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036 – The Secret to a “Smooth Sale” with Elinor Stutz

036 – The Secret to a “Smooth Sale” with Elinor Stutz

FromGift Biz Unwrapped


036 – The Secret to a “Smooth Sale” with Elinor Stutz

FromGift Biz Unwrapped

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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Dec 14, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Elinor Stutz, CEO of Smooth Sale, delivers inspirational keynotes, provides sales training and authored The International Best-Selling book, “Nice Girls DO Get the Sale: Relationship Building That Gets Results”. Community service led to the writing of her second best-selling book, “HIRED!”
CEO World Magazine named Stutz as one of “The brightest sales minds to follow on Twitter.” She was featured on the cover of the March 2015 Sales and Service Excellence e-Magazine and NowISeeIt named Elinor with the Smooth Sale Blog as one of the “Top 100 Most Innovative Sales Bloggers.” Stutz consults and speaks worldwide.
Motivational Quote
A Candle Flickering MomentOvercoming and being successful in a male-dominated sales world [4:18]
Business InspirationThe right way to approach sales [7:20]
Cold calling in today’s environment [8:44]
3 Actionable Steps to increase sales [22:01]
What to do if something doesn’t go as planned [25:48]
Success TraitObservation and the ability to learn from other’s errors and strategies regardless of the outcome
Productivity/Lifestyle Toolhttps://about.twitter.com/products/iphone (The Twitter App) on her phone because it allows her to check for new followers quickly
Valuable Bookhttp://www.giftbizbook.com ()http://amzn.to/1OCAyLm (Think and Grow Rich) by Napoleon Hill
http://amzn.to/1OCCC6l (Nice Girls DO Get the Sale: Relationship Building that Gets Results) by Elinor Stutz
http://amzn.to/1OCDKXz (HIRED!: How to Use Sales Techniques to Sell Yourself On Interviews) by Elinor Stutz
Contact Linkshttp://www.smoothsale.net (Website)
https://www.facebook.com/SmoothSale (Facebook)
https://twitter.com/smoothsale (Twitter)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elinorstutz (LinkedIn)
https://www.youtube.com/user/elstutz (YouTube)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+ElinorStutz/posts (Google+)
http://www.smoothsale.net/blog/ (Smooth Sale Blog)
Mobile Phone – 408-209-0550
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Released:
Dec 14, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

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