Category Archives: Selling

The Cost of Shipping Through the UPS Store

I suppose most readers have access to UPS through their work, including pickup services. But my daughter today (12/22) decided to send a couple of packages to friends in New...

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What Every Sales Person Should Know About the Language of Deal Making

By Tom Searcy and Henry DeVries Authors of How to Close A Deal Like Warren Buffet: Lessons from the World’s Greatest Dealmaker. Warren Buffett, the world’s greatest dealmaker, has two rules when making big deals: “Rule No. 1: Never lose...

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How Political Campaigns Target Donors

Some of the most sophisticated market targeting is done by major political campaigns whose objective is to maximize donations at minimal cost. ProPublica, the investigative journalism service, has an excellent article on how its done.  If you’re a marketer, it...

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Nearly Half of Consumers Bought From e-Mail in Last 6 Months

Forty-one percent of American adults surveyed by Harris Interactive have made a purchase in the past 6 months as a result of receiving an email from a retailer. The survey, which was commissioned by Listrack, also found that 97% of...

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Behind the SIPA-SIIA Merger

Having sold his company, Bob Brady took office as SIPA’s president knowing that SIPA might be nearing the end of its run. “I’d been watching it for the last 10-plus years,” he told The Newsletter on Newsletters.  The industry isn’t...

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Dealing with Abusive Customers

By Dave Kahle   Q.  How would you suggest I respond when a customer gets abusive and uses profanity with me? A.  That’s a difficult call.  I have had only a couple of these experiences in my career.  Let me...

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Closing the Sale – A Realistic Perspective

 By Dave Kahle There is not a salesperson in existence who hasn’t repeatedly heard of the need to “close the sale.”  Every new sales manager must view the process of encouraging his/her sales force to “close the sale” as an...

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Q&A: How to Get Prospects to Call Back After Leaving a Voice Mail

By Dave Kahle Q.  We use the phone for keeping contact with many accounts.  I also use it for cold calling phone prospects.  Any hints on how to entice prospects to call back, since over 60% of calls are answered...

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