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A Manual for Dealing with Rejection

Success

I tell people in sales that you can be having the worst day of your life, but no one has to know it,” says Hopkins, a sales seminar dynamo and the co-author of When Buyers Say No: Essential Strategies for Keeping a Sale Moving Forward. through which he produced seminars, books, and audio and video training programs. Just ask him. “I

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Once Upon a Time in Marketing: The Power of Storytelling

Success

Upon being told the restaurant didn’t offer such a meal, she explained that her husband was in stage four cancer and had lost his appetite—except that he now craved a meatball sandwich. We [heard] stories from our sales team in the field that veterinarians [said], ‘It’s not my responsibility to promote pet insurance,’” Tomsic said.

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Experts Weigh in on 17 Investments for a Rich Life

Success

That’s why you’ll see the great ones attending seminars, workshops, etc. Put your money toward classes, seminars and books that will make you more successful.”. The American food culture is based on ‘more is better’ and the idea that processed food from a box or a fast-food restaurant is a meal. Get specific.

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Company Perks and Showing Appreciation

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Employee discounts to local businesses and the performing arts -Executive retreat or seminar based on Jim Loehr’s The Power of Full Engagement or The Power of Story -A team of volunteers to promote a fun culture at the office with a nominal budget allocated by the company for game nights, Halloween costume contest prizes, talent shows, etc.

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Free Blog Posts | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Who said it was smart to give a one-hour free seminar, speech or workshop almost every single day? I see one of two things, a blogger, who is paid to write content that promotes the services or products of another individual or business (ie. Everyone wants to be seen as generous and selfless. Who said we were supposed to do that?

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