Brad Stoller

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Brad Stoller is the CEO/Founder of Creativity Counts, LLC. Brad’s in-depth understand of the frustrations that MSP owners and managers go through when trying to keep their businesses growing led him to create a new way. Brad formed Creativity Counts to help MSPs not only find targeted prospects, but also actually help them CLOSE new business through a combination of technology, human interaction, and positioning his clients as true experts in their communities. His company is all about disrupting the old way of costly sales programs and creating new and effective methods and strategies to really help MSP’s, not just giving them another lead generation program.

Lessons from a prospect

Lessons from a prospect

Working in the MSP space, we’re well-acquainted with strange technical issues. Whenever we’re dealing with users, we’ll occasionally receive baffling complaints or inquiries. During one of our recent sales team meetings, John Pojeta, our VP of Business Development, told an...

/ May 20, 2019
3 tools for coaxing the truth out of prospects

3 tools for coaxing the truth out of prospects

You won’t find conversations where white lies are more plentiful than those with prospects. They like to play their cards close to the chest, especially early on in the relationship. How many times have you asked how happy they are...

/ April 22, 2019
3 big marketing developments for MSPs

3 big marketing developments for MSPs

It was nearly 2,500 years ago when Greek philosopher Heraclitus proclaimed, “Change is the only constant in life.” Two and a half millennia later, his words still ring true.

/ February 22, 2019
Close more clients with B.A.M.F.A.M.

Close more clients with B.A.M.F.A.M.

A motto has caught on around our office, and we are seeing it spread to our MSP clients as well. The motto is “B.A.M.F.A.M.” which stands for “book a meeting from a meeting.”

/ January 28, 2019
Don’t turtle up, take charge

Don’t turtle up, take charge

On paper, every business wants to be a leader. You want to lead your category, your industry, and your region. You want to be number one and reap all of the benefits with rising to the top of a competitive...

/ December 17, 2018
The hidden sales bias that hurts your business

The hidden sales bias that hurts your business

Technology professionals, perhaps more than any other group, tend to have open minds. Our industry is driven by innovation, and we are perpetually wrangling updates and seizing the opportunities that a new development enables for us and for our clients....

/ November 12, 2018 / 1 Comment
Brad Stoller: Addressing unspoken obstacles in sales

Brad Stoller: Addressing unspoken obstacles in sales

After several years of meeting with MSP prospects, you will have likely begun to get a sixth sense for elements of the conversation that are left unsaid but are influencing how your prospect thinks about you and whether or not...

/ October 8, 2018
Brad Stoller: 3 Sales insights from the world of chess

Brad Stoller: 3 Sales insights from the world of chess

From the outside, the mind of a grandmaster chess champion can seem superhuman. Playing against a seasoned chess player can feel like playing against a mind-reader. Your opponent across the table has an answer for every move you make, and...

/ September 19, 2018
MSP sales
Brad Stoller: The Return on a Non-Close

Brad Stoller: The Return on a Non-Close

When we start our businesses or start our careers in MSP sales, we are told early on that just because a prospect says “no” today doesn’t mean they won’t become a prospect in the future. Yeah, yeah, but you need...

/ August 29, 2018
MSP pipeline
Brad Stoller: Is talent temptation hurting your sales pipeline?

Brad Stoller: Is talent temptation hurting your sales pipeline?

When it comes to growing a business, talent can be both a blessing and a curse. That might sound like a strange idea at first, but having natural talents can influence the choices we make and impact the growth of...

/ July 19, 2018