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Sales

Worst Salesperson Ever, Strikes Again at Verizon

7 April 2010
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Yes, my Verizon phone adventures continue.  If you read the original post then you met Karen, thought not by name.  What I haven’t told you is that I actually stopped into Verizon one other time and then I’ll tell you about the worst retail experience I think I’ve ever had because of Karen. This whole [...]

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Verizon Phone Adventure

8 February 2010
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My current Treo is too old, it’s mostly the battery.  I’ve been struggling with getting a new phone ever since the iPhone came out.  My struggle is it’s the best phone and I’ve been waiting for it to come to Verizon.  I’m still waiting but I’m really sick of waiting.  I like the Palm Pre [...]

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My name is CJ Bowker and I’m a salesman

11 January 2010
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Yes I said it.  In fact, I’m proud of it.  I don’t hide it or shy away from it.  I’ve learned to embrace it.  I use to think it was a bad thing.  The word ‘sale’ just seems to have a bad connotation to it.  Then I realized something.  For me, the light went on.  [...]

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Is Advertising Catching Up To Sales?

4 December 2009
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As I was reading The Future of Advertising is Invisible by @SarahMerion and all I could think of was sales.  I thought of the old insurance and vacuum salesman that use to go door-to-door.  His approach was to get you face-to-face and then not go away until you buy something.  Then you had the transition [...]

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Tom Hanks’ 3 Step Selling

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I was working on my computer the other day and You’ve Got Mail was on.  Now I don’t admit to watching it because I’m a guy and guy’s just don’t admit to those things, right?  My girlfriend put it on.  I found myself watching this part where Meg Ryan was doing holiday shopping, I think [...]

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