We’re excited to bring on Red Hat and The Keri Shull Team as corporate sponsors this month. They join other great sponsors who are committed to helping selling professionals get better at the art and science of professional selling including ASHER Strategies, Sales Performance International, Vorsight and others. Red Hat is the world's leading provider [...]
By Fred Diamond, IES Executive Director Compaq, once the number one personal computer manufacturer on the planet, pulled a surprise move and hired retired Rear Admiral Don Weatherson, to lead the company into certain vertical markets including the public sector back in 1994. I worked in Don’s organization for a few years and learned my [...]
This article was published online on Andy Paul's archive site in June, 2017. The author, Andy Paul, is a popular sales speaker and podcaster who has featured IES CEO Fred Diamond on his show. Andy Paul hosts a popular podcast that features interviews with some of the leading sales authors and thought leaders on the planet, [...]
Dow Chemical, Softchoice, Dominion Electric Supply, Dell, Pure Storage, and Monumental Sports and Entertainment Win Awards; Achievement Awards to Red Hat Sales Leader Paul Smith and Deltek's Mary Beth Cockerham VIENNA, Va. - June 8, 2017 - PRLog -- The Institute for Excellence in Sales (IES) announced today the six winners of the 2017 IES [...]
Here’s the recording of the powerful webinar we did with ASHER Strategies trainer Kyla O'Connell on February 8. The session goes deep into the emotional qualities sales people need to more successfully deal with their customers and build their sales culture.
By Fred Diamond IES Executive Director I’ve been fortunate to have spent thousands of hours with some of the smartest sales leaders and thought leaders in the years since I co-founded the Institute for Excellence in Sales. I’ve been a witness to hundreds of sales professionals who have grown their careers by implementing the tactics [...]
IES Executive Director Fred Diamond appeared on episode 29 of the Smart Sales Pro Podcast with Michael Mason. It's a great interview with a lot of information and things to contemplate. Fred said that Michael was a pleasure to speak with and one of the most prepared interviewers he had worked with. Key Takeaways from [...]
This article was published online at the TrustedAdvisor.com on January 30, 2017. The author, Charles Green, was a past speaker at the IES. The words “trust” and “selling” are rarely mentioned in the same sentence, and some people feel that “trust-based selling” is an oxymoron. That says something about the relationships between sellers and their [...]
This interview with IES Executive Director Fred Diamond originally appeared on the KiteDesk Expert Interview Series here. KITEDESK: The Institute For Excellence in Sales (IES) was created to grow excellence throughout the Sales operational process, to help sales teams optimize their efforts. To start, what did IES feel was missing, in the sales industry that [...]
IES Executive Director Fred Diamond was interviewed by Eric Quanstrom, CMO at KiteDesk, as part of the KiteDesk Expert Interview Series. You can see the interview on the KiteDesk site here. The Institute For Excellence in Sales (IES) was created to grow excellence throughout the Sales operational process, to help sales teams optimize their efforts. [...]
