking of death is to keep planning.

Mark Zuckerberg is now the 6th richest man in the world...from 16th in 2015. See List of Top 20 Richest Men in the World

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is now the 6th richest man in the world, moving up 10 spots from last years Forbes' 2016 billionaires list of the world's richest people. According to Forbes, Mark made more than $11billion in one year, going from $33.4 billion in the 2015 ranking to $44.6 billion in the 2016 ranking. Bill Gates is still the richest man in the world. From Forbes magazine...

Bill Gates remains the richest person in the world with a net worth of $75 billion, despite being $4.2 billion poorer than a year ago. He has been No. 1 one for 3 years in a row and topped the list 17 out of 22 years. (In the 30 years FORBES has tracked global wealth, only 5 people have held the title of richest person on planet; 3 of those 5 still rank among the 4 richest in the world including Warren Buffett and Carlos Slim.)

EXTRAVANGANT WEDDING IN KENYAN - CHOPPER AND RANGE ROVER ALLOWED TO THE WEDDING

A couple in Kenya recently chose to invest millions into their big day. First things first, they did not hesitate  to spend big buck on a chopper, which served as one of their chosen means of transport. The other  noticeable feature was the fleet of flashy Range Rovers, which were not only part of the entourage to the wedding venue, but also reportedly brought in by all guests at the event. The vehicle which  carried the newlyweds were not just simple Range Rover SUVs, but ARMORED ones.  That meant that anyone with the intention of throwing shade at them found it literally impossible.   See the photos below..

THESE BUSINESS AUTOMATION TOOLS & APPLICATIONS THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY, PERFORMANCE AND PROFITABILITY

IF YOU ARE NOT USING THESE BUSINESS AUTOMATION TOOLS & APPLICATIONS YOU ARE MISSING IN ACTION.

As technology becomes more vital to businesses today, communication within and outside organizations becomes critical.

S. Strategies  Solutions, is committed to ensuring that individuals and organizations maximize their full potentials, becomes successful in their fields, and that business processes are automated and that systems run seamlessly, improving efficiency, performance and Return on Investment (RoI).  We enable you organizations achieve these by developing and/or deploying technologically driven systems, applications, solutions and strategies, as well as developing your staff capacity and skills to be on top.

Russia's Lethal Seventh-Generation Fighter Jets? EXPOSED

Even before its first fifth-generation stealth fighter completes development, Russia has embarked on developing sixth and even seventh-generation follow-ons to the Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA. Indeed, Sukhoi has already presented initial concepts for a new sixth-generation fighter to the Russian government.

"They have really come up with the designs for the creation of the sixth-generation fighter,” Russian deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told the Moscow-based TASS News agency on Wednesday. “I’m referring also to new design concepts briefly presented by the Sukhoi design bureau and by the general designer appointed for all aircraft systems and armaments.”

What Parenthood Taught Me about Entrepreneurship

Chiugo Anthony Nwokolo, Publisher, SUCCESS STORIES BLOG

Being a dad, I've noticed an absolute and direct correlation between being a parent and being an entrepreneur. It changes you for the better, but that doesn't mean it doesn't come with its own set of challenges along the way.

When you're starting out, you're excited but scared at the same time. You lose countless hours of sleep and you don't always know what to do next. Sometimes you just need a break, and other times you can't imagine spending any time away from it. It disrupts your life, but it improves it at the same time.