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This week's event featured performances from the cast of MATILDA, featuring: Paige Brady, Gabby Pizzolo, Ripley Sobo, Ava Ulloa and Marisa Kennedy, Jennifer Bowles, Heather Tepe, Sean Montgomery, Alex Brightman, Geoff Packard, JohnArthur Greene, Timothy Cao, Grace Capeless, Ava DeMary, Jonah Halperin, Alexa Shae Niziak, Sofia Roma Rubino,Analise Scarpaci, Mitchell Sink, Chris Sumpter, Beatrice Tulchin and TEd Wilson. Check out clips from 'When I Grow Up,' 'Naughty,' and 'Revolting Children' below! (more...)
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This week's event featured performances from the casts of MATILDA (Paige Brady, Gabby Pizzolo, Ripley Sobo, Ava Ulloa and Marisa Kennedy, Jennifer Bowles, Heather Tepe, Sean Montgomery, Alex Brightman, Geoff Packard, John Arthur Greene, Timothy Cao, Grace Capeless, Ava DeMary, Jonah Halperin, Alexa Shae Niziak, Sofia Roma Rubino, Analise Scarpaci, Mitchell Sink, Chris Sumpter, Beatrice Tulchin and TEd Wilson), ON THE TOWN (Brandon Leffler, Tony Yazbeck, Cody Williams and Alysha Umphress), MAMMA MIA! (Felicia Finley, Judy McLane, Stacia Fernandez , Traci Victoria, Thomasina E. Gross, Jacob Pinion, Albert Guerzon, Deanna Aguinaga, Sydni Beaudoin, Allyson Carr, Felicity Claire, Mark Dancewicz, Corey Greenan, Bryan Scott Johnson, Corinne MeIancon, Christopher Hudson Myers, Jennifer Noth, Ashley Park, Tera-Lee Pollin, Gerard Salvador, Neil Starkenberg and Victor Wallace) and MOTOWN THE MUSICAL (Josh Tower, Krystal Joy Brown, Dwayne Cooper, Nathaniel Cullors, Justin Prescott, Jaquez Andre Sims and Nik Walker). Check out photos below! (more...)
SuEllen Estey (Sweeney Todd, State Fair, Barnum) leads the upcoming reading of Mother Jones and the Children's Crusade with book, music, and lyrics by Cheryl E. Kemeny of Crystal Theatre. The cast will also feature two time Tony nominee Robin de Jesus (In the Heights, La Cage aux Folles, Domesticated, Rent), N'Kenge (Motown, Sondheim on Sondheim), Sadie Sink (Annie), Marissa Miller (Wicked), Julie Benko (Spring Awakening, Les Miserables), Ava Demary (Matilda), Peter Davenport (The Sound of Music), and Kaye Tuckerman (Mamma Mia). (more...)
As Tony Awards host Neil Patrick Harris sang in the opening number of the 2013 ceremony: 'They're the reason that this season seems to look like Chucky Cheese!' This Broadway season is littered with child actors in major roles, and below BroadwayWorld salutes them all.
Get to know the child stars of the 2013 Broadway season below! (more...)
Heather has grown up on Broadway, going from Baby June to Little Who to Ballet Girl to a partly adult role now. (more...)
The box office at the Shubert Theatre (235 West 44th Street) opens on Monday, January 21 for Broadway's eagerly anticipated MATILDA THE MUSICAL. The show begins previews on March 4 ahead of an April 11, 2013 opening at the Shubert Theatre. (more...)
Just yesterday, Broadway's Annie, Lilla Crawford, celebrated her 12th birthday at Times Square's new Cake Boss Cafe, inspired by the hit TLC show, 'Cake Boss'. In attendance to celebrate Lilla's birthday were her fellow young Broadway stars Alex Drier (The Assembled Party, Billy Elliot), Lewis Grasso (Newsies, Ragtime), Jack Broderick (Billy Elliot, Matilda), Ava DiMary (Billy Elliot, Matilda), Emma Howard (Matilda), Sadie Sink (ANNIE, Tuck Everlasting), and many more. BroadwayWord brings you full coverage from the celebration below! (more...)
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A MASSIVE crowd, performances from iconic machines and visits from some famous faces ensured the tractor pull in Quambatook on Saturday was one for the ages.
