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How Selling Has Allowed Me to Experience Different Careers

Adaptive Business Services

I still liked selling and thus I began my pursuit of an outside sales opportunity. After numerous rejections, I took my first offer which was with a national company selling calculators, very expensive calculators, directly to businesses. After spending most of my working life in retail, it finally hit me. I hated retail.

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A Simple Way to Increase Sales is to De-Pollute Sales Positions

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It was much clearer when the sales leader initially hired each sales person. They would have a sales role – either inside sales or outside sales, named accounts or other clear sales position. Mike spoke at the Sales 2.0 Role pollution is when a salesperson is not fully focused on selling.

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