Posts Tagged ‘Personalities for Business’
Introducing the Creating Connections Podcast!
My good friend Mitch Taylor and I have started a podcast about Creating Connections with Clients and Colleagues. Mitch Taylor is an 18 year veteran of the Mobile Disc Jockey Industry, nationally known speaker and sales expert, and recently earned his certification as a Gitomer Certified Advisor from America’s #1 Authority on Sales Jeffrey Gitomer. Mitch has…
Read MoreSeek…Speak…
I was challenged to put the essence of what I share in my trainings into a concise, memorable phrase. This is what came up with. What do you think? Does this adequately capture the motivation behind learning about personalities?
Read MoreWednesday "What/Why/How" – Personalities for Business Q&A: Speaking to Different Personalities at Once
Q: What if you are meeting with a bride and groom and others (like her parents) and there is a mixture of personalities…who do you gear the meeting to? A: Although the context is different, this is similar to what I deal with every time I present to an audience. You have to decide who…
Read MoreWednesday "What/Why/How" – Personalities for Business Q&A: Getting Information from Clients
Q: As a small businesses in the wedding industry that employs a lot of creativity and requires a good bit of creative input and information from our clients, it is often hard to evoke and receive this input from clients in a timely manner. What kind of tips or advice can you give to help…
Read MoreWednesday "What/Why/How" – Personalities for Business Q&A: When You "Meet" on the Phone
Q: On the sales side, when you get a cold call about your service, what can you listen for in the conversation to help identify the personality type???? A: The same principles apply to phone conversations, and e-mail or internet inquiries; the key is listening intentionally for key words and ideas since you don’t have…
Read MoreTampa Bay ADJA
I had such a fun visit to the Tampa area this week. It was beautiful and sunny in the morning and I had time to visit Clearwater Beach before my evening session. Many thanks to Rob Johnson of Digi Games to come all the way from North Dakota to be there, and also to Ricky…
Read MoreWednesday "What/Why/How" – Personalities for Business Q&A: Split Personalities
Q: How do you interpret signs that a client might be 50/50 of two different colors? How can you determine which color is dominant? A: You can try to guess at percentages, but it isn’t really necessary. Picture the four quadrants in your mind. Are they mostly extroverted (Top half – Yellow & Red) or…
Read MoreWednesday "What/Why/How" – Personalities for Business Q&A: Personalities & Age
Q: Does your type change as you age? A: I love this question! The goal in “growing up” is not necessarily to change your personality. A better statement would be that the goal is to learn to live more in your personality’s strengths, and minimize the weaknesses. Also, as we mature, we also learn skills…
Read MoreThe Social DJ
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Steven Parry for his podcast, The Social DJ. So much fun! http://www.thesocialdj.com/vickie/
Read MoreWednesday "What/Why/How" – Personalities for Business Q&A: Personalities & Media
Q: Is there a personality type that is more likely to respond to an ad in social media? Is there a type that prefers more traditional advertising like print, radio and TV? A: The short answer is, it will really depend on the ad itself and the “language” that is “spoken” in the advertisement. There…
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