Everything's Coming Up Pitch Lab!
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Last year at this time we had no idea how Pitch Lab would survive.
Now Daniel and I have in-home studios, Snapchat filters and ridiculous promo videos like this one.
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Pitch Lab Helps Miami Marlins Solve Major League Sales Challenges
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The Miami Marlins understand the importance of home-field advantage.
But it’s not just about the fans, teams also need the support of their local community to succeed – something that Derek Jeter has been improving over the past couple years.
Pitch Lab stepped in to help, bringing the communication and presentation skills the Miami Marlins’ sales team needs to turn it around. The result?
Read MoreWhy It's Okay to Say: "I Don't Know"
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“I don’t know but I’ll find out.” “I’m sorry, I was wrong.” “We messed up and we’re going to fix it.”
These aren’t just words but the genuine, unpretentious approach from Tom Foster and his stellar sales team at The Receptionist Denver. A team of this caliber doesn’t make mistakes often, but when they do, they own up to it, fix it and move forward.
How do you adapt your sales approach to emulate Tom’s?
Read MoreSales Presentation Tips From Comedians: Start Strong & End Stronger
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Great comedians open with their second-best joke and close with their best joke, so they start their set strong and end stronger.
Welp, for this episode of The Receptionist’s award winning podcast: FABRIC show, I did the exact opposite.
So to manage your expectations and/or pique your morbid curiosity, I did in fact bookend this gig with bombs. (They can’t all be homeruns… just ask Ricky Gervais 🔥).
Read MoreDreaming of the Red Dot: an Interview with TEDxMileHigh
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Do you dream about standing on that infamous red dot?
It’s an exhilarating daydream. Speaking confidently, inspiring millions, from the TED stage.
If you’re goal is to give the “talk of your life” around the power of ideas, this Q&A with Pitch Lab pro, Daniel Reskin, will give you some helpful tips and tricks.
Read MoreLaugh, Learn, Land Your Dream Job!
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2021 is bright with optimism! Vaccines, another round of stimulus and pent-up demand are all powering a light at the end of the tunnel.
If your career has been affected by the pandemic, now’s the time to start putting your comeback plan in place.
The Commons on Champa invites you to our upcoming virtual workshop: Laugh, Learn, Land Your Dream Job!
Bottle Rocket Blasts Off with Pitch Lab 🚀
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Your next sales strategy meeting is on the calendar, and you’re scrambling. Now that the meeting’s virtual, the usual lineup of ideas won’t cut it.
You need a captivating way to inject both team building and skill building activities into the day. What do you do?
Take a cue from Bottle Rocket.
Read MoreYosemite Sam, the Tasmanian Devil and Your Sales Team!
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Last week my kids discovered Looney Tunes -- the classics we grew up with.
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Tweety Bird are by far their favorites (even though they can’t quite understand what Tweety is saying most of the time).
Last night at dinner my 5-year-old son asked me, “Yosemite Sam and Tasmanian Devil are both doctors, right Dad?”
Read MoreSales Pitch Tips From Comedians: Always Pause After Delivering Price
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Why is sitting in uncomfortable silence so hard?
Early in my sales career, delivering an investment estimate to a prospect was the hardest part of the pitch.
I didn’t have the guts to pause for even one second to hear their reaction. I was too insecure that we were too expensive.
Over the years I’ve learned 2 things the hard way…
Sometimes the Only Way Forward is to Give Back
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2020 was a difficult year for many. Pitch Lab included.
After being at a standstill since March, our plucky team pivoted to virtual workshops utilizing chat, polls and breakout rooms.
Every year we make it a practice donate our time to charity. This year was no exception. We chose our friends at OneChild. Sometimes the only path forward is to give back.
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