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  • Rejection: Does Selling Cause More Anxiety Than Dating?

    • July 29, 2014
    • Posted by: Dave Kurlan
    • Category: Understanding the Sales Force

    Today, the abundance of technology and its place in selling has allowed fear of rejection to become much like it was in the golden days of dating.  Salespeople now wonder to themselves, “Will they reply to my email?”  Will they text me back?”  “Will they accept my LinkedIn invitation?”  “Will anyone retweet my tweet?”  “Will they like me on Facebook?”   

    Let’s call it Neorejection.  

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  • You Can Help Salespeople Burdened with Sales Weaknesses

    • January 23, 2012
    • Posted by: Dave Kurlan
    • Category: Understanding the Sales Force

    Sadly, most sales training and sales trainers are unable to help salespeople overcome these weaknesses because their focus is primarily the sales skills and methodology that they teach.  That puts tremendous pressure on sales managers who are simply not equipped to help salespeople overcome things like:

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