[VIDEO] How Passion Drives Entrepreneurial Success

I was recently interviewed by ASBN, an online "television network" serving the small business community, about how passion is a key driver of entrepreneurial success.  As you will learn, without passion and a true love of what you are building, it will be very hard to get your business to succeed, especially through the bad times.  I thought this video turned out great, and I wanted to share it with all of you, to make sure you are doing all the right things to instill a passion for the business in all of your employees.  I hope you like it!!

The embedded video player didn't give me the option to change the size of this video.  But, if you want to see a bigger version, simply click the expand size button in the player above.

Thanks again to Jim Fitzpatrick and the ASBN team for having me on the show.  I look forward to our next interview together.

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Increasing Conversion Rates Can Materially Boost Revenues

It's common to close approximately 20% of leads and lose 80%. What's frequently overlooked in the search for growth, however, is that increasing that conversion rate by just 10 percentage points can be the equivalent of increasing revenues by no less than 50%. That's why, in my experience, a rigorous analysis of lost opportunities is among the most pivotal steps to consider when a change in strategy is needed.

Some missed sales are directly related to the selling company, including the product and its pricing and marketing. Some are related to buyers' companies, including having management approval and budgets in place. Some are related to individuals involved in a transaction, including salespeople, the buyer at a customer's company or some other middlemen. Finally, some are related to entirely external factors, including competition and economic conditions. The key is figuring out which of these is/are the reason you lost each opportunity, and then putting detailed actions into place to address each.

Read the rest of this post on Entrepreneur, which I guest authored this week.

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