The 40th edition of the annual event - which now hosts the Australian Tractor Pull Championships - once again cast Quambatook into the national spotlight as the town lived up to its reputation as the home of tractor pulling.
Competitors came from across the country, while spectators converged from far and wide - some for the first time - to take in the sport that captures the imagination of people of all ages from all walks of life.
Pulling began in the early afternoon with the vintage tractor classes - favourites particularly among farmers who fondly recall the machines from their younger years.
The scream of engines pushed to the limit ripped through the air throughout the afternoon and long into the night.
The farm tractor perpetual trophies were hotly contested, with Owen Parker taking out the four-wheel-drive trophy from Peter Gross.
The modified machines were visually spectacular, fighting it out across several classes, including the John Parker Memorial Trophy 4.2 tonne class, which went to Quamby Quaker, while Bad Attitude took out the Red Steer event.
The championships again featured the Modified Lawn Mowers class, which gives the next generation of tractor-pullers aged 10 to 16 the opportunity to learn the basics of the sport aboard ride-on mowers fitted with roll cages.
A surprise visit from The AFL Footy Show's Sam Newman sent the crowd into a frenzy, with people milling around as the football legend conducted his infamous Street Talk segment, which will appear on this week's show.
Newman spend a couple of hours at the tractor pull and even took a ride in 'Spot On' during its run in the modified truck class.
The Easter Bunny also made an appearance, delivering an abundance of chocolate eggs to a swarm of youngsters.
There was food aplenty, thanks to the Cooperating Church, Lions Club and Amity Club.
Entertainment abounded, with a performance by the Whip Industries Minibike Team, while other attractions included truck and tractor displays.
Quambatook Tractor Pull Association president, Doug Carroll said while the figures were still being calculated, the crowd seemed excellent.
"There was very little space on the spectator banks, so I think it was a very good turnout," he said.
"We were overwhelmed for the 40th to have a very good selection of vintage tractors and modified tractors, including half-a-dozen that had come out of retirement."
The most prominent of those was the Quamby Quaker, which was built in 1976 by tractor pull founder John Parker.
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"Thanks to all the volunteers who ensured it was a fantastic day," he said.
Round 8 at The Keith Diesel and Dirt Derby
As per most motor sport events scrutineering was the first thing on the agenda Friday night , With that completed it was time for some fine local cuisine , For some ,it was a barby and others it was a burger and chips from the roadhouse just down the road . The night continued on under a clear star filled sky , for some it was longer than others as there was plenty of gas bagging , yarn telling and even some pre competition day banter .
The rooster crowed at 6am, just enough time to hoover a bowel of Nutri Grain down in the dark, do my hair (for all the photos and TV crews of course eg Blokes World who filmed on the day) and wake everyone else up on site (Ps Kellogg's are not a sponsor of tractor pulling but if they wish to please contact the ATPA). The sun was well up, the scales were set up ready for use as every tractor must pass over them prior to competing, the track was getting the finishing touches and the drivers meeting was done and dusted .This being the final event for the year it was do or die for some tractors to make or keep placing in the season points tally, GAME ON.
A small quantity field of minis hit the track but those that were there had great competition on the superb track prepared by Brett Harris. The limited minis hit the track as if the sled wasn't behind them set the sled took out the 770 from rockabilly then 2 tuff third fresh dirt close fourth. In the 825 set the sled loved the track and took home another first fresh dirt nipping at its heels and rockabilly third. Rough Justice came home in the pull off set the sled second and rockabilly third 2 tuff fourth after trying to shift the 80 metre bollard along the bank.
Super minis little willy took the prize in all weight classes success 2 grabbed a second in the 860 and 4th in the 920, grumpy grabbed a third in the first 2 weight classes and second in the last weight class flaming furious got a third in the last 2 weight classes Jaws made the journey to Keith going home with a second in the middle weight class
In the open minis blown income grabbed 3n firsts and who Cares wasn't far behind getting a well-deserved second
It was great to see three Western Australian tractors competing rockabilly, grumpy and awesome made the journey but electrical problems stopped it from competing.
