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e-Rep Strikes Again!

Avatar Posted by tyoungbl under Sales
From http://ypsgroup.com 4941 days ago
Here’s the chronology:

* 11/25/04 – Initial telephone contact with company president
* 12/17/04 – The one and only face-to-face meeting (…with the president mainly, plus a brief conversation with the founder)
* 12/21/04 – Original proposal for a Sales Excellence Council
* 01/1 Read More
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