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First Impressions Are Vital In Sales

30 April 2013 Opinion, Sales Andy Preston 2 Comments

How often have we heard sayings like “you never get a second chance to make a first impression” and how often do we put that into place in our own businesses? There’s no faster killer of sales and repeat business than a poor first impression.

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A LinkedIn Selling Fail

15 March 2013 Columns, Sales Andy Preston 12 Comments

This week I ran a seminar on the ways businesses can use Linked In as a sales tool to generate leads. It made me think of a situation that happened to me recently, where I was contacted over Linked In by a company that was trying to sell me some video email marketing.

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Are You Guilty Of Cherry-Picking Prospects?

8 June 2012 Columns, Sales Andy Preston 0 Comments

You’re sitting down to make some sales calls. You’ve got your list of prospects in front of you and you find yourself going down the list and evaluating who to call. Can you relate to this situation? This happens quite often for salespeople and business owners.

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Britain's bond market delivered its sharpest rebuke yet to Sir Keir Starmer's premiership on Tuesday, with 30-year gilt yields climbing to their highest level this century as the prime minister stared down a growing chorus of Labour MPs demanding he step aside.

Gilts plunge to 28-year low as Starmer clings on, leaving SMEs braced for borrowing squeeze

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