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Chasing Down Large Accounts
Six tips to help you land larger clients.

Make the Sale of the Century
If you can solve clients' problems instead of selling them products, you'll become part of the team--and get rich in the process.

Take Out the Garbage
Ditch the canned sales tactics and say what you really mean.

4 Ways to Boost Franchise Sales
Learn to be proactive now, and your business will thrive in any economy.

You Can't Beat Habit
Learning how to alter customers' routines likely means making significant changes to your own.

Close the Deal With Urgency
Urgency is what gets top sellers up in the morning and keeps them fired up all day.

Sell Value, Not Price
Find the price point that covers your costs and provides a profit margin.

Perfect Your Pitch
In this economy, a product or service is only as good as your ability to sell it.

Wipe Out Shopping Cart Abandonment
These tips will help you turn clicks into cash.

Close With Confidence
3 ways to boost your courage under pressure.

3 Deal-Killing Mistakes
Avoid these common blunders--or face suffering sales.

The Human Approach
Focus less on making your pitch and more on listening to what your customers need.

The Art of Negotiating
A practical guide to getting what you want, when you want it, at the price you want.





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