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How Can You Prepare to Talk Price?

  • Post author:Ken Trupke
  • Post published:August 25, 2021
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Price is ALWAYS going to be part of the sales process. So get prepared for those discussions by remembering a couple of key points and having a strategy to get…

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What If Everyone Doesn’t Agree With Your Decisions?

  • Post author:Ken Trupke
  • Post published:June 17, 2021
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One of your responsibilities as a leader is to make decisions, but everyone involved isn't going to agree. So ask the people involved why they support different options, don't decide…

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When Should You Set the Next Meeting?

  • Post author:Ken Trupke
  • Post published:June 8, 2021
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Never get off a call without setting the next call. And the next call should NOT be next week. If they're not ready, set it months away. But if they're…

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How Can You Sell Yourself Like a Super Bowl Champion?

  • Post author:Ken Trupke
  • Post published:June 1, 2021
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Companies hire to solve their problems, not to help you solve yours. So take a page out of (what I imagine to be) the playbook of Tom Brady and offer…

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How Is Sales Like Poker?

  • Post author:Ken Trupke
  • Post published:May 25, 2021
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Like poker, you can have a great hand and do everything right...and still lose! You can also mess up and win! Just control what you can (your effort and your…

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How Long Do I Need to Follow Up?

  • Post author:Ken Trupke
  • Post published:May 18, 2021
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Follow up until they tell you to stop, but how frequently you should follow up is another matter. Put hot prospects in "heavy rotation" to keep the momentum of the…

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Why Isn’t Contracting as Profitable as You Expected?

  • Post author:Ken Trupke
  • Post published:May 11, 2021
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When you work with an employee mindset of "just get through the day" and combine it with the limited work hours you dreamed of as a contractor, you're not likely…

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What’s the Guaranteed Way to NEVER Make a Mistake?

  • Post author:Ken Trupke
  • Post published:April 20, 2021
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The only way to never make a mistake is to never do anything! Especially when you try something new, you're going to mess up -- and that's ok!

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Do You Want to Go Fast…or Far?

  • Post author:Ken Trupke
  • Post published:April 13, 2021
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Leaders often make the mistake of telling the team "what" to do, but forget to teach them "why". That allows the leader go fast, but prevents the team from going…

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Do You Care More About Them or Yourself?

  • Post author:Ken Trupke
  • Post published:April 6, 2021
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If you want to coach or correct someone, you have to make sure they know you're there for THEM, not you. And the best way is to actually be there…

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