“Telephone prospecting is a waste of time, because all I ever do is leave voicemails. Nobody ever answers the phone.” That’s what a sales rep told me last week during one of my workshops. His comment was not unique. I hear those words all the time. Few topics in the...
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By Jeff Beals Back in 1866, a 19-year-old man in Louisville, Kentucky purposely requested the overnight shift when he accepted a new job working on the Associated Press news wire. The typically quiet wee hours of the morning allowed him plenty of time to do what he...
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Should You Leave a Voicemail?May 22, 2020
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