On the other track the super modified took the top off the track with both Disorderly Conduct and Scrap Value having a cracker of a run? The perfect track once again prepared by Brett Harris was allowing the tractors to fly down the track reaching good speeds with Flav in Slickas sled hammering them at the 100 metre mark. Disorderly conduct achieved 1 first and 2 seconds Scrap Value 2 firsts and 1 second, Pure Insanity didn't show due to too many metal fillings in gearbox.
Wicked Whitetail achieved three firsts from Wolverine Deere in the Pro stock ,but put on a great show of horsepower filling the Keith air with plumes of black smoke
Plum Crazy made the earth rumble as the 3 540 chevs roared into action, mark drove all three so no breakdowns.
In the limited modified the track was perfect and all tractors were galloping down the track, tractors were up gears taking advantage of the track that suited them. In the 2.5 tonne Slickas had them all six tractors within 1 metre of each other. Shilberite took out the first class closing followed by Flatstick then Dear Diff driven by Yvonne Gray. The 2.9 tonne class there was three tractors in the pull off Full Throttle had a well-deserved win followed by Shillberite and Flatstick, in then pull off all three tractors were within 300mm of each other. The 3.4 tonne saw more pull offs with 4 tractors in it Local tractor Shillberite performed for the home crowd and managed a first followed by Flatstick then Full Throttle
IN the 2wd trucks Bad attitude grabbed a first in the 2.5 tonne and the 2.7 tonne Dirty deeds beat bad attitude in the pull off to get a first in the 2.6 tonne , dirty deeds got seconds in the other 2 classes and bizzee Bee with bazz Ward at the helm managed three thirds for the day.
Commentator Ryan even got to drive a pro stock tractor, he didn't need a microphone as you could still hear him squealing with excitement even with the helmet on , his tractor " Sod Buster "may never look the same again as I hear it could be being converted to a diesel now
The main arena was going all day with racing lawnmowers, monster truck ,figure eight racing, remote control racing cars, various side shows for the kids, Fashion displays Chris Spirou acrobatic display, centurion tank display and finishing off with the Header demolition something for everyone ,where else could you go for a day to see this for $20 an adult well done to the Keith and surrounding community for the support, sponsorship and backing of a event like this that attracts in excess of 6500 people generating money and work people in and around the area.
The next ATPA event is the AGM and presentation night, being a bit like the Brownlow medal count in footy the drivers and WAGS all get dolled up and have a good time with some serious stuff like the setting of next year's Calendar dates, rule changes and electing of new office bearers . If anyone is reading this and doesn't have a tractor and want to be involved in the sport perhaps try before you buy so to speak there are jobs like scorers, scrutineers ,office bearers, marshals, tractor drivers , tow vehicle drivers etc that have you right next to the action just contact the ATPA and let us know you are interested. Stay tuned for the next update regards Furious.


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I fear Louise Morris, a 'member of the BDSM community', is repeating a falsehood which those within BDSM have been parading for some time. BDSM is not a sexual orientation, rather a sexual preference. People are not born to abuse, rather they choose to abuse.BDSM have been trying to achieve some of the gains that the gay community has obtained in recent years, but there is a distinct difference between a Sexual Orientation and a Sexual Preference. People Like Louise Morris should not be allowed to usurp the gains that gay people have achieved over the years to further her own particular agenda.
I am appalled by the comments of Neil, in which he labels BDSM as abuse. It shows either ignorance or blind prejudice of the type that the Gay community faced 40 years ago. One would have thought that a member of the Gay community (which he appears to be) would have more understanding and tolerance of other sexual minorities.Whether BDSM is a Sexual Orientation or a Sexual Preference is surely of little relevance in this debate. BDSM is not abuse. BDSM is an activity that is enjoyed by consenting adults who go to great lengths to ensure the physical and emotional safety of their partners.It is disappointing to see a member of a community that has, in it's past, had it's own sexual practices regarded as being generally unacceptable by the public, showing such a lack of tolerance towards another minority group who continue to suffer from the ignorance and intolerance of society today.
