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The One-Week Social Selling Action Plan

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While big ticket products might carry longer and more complex sales cycles, high-end buyers are just as lazy as the rest of us, so they use the same methods: Google, social media, and yes, their inboxes. We’re not shotgunning emails to the masses, and 150-300 per week is a list you can curate. The strategy in a nutshell.

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Referral Programs: A Guide for Small Business

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Shorten the sales cycle A strong referral program can significantly shorten the sales cycle. Referred leads were likely sent to you from someone you trust, so you can skip the know, like, and trust stages and jump straight to the try stage. Another great example is Derek and Melanie Coburn in Washington DC.