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How To Deal With The Summer Holiday Objection

23 July 201223 July 2012 Columns, Sales Andy Preston 1 Comment

It’s always interesting as we head into the summer holiday period, how many people fall for the “call me back after the summer holiday” objection. For most salespeople, this starts to rear its head from the middle of July onwards.

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A 15-year-old British entrepreneur has been crowned the Grand Winner of Alibaba.com’s CoCreate Pitch, securing a $200,000 prize for his innovative small business, CoolTowel, at the platform’s flagship B2B event in London.

15-year-old Harrison Nott named Grand Winner of Alibaba.com’s CoCreate Pitch, taking home $200,000 prize

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