Tag: Cydcor

February 5, 2014

Takeaways from the Biggest Advertising Day of The Year

Cydcor Super Sales Takeaways

  Everyone has friends that say, “Oh I just watch the Super Bowl for the commercials.”  Indeed, big game advertising is easily the largest ad-spending day of the year, up 70% in the last ten years.  Between production cost and airtime, one ad can cost a company $10 million to air.  As a sales company, the team at Cydcor is fascinated by the tactics companies take to build their brands, and the commercials are informative as they are fun. Here […]

January 31, 2014

5 Sales Plays You Can Make Today

Cydcor Sales Plays

The big game is this weekend, and the competitive of sports has a lot of parallels with sales.  Succeeding in both sports and sales requires strategy, winning, rewards and competing.  Whether you are looking for a career or another client, using your football fandom can help give you an edge that will help you achieve your goals.  The Cydcor team shares its favorite sales plays to attracting clients and building relationships. The Ice Breaker.  Seek out new prospects with a […]

January 27, 2014

Cydcor Reviews Competitive Advantage

Description of this book: Cydcor knows Michael Porter has long been considered a top business expert and leader, and this book is his signature piece of work.  Competitive Advantage is a model for creating and managing an enterprise successfully.  Porter offers tools for analysis that are taught in MBA programs around the country.  Michael Porter is a professor at Harvard Business School, and lectures and writes prolifically on managing a business. Cydcor recommends this book to leaders because: Tactics such […]

January 24, 2014

Cydcor Success at Back to Basics 2014

Back to Basics was Cydcor’s theme for the 2014 Keys to Success conference in San Antonio, Texas last weekend. Cydcor holds the Keys to Success event every year as an annual kick off. The meeting announced awards and promotions for Cydcor team members, and recognized achievers in our network of independently owned sales companies. Cydcor team members and other sales professionals got the opportunity to network and see the sights in San Antonio. The Back to Basics Conference for Cydcor […]

January 23, 2014

How to Organize Your Office

Cydcor organization

Cydcor team members are not always in the office, because they are out in the world acting as brand evangelists for clients. Traveling frequently can make it difficult to keep the office organized for days that do require deskwork.  Having appropriate storage solutions, cleaning strategy and fun décor for your desk can make your days indoors more productive and pleasant.  Check out Cydcor’s favorite office organizing tips on our new Pinterest board.  In the mean time, here are our favorites. […]

January 21, 2014

Cydcor Reviews The Everything Store

Cydcor Reviews The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon   Author: Brad Stone   Description of this book: This book details the history of online retailer Amazon, which started as an Internet book delivery store and later became a corporation that sells everything from high-definition televisions to fresh vegetables. Written by Brad Stone, senior writer for Bloomberg Businessweek, the book details over 300 interviews with former employees of Amazon as well as family members of Bezos. Stone […]

January 16, 2014

The Secret to Sales: There is No Secret

Cydcor Sales

Cydcor is a sales company.  We send teams of professionals out into the world and drive revenue on behalf of our clients.  Sales is a competitive field, and can be prove to be daunting for many people.  At Cydcor, team members are driven through professional training, perseverance, and a fun work atmosphere.  Many sales companies to try peddle “the ultimate secret” to selling, but the real secret to a career in sales is that there is no secret.  Sales takes […]

January 14, 2014

Cydcor Reviews To Sell is Human

To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others  Cydcor team members recommend this refreshing look at what it means to sell in To Sell is Human. Author:  Daniel H. Pink   Description of this Book: Daniel Pink’s To Sell Is Human is about the art and science of selling, not only professionally but also in our personal lives. Selling is not just person going door-to-door selling products, or someone trying to make a commission quota. Everyone in society […]

January 13, 2014

Cydcor Reviews 2013

Well into January of 2014, the Cydcor team is ready to make a big impression. There is a lot to live up after such a great 2013. If you have not been to our Cydcor YouTube Channel, we would love for you to subscribe! In the meantime, here is our latest feature: a review of 2013 at Cydcor. Moving forward, it is important to remember all the things our company participated in and accomplished last year.  Watch the video below! […]

January 9, 2014

Charismatic CEOs to Learn From

  Leadership development is an important tool to running a successful company.  At Cydcor, we like to share motivation and success advice.  You can check out the Cydcor Pinterest boards for inspiration if you need it.  For now, learn about these charismatic CEOs who are changing the way we do business and leading the world into a new generation. 1. The Showman- Marc Benioff, Salesforce.com.  Benioff was voted by readers of The Street as the number one tech CEO of […]