December 9, 2017
The Most-Read Articles of 2017
BY Caitlin Delohery IN CRM Software, karmaCRM News and Updates, Professional Speaking 0 Comment
Looking back on 2017, we here at karmaCRM are excited at all the connections we’ve made and all the learning we’ve done. From our professional speaker interview series to our tips on how to get your team to love your CRM, these popular articles will help you start 2018 on the right foot.
7 Habits of Highly Effective Professional Speakers
You already know you have to rock the platform. But to be a truly successful professional speaker, you also have to strengthen your network, grow your business, anticipate the future, and much more.
We sat down with some of the most successful professional speakers in the business to find out the keys to their success. Here’s what top speakers do to thrive.
How Top Professional Speakers Build Strong Relationships
Everything that runs well runs on relationships.
Good professional speakers know this. What they sell, in fact, is not an hour of powerful info, a memorable experience, or the secret to unlocking leadership potential — though that might all be part of it. Top speakers are in the business of creating relationships — with clients, with meeting planners, and with audience members.
In our interviews with professional speakers, we learned that their relationship status is always set to “more.” Here’s how they create and grow their connections — and their business.
5 Reasons Your Salespeople Hate Your CRM
You’re spending money on CRM software that your sales team won’t use. While you were bright-eyed and optimistic about the possibility to grow your business with it, they resist.
So what gives?
Stumped on How to Bring Mindfulness to Your Business? Learn from Top Brands
Experts says that all work and no play makes you more than just dull. Overworking can decrease productivity, weaken focus and attention to goals, and crush innovation. In short, you’ll end up getting less done by trying to do too much, and your life (and your company) may suffer for it.
Enter mindfulness. It’s grown in popularity in the U.S. in the past few years (as I’m sure you’ve heard) for a reason. Mindfulness is an in-the-moment answer to internal and external pressure to work constantly. It’s also a break from work that can take as little as five minutes. Stumped as to how to get started? Take a page from the books of the big brands. Here’s how Google, Aetna, and other top companies get their mindfulness on.
Professional Speaker Interview with Doug Devitre
We sat down with some professional speakers and asked them about the challenges and keys to success in their profession. Doug Devitre talked to us about cutting through the digital noise, combining low and high-tech touches, and collaborating with audiences in real time.
Looking for more great articles? Check out the articles in our two most popular blog categories in 2017: professional speaking and CRM software.
