Comments for Dave Sewell Ltd - Business Development Specialist, Christchurch

Comment on Christchurch Earthquake – A Business Mentor’s Story (6 months on) by karlmarkovich

karlmarkovich — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:48:34 +0000

Heh nice, very nice.

Comment on Christchurch Earthquake – A Business Mentor’s Story (6 months on) by Dave

Dave — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:20:29 +0000

Your right on the button about getting support through any trying times, the support from you has also been inspirational and I doubt, without it, we wouldn’t be where we are today.

Guess that makes us a great team.

Lots of love
The hubby!!

Comment on Christchurch Earthquake – A Business Mentor’s Story (6 months on) by Kirsty

Kirsty — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:45:54 +0000

Thanks Dave! I have stood alongside you during this difficult and testing year. I have seen you when you are low and how you have picked yourself up and kept on going, continually refocusing on where we want to be. It has been an inspiration to me and I think to your clients, your optimism always wins through!

Things I have learnt:
When the chips are down we all just need to keep putting one foot in front of the other no matter how slowly; we will continue to move forward and momentum will build to help us get back on our feet.
Sharing how things are going personally and professionally can bring huge amounts of support, as others begin to share their stories, its so the ‘little things’ that can make the world of difference.

lots of love
The wife!!

Comment on Why You Need Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) by Colin Clapp

Colin Clapp — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 06:12:55 +0000

Brilliant! Well written Dave.

Comment on Sales Training – Can your Business Afford not to? by Dave

Dave — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:10:37 +0000

Hi Russell, thanks for your comment. It can be quite intimidating for certain sales people, trying to build that rapport with someone they have never met before. There are many things they can do to lessen the stress, the first is to go into any meeting prepared, what would a successful outcome look like – it may only be to get the business card of the key contact for the business. Once they know the objective of the meeting, they prepare their conversation and questions around that objective.
One of the other things I would do on a regular basis is “sweep the room”, take in everything in the room, what pictures are on the wall, are their trophies sitting around, are there any family pictures, is there a golf bag sitting in the corner? Every office has something personal in it, identify what that is and open up the conversation around that, get the customer talking about things that they have a genuine passion for!!

Comment on Sales Training – Can your Business Afford not to? by Russell Reardon

Russell Reardon — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:15:29 +0000

I have a staff member whom is very efficent but struggles to make the customer a friend from the start. Also to break the ice and create a warm friendly enviroment.

Comment on Growing Pains in Business by Dave

Dave — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:55:45 +0000

Thanks Colin, so many more businesses would survive if they just had a plan in place.

Comment on Growing Pains in Business by Colin Clapp

Colin Clapp — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:49:36 +0000

Excellent blog Dave. Couldn’t agree more and aptly highlights the importance of planning. No wonder so many businesses are struggling when 50% of the requests for help to NZ mentors is for planning.

Comment on Management Training – Which Management Style Should I Use by Dave

Dave — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:47:40 +0000

I couldn’t agree more, some planning about what type of person you are looking for in any management position is crucial before advertising and especially before interviewing potential clients.

Good managers make business money, bad one’s can at best hamper growth or at worst ruin a business.

Thanks for your comment

Comment on Coping with Adversity in Business by Dave

Dave — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:43:41 +0000

It doesn’t matter how big the adversity is in reality, the perceived severity of the disaster is huge in many business owners mind, it is this perception that stops them thinking logically, especially if the disaster is big enough to close a business down for a period of time or stop their clients reaching them.

Many thanks for you comments Jen167, Colin and Modguy