The One Glaring Drawback In Sales & Social Media

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Years ago I had a job in outside sales. I sold automotive fasteners and called on repair shops, dealerships, and parts stores. It was a good job, but it had one glaring drawback. Every day started at zero. No matter how well I did the day before, I always started the day with a blank [...]

Is There a New Kindle In Your Future?

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Many of us are used to the amazing product launches at Apple computer. We wait for months for the latest i-thing to come out and stand in line for hours to purchase one. A few weeks ago, Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon.com took the stage in a similar fashion and revealed a new line [...]

3 Reasons I Will Choose Your Small Business

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Have you ever had a problem at home and needed to find someone to help? Maybe you needed a plumber or electrician. Maybe you needed a handyman to do some work around the house. If you are like me, you probably went to the yellow pages or online and searched for a local small business [...]

What Happened to Barnes & Noble?

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I went in to my local Barnes & Noble the other day and found that things had changed considerably. The first thing I noticed when I walked in the front door was a huge display for their Nook book reader. It was a large exhibit which blocked your entrance to the rest of the store. [...]

Why Go for Yes, When You Can Go for No?

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I ran into an interesting website the other day that really challenged my way of thinking about sales. I have always believed that you need to do everything possible to assure that your customer will say “YES” to the sale. You need to reduce objections and put your product in the best light. Everything should [...]

30 Seconds To Success

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I had an interesting experience the other evening that opened my eyes to short term communications. I have been part of a professional speaking program called ProSpeak with the National Speakers Association in L.A. for the last six months. It has been a wonderful experience, and I have learned a lot of new things, but [...]