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Work on Qualified Deals!

March 29th, 2009 Richard Baldwin No comments

Much has been written on the conversion of leads to qualified opportunities and ultimate closure. Today we will discuss a generic approach to qualifying deals. Read more…

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Sales Professionals in an Economic Downturn

February 15th, 2009 Richard Baldwin No comments

Economic DownturnGas prices are soaring into the stratosphere. Inflation pressures are increasingly moving from a background subtext to full-blown foreground concerns. If paying attention, a sales person is one of the first professions to personally feel the indicators of an economic downturn. Read more…

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Is the Customer Relationship Important?

February 14th, 2009 Richard Baldwin No comments

Customers all know that the relationship we as sales people have with them is important.  Successful sales people will tell you that deep meaningful relationships with their customers is a key contributor to sales success.  Recently, I played a round of gold with a Vice President of Operations at a large manufacturing company.  Read more…

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The Doer (dewer) vs. the Mitigator

February 11th, 2009 Richard Baldwin No comments

Lets say, you are having issues closing a deal with a potential prospect.  You discuss the pro’s and con’s of various approaches with the sales team and end the discussion with and agreement on strategy and game plan to get the deal closed. Read more…

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Play to Win

February 11th, 2009 Richard Baldwin No comments

play-to-win“Every man’s condition is a solution in hieroglyphic to those inquiries he would put. He acts it as life, before he apprehends it as truth.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson Read more…

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Customers Who Go Quiet

January 11th, 2009 Richard Baldwin No comments

You see this truth playing out over and over again in life.   Personal relationships tend to surface similar problems over and over again until the individual takes a look inward and asks, “What am I doing to cause this?” Read more…

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