I'm not sure what Neil's "agenda" is, but to claim that BDSM is about "abuse" is to completely misunderstand the nature of those who engage in it.The watchwords for BDSM are "Safe, Sane, Consensual". Abuse does not come into it and we already have laws to protect people from non-consensual acts.His comments that "People Like Louise Morris should not be allowed to usurp the gains that gay people have achieved over the years to further her own particular agenda." sound too much like "I'm on board Jack, you can pull up the ladder".There are many in the gay community who engage in BDSM play, they will not be immune from the effects of this law which seeks to criminalise someone simply for possessing "dangerous pictures" (in the subjective opinion of someone from the Home Office who seems to have an anti-porn agenda).I urge people to write to their MPs via and state their objections to a law that could see people locked up for having pictures of consenting adults engaged in consensual activities!
You are allowed to hold your opinion that BDSM is not abuse, I am also allowed to hold the opinion that BDSM is abuse with bells on.As usual we get the 'You do not understand argument' which means of course my reasoning powers are somehow lacking, and there is somthing I am just not getting.It could also be that I do understand fully what BDSM is about and I have made an informed opinion that the rational, that 'safe sane consensual' is nothing more than a thought terminating buzzword which glosses over the realities of abuse and humiliation.I don't see what my sexuality has to do with my opinion. People are born to be gay, but sadists choose to abuse and abusers trying to jump on the coatails of the gay community to gain some legitamacy for abuse needs to be stood up too.I welcome the proposed legislation, and hope that more gay people will stand up and say, actually orientation and preference are two totally different concepts.
Considering whether this is an issue of BDSM or of sexuality is perhaps not the most helpful of debates.This idiotic legislation is wrong because free societies do not criminalise citizens on the basis of subjective distaste for fictional/consensual material, be it porn or anything else; and certainly not in the absence of any credible evidence as to the negative effects.
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We live in a world where congressional Democrats voted to pass Obamacare without reading the full text of the legislation, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee thinks the U.S. has already landed astronauts on Mars, Congressman Hank Johnson fears the island of Guam will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize, Maxine Waters warns that because of spending cuts, "over 170 million jobs could be lost"; Nancy Pelosi asserts that "every month that we don't have an economic recovery package, 500 million Americans lose their jobs," Harry Reid contended, "Everybody else [besides GOP members of Congress], including rich people, are willing to pay more [in taxes]. They want to pay more," Republican senator Thad Cochran declared in 2014 that "the Tea Party is something I don't know a lot about," and of course, Representative Todd Akin proclaimed, "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."
There's no shortage of lawmakers who seek to make sweeping changes to laws, without understanding the basics of the topic at hand. Take Representative Diana DeGette of Colorado:
To your last question: 'What's the efficacy of banning these magazine clips?' I will tell you, these are ammunition, they're bullets, so the people who have those now, they're going to shoot them. So if you ban, if you ban them in the future, the number of these high capacity magazines is going to decrease dramatically over time because the bullets will be shot and there won't be any more available.
(DeGette is mixing up clips and ammunition. The magazine is what holds the bullets and is almost always re-used.)
In other words, we've had no shortage of high-ranking government officials who have no clue about what they're talking about, are spectacularly misinformed, dumber than a bag of hammers, are simply crazy, or all of the above.
In light of all this, Trump probably thinks, How hard can it be? Simply by virtue of not being a moron, Trump feels he is destined to govern better than they do. Indeed, it's a low bar to clear.
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This article was originally published by Offscreen blog, the online journal that explores behind-the-scenes strategy driving the making of an indie magazine.
In this post I want to give you guys a bit of insight into how I plan the content for each issue, and how my approach is somewhat different and simpler to that of other magazines. But let's start with a few thoughts on creating an enjoyable reading experience.
One of the beautiful things about printed publications is what Craig Mod calls "the edges of print." We all know how great it feels to open a new book—the excitement of a fresh start. But also to be able to finish it, to close it and to move on to the next one. What happens between those events is quite a linear experience. While magazines are also great for "quick dips" and reading in small chunks, most of us start from the front cover and work our way through to the final page. Compare this to consuming content online: how often do we start reading an article only to find ourselves watching a farting cat video because we clicked on a link half-way down the page? There aren't any edges in digital.
This is one of the reasons why printed publications are still such an attractive tool for storytelling. Because content consumption usually flows in a linear direction, editors can create a unique journey that has a clear start and a clear finish.
