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Interview with the CEO of Shipwire Damon Schechter on tips for entrepreneurs shipping physical products and looking to save money. Read More
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Leno, Letterman & O'Brien are masters of pitching and selling ideas. It doesn't matter of you’re the president, CEO, CMO, manager, salesperson or applying for a job, your success depends on getting the right people to understand and buy your ideas. Here's how you can become a headliner in your career. Read More
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Avatar Posted by iannarino under Sales
From http://thesalesblog.com 5275 days ago
Negative sales behaviors result in reducing the likelihood of a sale. On larger, more complex deals, asking for the commitment to buy over and over again is a negative behavior, especially when closing for the commitment is premature. To succeed in sales, you must be able to obtain commitments for something that moves you closer to deal. It may not be A-B-C, always be closing. But it is surely A- Read More
Last week I spoke at PubCon South on the Analytics Strategy panel on the topic of social media. This is something I’m very passionate about and during my Read More
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