Tagged With "Saturday"

Roland and I found each other about 6 weeks ago on Linkedin. Seems Roland and I have a similar background with selling copiers. We both started in the eighties. While I was on the East Coast and Roland was on the West Coast. We've never met but hoping our paths will cross soon! How did you find your way into the copier industry? In 1985, I was 23 years old. l was ready to join the sheriffs department in Los Angeles CA., my mom begged me not to do it. A friend of mine was a salesman at small...

I thought this would be appropriate to start off today's blog Another closing day and I ain't got no orders I got some opportunities 'cause i just made some calls How I wish I had someone to sell to I'm in an awful way Right, so juiced up the lyrics a bit from the Sam Cookes rendition of "Another Saturday Night". My personal favorite is Cat Stevens version. If any one else would like to fill in the rest of the lyrics, then have at it. Could be a fun exercise for everyone! It was another day...

Best wishes. The harder you work the luckier you get... Best wishes...

Day 8 was unlike any other day of the week!!  Because it was Saturday!!!   I finally got time to sit down at my PC around 3PM.  Spent most of the day finishing us the Christmas decorations for the outside of the house.   I put...

Yes, it's Thanksgiving here in the United States and yes, after eating my fill of turkey, mashed potato's, cranberry's, stuffing, turnips and small piece of cherry pie, I felt the need to get back to work. Many years ago, when I would bring in an awesome order, my former dealer principal would state, "the harder you work, the luckier you get". That statement is so true! Today, I had a text from a friend to go fishing this Saturday on a head boat about of Belmar. Now, I like fishing, I like...

I've pretty much reached a wall when prospecting for new accounts.   Sometimes, I wonder if companies conduct an internal contest to see who is the rudest person in the company.  The winner is then placed in charge of taking calls from sales...

This is when I get the most work done. I push everything to nights and weekends because I can focus. Good advice. brent

Great story. I sold a $100,000 Xerox copier on a Saturday to the Reelect Bob Dole for US Senate and it was a walkin to my office at Xerox in Topeka, Ks. I thought my buddies were setting me up until they wrote the check. Thank God I went in to work on a Saturday. Your story was better because you had to work at setting the appts. Carl Little. Katun Corporation

Awesome. However, I do have to say that if you only wear business attire because your company makes you, you miss the point. No one will ever be able to convince me that your appearance doesn't influence the degree to which your message is received.