When I first thought about Offscreen and how I wanted to present the content inside, the idea of arranging stories in an engaging way was exciting, but also quite daunting. The first step towards clarity and action was to define some basic boundaries, like the page count and the dimensions of the publication. Once I had some physical limits, I experimented with typography and grids within InDesign, trying to come up with a versatile set of "templates" and a consistent visual direction. I won't go into detail about this phase here, but let's just say I bought a lot of font licenses (which I didn't end up using) and printed out a ton of sample pages in the process.
All of the above set the constraints for how much content I could fit into one issue. The next step was to come up with a way to organise my ideas to see how they flow in the context of a magazine. This is where the content plan (or flatplan) comes in. The content plan gives you a bird's eye view of an issue. It allows you to pace the reading experience by placing and moving around story ideas with the goal of creating an enjoyable and captivating content flow.
There are various degrees of detail when it comes to content plans. It often starts out with something like this:
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At a later stage, once content is coming in and the editorial designer begins with her work, the content plan takes a more realistic shape as printouts stuck to the wall or laid out on the floor:
Seeing all the spreads next to each other enables editors to identify critical areas where, for example, stories or visuals are colliding. These printouts also give creatives an idea of how the layout of a particular spread work in the context of the bordering pages.
Being a kid of the digital age, I don't really have an office with a big wall or a lot of floor space. I move from place to place quite a lot and take my "office" with me when I do. So I decided to take a more digital approach to the content plan: a simple spreadsheet. (Although I do print out the magazine in its entirety on my trusty ol' laserjet, mainly for proofreading.) Click here or on the screenshot below to see the actual Google Document.
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As you see it's all pretty straightforward, so if you take a closer look you'll quickly understand how it all works. This document stays open as a pinned tab in my browser throughout the three or more months it takes me to create a new issue. It's a constant work in progress. As contributors confirm (or drop out), I add/edit names and deadlines accordingly. During the three to four week period when the majority of content is due, I run through this document from top to bottom at least two or three times per week to check on the status of each contributor. This is by far the most stressful period in the making of an issue as I have to replace the inevitable drop-outs last minute and remind already very busy people that they are running late. If a piece is complete (written and visual parts have been submitted in their final version) I colour the cells in the "deadline" column green. I repeat this step until the last piece of content has been submitted and I can move on to the next stages (proofreading, final editing, and eventually laying out the issue in InDesign).
The content plan is one of the most important tools in the making of a magazine. There are many magazine titles out there that do an amazing job at creating a unique reading experience and taking the reader on an adventure with every new issue. I won't lie, Offscreen is not one of them. The core structure has intentionally not changed much since the inaugural issue launched. My six lengthy interviews set the pace and make up the bulk of each issue. Changing smaller features in between break up the reading experience into digestible chunks. It's a fairly strict pattern that I've come to rely on, not least because I'm a one-man show which necessitates a fair amount of routine to be able to make three issues per year possible.
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This was so tasty, not a meaty flavour but a wonderful blend of spices and vegetables. I used all of the ingredients with the exception of the bay leaves, and as I don't have a crockpot I put it in the oven on a med/high temp for about 1 1/2 hours. This will be a regular. Thanks for posting.
This is an INCREDIBLE lamb stew with a great mix of ingredients from the Persian tradition! The ingredient combinations are just right, and SO flavorful. *It should be noted, however, that in step #5 and #9, there is a misprint. The author of the recipe means for you to pour half the tomato/onion MIXTURE over the lamb in step #5, and the rest of the mixture in step #9 (not just the tomatoes, as it states.) But I whole-heartedly disagree with one of the reviewers...This is NOT "smelly", in fact it's wonderfully fragrant. And if this recipe seems a little too "vegetable-heavy", simply try adding an extra 1/2 lb of lamb. This is what we did, and it was a PERFECT balance! Enjoy! We sure did!!
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The Football club was honoured to welcome ACC Will Kerr to their 60th Anniversary celebrations, and Annual Awards Dinner at Newforge on Saturday 21st May 2016.
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Selling has become increasingly more difficult. Prospects have less time...yet decision makers are on the receiving end of more sales calls than ever before. With a boom in the number of products being offered, "No"has become the standard customer response, and the vast majority of these calls end in rejection.
