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Old 04-19-2007, 10:21 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Have you finished closing the first two deals? Make sure you don't overlook closing the deals.

It is good that you do have the passion for cultivating more leads of potential business, but no one has made money until the deal is closed. Then your customers can enjoy their new televisions.

Good Luck selling!
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Old 04-19-2007, 11:23 AM   #17 (permalink)
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I know this isn't want you were asking for, but I know how sales is, you can never get too much advice on how to do it better. I've teamed up with a sales expert on my website RADReality.com and he provides excellent sales tips. You might want to check it out. The Sales tips are updated almost daily.
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Old 04-19-2007, 01:38 PM   #18 (permalink)
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thanks zabber..very helpful!
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thanks everyone. A LOT of great info
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By the way smokey I would love to do the business cards for you and all of the other sales reps.

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Close those deals!!!
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lol wow, the owner just had them made yesterday. Sorry
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thats right cold Call!!! get your name, product/service out there. http://www.canadianbusinessdirectories.ca has contact lists to help build your business. They provide the names of top execs (descions makers), websites, numbers and addreses. http://www.canadianbusinessdirectories.ca also lets you choose specific regions which is good if you just want to test the waters or also book face to face meetings. If your new to the game or looking to grow your business on a limited marketing budget it would be worthwhile to check out the services of http://www.canadianbusinessdirectories.ca
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You could trade unconverted leads with other sales agents for a cut on resulting sales. Set it up with lots of em and you've got urself a stream of pre-qualified leads.
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I agree with Zabber, COLD CALL! put in the time to build and grow your contact base. However you want to be effective when you cold call and thats why you want to to use a detailed prospecting list. http://www.canadianbusinessdirectories.ca comes to mind as they provide you with names, address, websites and company positions (descision makers) therby making your cold calling more effective and precisie. http://www.canadianbusinessdirectories.ca also lets you choose specific regions of where you want cold call which is ideal if you want to test the waters or book face to face meetings. If you are looking to grow your business and increase sales, http://www.canadianbusinessdirectories.ca can be a great asset!!!
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