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Referral Mythology - What Happened To The Old Boys Network?
ImageIt's a well known fact that the most powerful way to generate new business is by word of mouth/referral and yet very few people ever bother to develop a systematic approach to generating new business in this way. Why is this case?
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How to become a Top 10% National sales performer

This article is based on my 17 years of direct sales experience working in SME, Corporate and Public Sector.

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Developing Client Trust

ImageSelling is not so much about the features of our products or services--or even the benefits the customer receives.  Rather, it is about our relationship with the customer.  People do business with people they trust. 

That doesn’t mean people won’t make an occasional purchase of a specific item or service from someone they don’t trust, because most people will.  However, those purchases tend to be exactly that—one-time purchases. 

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How to sell to the Chinese
Photo of a chines man signing a contractUntil very recently, no one even mentioned the spending power of the Chinese consumer.  The cheap manufactured goods and cheap labour captivated the attention of businessmen all over the world, the human rights issues and government issues troubled politicians, but now we must tailor our products to a new phenomenon – The Chinese Consumer.
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Sales Strategies to Tackle Voicemail
Lady holding mobile phoneIt is not surprising that so many sales reps complain about not having their voicemail messages returned. Judging by the dozen or so voice mails I have received from sales people over the past couple of weeks the reason is obvious: they are rubbish!
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