This creates an interesting dilemma for salespeople and managers. When the risk of rejection is high, sales productivity tends to be very low. QBS reverses this trend by showing salespeople that the best way to increase their probability of success is to decrease their risk of failure.
Since I published my first book (Secrets of Questions Based Selling) some thirteen years ago, the selling environment has changed-in some ways dramatically, while other changes are very subtle. That's the difference between my original book and this updated version, the new Secrets of Question Based Selling. Now that I have trained hundreds of sales teams over the last fifteen years, I've discovered the QBS methodology has evolved significantly from my first work. Not surprisingly, many of the base concepts still apply-things like the need to establish credibility, pique the customer's interest, and minimize your risk of failure-all of which are indeed timeless. But, my intention with this updated version of the book was to enhance those concepts by including many of the metaphors, anecdotes, and syllogisms that have made Question Based Selling the top-rated sales course that our clients have ever experienced.
Ultimately, selling is a creative act-one that requires salespeople to go out into their respective markets and create business opportunities that otherwise wouldn't exist. This means knocking on unfamiliar doors. It also means picking up the telephone and calling new prospect accounts. Of course, once you get in, the focus changes from engagement to further developing the opportunity. This includes uncovering prospect needs, building value around your solutions, and securing the prospect's commitment to move forward.
Sounds easy, doesn't it?
It isn't. In fact, for most salespeople it's becoming increasingly difficult to secure a precious slice of the customer's time and attention, not to mention cracking into new prospect opportunities.
I am perhaps the only author/trainer who is willing to come right out and state that there is a problem in the world of sales training-where it has become very unclear which sales programs are the most effective given all of the conflicting information floating around the marketplace.
The positioning of different sales training courses is crazy! While one program touts the value of "Getting to Yes," another program focuses on the value of "Getting to the No." So which is it? Should we be shooting for a "yes," or "no"? Similarly, consultative selling has become a common buzzword in training circles for some time now, but the interpretations of what "consultative selling" is runs the gamut from SPIN Selling, to Power Base Selling, Solution Selling, Target Account Selling, and Strategic Selling, each of which contradicts the next in one way or another. Trust me, I've been through all of these programs (and more) during my years as a sales rep and also as a manager. Knowing where to turn for success can be very confusing.
The truth is, most of the sales training that has been delivered over the past twenty years has been process oriented. Don't get me wrong. Defining the steps of the sales process and having some sense of organizational consistency is important and necessary. Formalizing a sales process was particularly faddish back in the 1990s, which is when many of these programs really took off.
What process training attempts to do, however, is define the steps of the sales process. For example, I just read an article written by an entrepreneur espousing the value of the five-step model that he learned while at Procter & Gamble. Step 1: Summarize the Situation. Step 2: State the Idea. Step 3: Explain It. Step 4: Discuss. Step 5: Close. The author of this article refers to this five-step regimented sales process as "brilliant."
Other companies promote a slightly different sales process, where Step 1 is: "Identifying New Opportunities," followed by Step 2: "Qualify," Step 3: "Uncover Needs," Step 4: "Propose Solutions" ...and so on.
Whichever model you settle on is immaterial from the QBS point of view. I say this because the steps are irrelevant. If you looked more closely at the reps using the Procter & Gamble model, you would very quickly notice that some of them were successful, while others continually struggled to keep their heads above water. If they are all using the same process model, why are their sales results so different?
The difference between success and failure at most companies is not related to the brilliance of whoever outlined the steps of the sales process. The difference between success and failure is more closely related to the execution of the steps within the sales process. Therefore, instead of just redefining the sales process, what salespeople and managers really want to know is something else. They want to know how to identify more new opportunities? How to be more effective at qualifying new opportunities? How do you uncover more needs in order to give yourself an opportunity to provide more value? And, how can you close more sales faster?
Question Based Selling very specifically focuses on sales effectiveness-identifying those strategies and techniques that will increase the salesperson's probability of success, while at the same time discarding whatever may reduce your risk of rejection. To me, success is about execution. Simply put, salespeople who are killing it are doing so because of their ability to successfully execute the various steps of the sales process. On the flip side, sellers who are not executing effectively face a significant disadvantage.
