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When selling: Don't be redundant. Don’t say more than required or be excessive. Don’t be superfluous.

by Rick Baker
On Jun 16, 2014

The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet

Some sales people have this habit of talking too much. They go on and on. They provide a plethora of information when that’s not needed. They overkill things. They flog dead horses. They go overboard. They provide a surplus of facts. That’s not the right way to go about selling. That’s the wrong way to go about selling. It doesn’t work. It fails. It won’t get the results you desire. It’s a flawed approach…incorrect…

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Humour | Sales | Thought Tweets

Who needs rhetorical questions?

by Rick Baker
On Jun 16, 2014

The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet

Certainly Clients don’t! A link to more thoughts about Good Questions.

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Humour | Sales | Thought Tweets

A Baker of sales would say, "Enthusiasm is the ingredient that causes sales to rise".

by Rick Baker
On Jun 16, 2014

The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet

Which reminds me…you know why Bakers tend to succeed at selling?...because they sell what is kneaded.

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Do you sometimes act like a 6-yr-old soccer player, focusing on the ball instead of the goal?

by Rick Baker
On Jun 16, 2014

The Thinking Behind the Tweet

Not a bad analogy. While it is a joy to watch those little players do that in sports games it is nowhere near as enjoyable watching sales people do it. Just ask a sales manager.

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Goals - SMARTACRE Goals | Humour | Thought Tweets

Just the other day, we heard a fellow bragging that he never boasts.

by Rick Baker
On Jun 16, 2014

The Thinking Behind the Tweet

We tend to judge others more harshly than we judge ourselves.

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Humour | Thought Tweets

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