Category Archives: Work Related

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Look In the Mirror – Slam’s Sales Tips 1200-1300

     Look in the mirror to sell better. This is so obvious, you say. Don’t be so quick.      Of course the obvious parts of what I mean here deserve re-emphasis themselves. Make sure your dress is appropriate, … Continue reading

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Treat every customer like a Secret Shopper

     Sales as in life rewards the champions who excel in the fundamentals. Lombardi proved in football, a lesson that should help us in the whole of life. When we return to strengthening the foundation; the whole performance improves. … Continue reading

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Utilize an Intuitive Sales Approach

     The old saying goes that “great minds think alike.” I have found so many examples of this, in my career that it is astonishing. The idea behind this sales article is certainly one such example.      I … Continue reading

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Get your eyes off the stack and Attack; Slam’s sales tips 1100 – 1200

    Dear GutsIsKey Readers. Many of the greatest accomplishments in life come when we to turn a notion into motion. Often work can become like a stack of papers. It daunts us with challenge. And as long as we just … Continue reading

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Three Powerful #Sales And Life Dynamics

#1 – Optimism #2 – Flexibility #3 – Courtesy      Constants are powerful. They are like Bedrocks to a foundation; A rock solid, reliable base on which to build. Constants are common denominators. All even numbers have 2 as … Continue reading

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Vision that overcomes Adversity – Slam’s Sales tips 1000-1100

     Dear GutsIsKey Readers. Life is full of interesting ironies. One of them in the sales dimension is that growth is  often accompanied by having to face and overcome significant hurdles. Optimism and Vision is not dependent upon favorable … Continue reading

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Eagles vs. Turkeys

     Many of my life concepts and understandings appear to me, in word pictures. The idea in this BEAM is certainly one example. Early in my professional career I learned that the surface problem is not always, the real … Continue reading

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We like it when you like it.

     Oftentimes a sales rep. does not see the essential link between serving the customer and making the sale. Customer service is a chain of activities or value provided to increase the level of customer satisfaction. Another way to … Continue reading

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In #Sales , the most important number is ONE – Slam’s tips 900-1001

     What is the most powerful number in sales? It must always be ONE. One can never be overlooked, if you would be successful in sales. You must be able to focus on one customer, one feature, one presentation … Continue reading

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Seal, Not Kill, The Deal

     There is nothing worse than a sales person, who continues on; even though they have completely bored and disinterested the prospect. Sometimes more importantly than teaching rep.s techniques to make the deal is teaching them to have the … Continue reading

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