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Women Sales Leaders: From Pioneers to Modern-Day Trailblazers

No More Cold Calling

She decided special training was needed for girls who wanted to become saleswomen, and perhaps one day, women sales leaders. And as a member of the executive committee of the Women’s Educational and Industrial Union of Boston, she had the means to provide that training. She and I first met in Chicago at a CEO Read gathering in 2006.

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Why Accidental Sales Training Works More Effectively

Understanding the Sales Force

First, please read this 2006 memorial which talked a little about her role in sales calls. I recall a particularly memorable moment when she was very young and we were still training her. When I used to take a break from training her, I would simply say, "WAIT. What does all that have to do with sales and sales training?

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Sales Blogging - Do As I Say, Not as I Do

Understanding the Sales Force

If you were to read through each of the 1,150 articles I have posted on this blog since 2006, and organize, sort, create a flow and edit it all into a Sales Management Bible, we would have one enormous how-to guide. Although that was the original plan in 2006, it is no longer on my radar. Train, coach, train and coach some more.

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Celebrating 25 Years in Referrals: My Story

No More Cold Calling

I was working for a global consulting and training firm. My first book— No More Cold Calling: The Breakthrough System That Will Leave Your Competition in the Dus t —was published in 2006 by Warner Books. Why I made referral selling my life’s work. The year was 1996. I had no name for my company, but I knew my focus.

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Returning to My Roots … Networking

Adaptive Business Services

Not me, and if you say that you do … I would say that you are a … Back to 2006. I have decided to narrow my efforts to training and implementing Nimble CRM. I have developed a very effective training program and am in the process of expanding, and refining, that offering. I am a referral junkie. Who likes cold calling?

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Properly Handled Mistakes Create Stronger Relationships

Adaptive Business Services

In 2006 I secured a deal with a regional bank that was going to be rapidly expanding in S.W. To learn more about our Nimble training and implementation services, please visit www.adaptive-business.com/nimble-scrm-training-support. One in particular was huge for us. Over $1,000,000 in new signage business every year.

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A 2026 excursion to the future of sales training

Sales Training Connection

Sales Training – 2026. As a way of exploring the future of sales training, let’s time travel to the year 2026 and examine the major trends of the day. A number of the authors writing back in 2016 suggested that sales training was at an inflection point. Let’s tune in and listen to what Dr. Beckett has to say.