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How to Write Well: 10 Timeless Rules From Legendary Ad Exec David Ogilvy

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Does your writing inspire action, selling things or services or ideas? He closed out the memo with “10 hints” that anyone could apply to make their writing better. Dense, long-winded writing that meets the intrinsic needs of the author, rather than the extrinsic needs of the reader, won’t get read. Cross out redundancies.

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Your Ultimate Guide to Sales Leadership in 2022

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Set inspirational SMART goals and spark intrinsic motivation in their sales reps to achieve those goals. Expect sales reps to follow the game plan, dotting every “i” and crossing every “t” along the way. Improving Strategic and Critical Thinking by Ignite Selling. Sales Managers. Does it Work?