It's worth noting that the actual steps of the sales process are pretty consistent from company to company. Thus, just identifying the steps of the sale does not afford you any advantage over your competitors who have a similarly formalized sales process in place.
How well are you executing each of these steps? That's a question only you can answer. But, I must tell you that I have yet to meet a salesperson who didn't want to take their game to the next level.
With regard to QBS methodology, ask yourself this question: Why do companies all over the world spend millions of dollars telling salespeople what to say, but they invest almost nothing when it comes to teaching them what to ask?
I still can't figure out why most of the sales training offered today is geared toward teaching people to sound the same as everyone else. Back when I was a fledgling salesperson, I tried to do everything in my power to differentiate myself from the competition, as opposed to commoditizing my company's value proposition with industry buzzwords.
Today, the effectiveness of the individual salesperson has become more important than the products they sell or the company they represent. All you have to do is glance around your industry and you will see that some salespeople are more significantly more effective than others, even though they are selling the same types of products to the same target audience.
Therefore, the real challenge sellers face is less about defining the steps of the sales process, and more to do with figuring out how to execute more effectively. Things like: How can you pique the prospect's interest to penetrate more new opportunities? How do you earn enough credibility to compete for mindshare from key decision makers within important target accounts? How can you create the sense of urgency needed to move deals forward? Or better still, how can you cause skeptical customers to "want to" share information with a salesperson they don't yet know or trust? As well as, how can you increase your "return on invested sales effort," enough to secure an "unfair" advantage over the competition? The goal of executing more effectively is ultimately about understanding how to close more deals, at higher margins, in reduced time, and with less effort.
Secret #1
Effective execution is more important than just defining the steps of the sales process.
Unfortunately, the sales profession in general has responded poorly to recent business trends. As prospects and customers have had to become more judicious with their time, salespeople have started pushing even harder to get a foot in the door. How do prospects respond to being pushed? Most push back in some way. When sellers call, some prospects get frustrated and hang up immediately. Others program their phones to roll directly into a voice-mail system, or they use caller ID to hold salespeople at arm's length. Invariably, that means the next salesperson who calls on the account will have to work even harder than the last. It also means they inherit the negative baggage created by all the previous callers.
When you combine reluctant prospects with pushy salespeople, it's not surprising that the average success rate when contacting new prospects has declined significantly. Depending on which article you read, the average "hit rate" for engaging new prospects is between 2 and 5 percent. So, out of every one hundred sales calls, the average salesperson will uncover only a small handful of qualified opportunities. What if we could change that? What if this initial call number could be increased to as much as 70 or 80 percent? Would that help your selling efforts?
One of my goals when I first developed QBS was to simplify the sale. We accomplished this by identifying the activities, strategies, and actions that increase your probability of success, and then incorporated those things into the sales process. But, rather than ignore the negatives, we also sought to identify and avoid anything that would hinder our progress. Not every idea is a good one, and not every activity adds value.
The single most effective way to increase your probability of success in a sale is to decrease your risk of failure. It's one of the great secrets of consistent sales performance. Probability and risk share an inverse relationship in sales: when one goes up the other goes down. The greater your risk, the lower your probability of success. On the flip side, it's also true that lowering your risk of failure can significantly increase your probability of success.
This is an important point, because it's no longer enough for companies or sales execs to pat their salespeople on the back and send them out into a competitive marketplace, hoping for the best. Everything you say or do in the sales process will either move you closer to a successful sale or farther from it. For that reason, everything we do throughout the rest of this book is designed to increase your probability of success, and also to decrease your risk of failure. Not only will your hit rate increase when calling new prospect accounts, but you will also engage more prospects in more productive sales conversations. When the customer wins by consummating a transaction with your company, you win too. It's that simple.
Secret #2
In order to achieve above-average sales results, one must first be open to thinking about above-average sales concepts.
My sincere hope is that a collaborative effort has occurred, where having trained thousands of salespeople over the years, many of whom were skeptics at first, has vetted the QBS methodology into a bulletproof recipe for success where you (the reader) are the ultimate winner. Congratulations for taking the first step in improving your results moving forward.
Come with me now and I'll show you how.


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