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According to TechCrunch, Cincinnati, Ohio is building toward making its city a fertile ground for new startups. The Cincinnati  based seed-stage startup accelerator Brandery conducts a program which aims to aid the launch of developing startups. Those selected receive a seed investment from Brandery, as well as mentoring, and a chance to pitch their startup… Read More

Topics: Brandery, cintrifuse, investors, presentations, startup sales, startups

A presentation after our own hearts.  You Suck At Powerpoint!: 5 Shocking Design Mistakes You Need to Avoid by Jesse Desjardins (@jessedee) is a great presentation on giving presentations. We’d call it a lighthearted tutorial on how to get the most out of Powerpoint, but that might not do the presentation justice. You Suck At… Read More

Topics: Crunched, Presentation Spotlight, presentations

Are you nervous about your big sales presentation? Being prepared is the best way to insure the success of your pitch.  It’s simple and it’s completely under your control. If you prepare properly then you’ll have nothing to worry about. We’ve heard rumors that Steve Jobs rehearsed product launch announcements for three full work days before… Read More

Topics: Crunched, presentation tips, presentations, sales presentations

Written by Alex Volkov At SalesCrunch we bring you a platform that lets you easily connect and present your material to your prospects, customers, and more. While, we can help you get into your metaphorical “room” with your audience, what we can’t help you with is to make your actual presentations not suck. Oh wait,… Read More

Topics: Crunched, design, DontSuckAtMeetings, infographic, kick-ass, presentations

This post originally appeared on PresentationZen on June 28th, 2012 “As a method of persuasion, I am not a big fan of PowerPoint presentations,” says the legendary screenwriting guru Robert McKee. What McKee is saying here is that using slideware the way most business people still do today — slides filled with loads of data and lists of “points”… Read More

Topics: Crunched, Powerpoint, presentations, PresentationZen, Robert McKee, storytelling

What You Really Need to Know Before Your Next Sales Presentation   How many boring sales presentation have you sat through?  You know the ones… full of text and bullet points with someone reading word-for-word off the slides asif you were five!  You sit there and count the minutes until its over. DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE… Read More

Topics: presentations, sales, sales pitch, sales presentations

Presentation design and delivery is a vital skill in business, especially in sales when your goal is to “wow” your audience. In line with our recent online classes Design Presentations That Sell by Jan Schultink and Top 5 Virtual Sales Presentations Tips by Sean Black, today we bring you top tips on how to ace your next… Read More

Topics: Crunched, design, presentations, Trine Falbe

How to Design Stunning Sales Presentations for Pitches That Are Too Important to Fail VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE FOR THIS CLASS If you weren’t able to make it to last week’s Online Class check out the video. Parts 1 and 2 are now available here. PART 1: PART 2: WHEN: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 3pm EST WHERE:… Read More

Topics: presentations

  PART 7: HOW TO DESIGN STUNNING SALES AND INVESTOR PRESENTATIONS with Jan Schultink of IdeaTransplant “Q&A Part 2″ We are thrilled to present to you the final video in the series from our recent event at NYU called How to Design Stunning Sales and Investor Presentations. Jan Schultink of IdeaTransplant traveled from Tel Aviv to… Read More

Topics: presentations

    PART 6: HOW TO DESIGN STUNNING SALE AND INVESTOR PRESENTATIONS with Jan Schultink of IdeaTransplant “Q&A Part 1″ We hope you have enjoyed this series of videos from our recent event at NYU called How to Design Stunning Sales and Investor Presentations. Jan Schultink of IdeaTransplant traveled from Tel Aviv to come share his… Read More

Topics: presentations