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Eight Ways To Get Past The Fear Of “No”  And Start Risking Rejection

YoungUpstarts

That franchise, of course, became Kentucky Fried Chicken. Consider these statistics : Just 2 percent of sales occur during first meetings. In my book, I tell the story of a salesperson who did extensive research on each sales lead she got. Do you kick your sales pitch up a notch to your hard sell? Her reasoning?