Tag Archives: Work Ethic

Quick Thought for Week of 7/11/10

July 12, 2010 – 9:22 am

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If Ya’ Gotta’ Eat Three Frogs, Eat The Big One First

June 16, 2010 – 10:11 am

I’ll never forget that coffee mug.  It was the second year of my sales career, and I had finally submitted a proposal that got me invited to “present and defend” in front the powers that be in the executive conference room of one of my key customers.  It sat in the middle of the table.  [...]

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“They” Said It Better

May 13, 2010 – 8:12 am

Here are the words that reached out of my PC this morning and slapped me upside the head: You can buy attention (advertising) You can beg for attention from the media (PR) You can bug people one at a time to get attention (sales) Or you can earn attention by creating something interesting and valuable [...]

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THE One Thing A Rep Needs To Remember

April 1, 2010 – 6:34 pm

What’s the one thing, more important than everything else that a sales rep needs to keep in mind at all times?  Todd Youngblood thinks that would be the Sales Rep’s Fundamental Responsibility.

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Cultural Difference = Competitive Advantage?

March 12, 2010 – 6:25 pm

Yes, I think so. Several very unusual things happened during the day and half Sales Excellence Council kickoff meeting that concluded this past Friday.  Actually it was the same phenomenon repeated six times. We were scheduled to begin at 8:30 Thursday morning, and as is my habit with a new client and/or an unfamiliar meeting [...]

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