Tag: Sales Discipline
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What the Record-Breaking London Marathon Teaches Us About Selling in a Slow Market.
Know someone who’d enjoy The Craft of LBM Sales Newsletter? Forward this to them so they can subscribe here—and never miss a Thursday edition packed with practical sales insights. You may have heard that Sabastian Sawe became the first human to break the fabled 2-hour marathon mark in London last Sunday. That’s false. Nearly seven years ago,…
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They Know Exactly Why You Lost. They’re Just Not Telling You.
I’m a little slow. It took me way too long to understand why builders don’t tell suppliers the real reason they lost the business. Flashback to October 2010. I was in area purchasing at Pulte Homes, managing a few dozen material and labor accounts across seven markets from Cleveland to Denver. Home starts were down…
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7 Counterintuitive Tips on Time Management
Planning your goals for the week, time blocking your schedule, and executing with ruthlessness are where you will separate yourself from everyone else. In the OSR Academy, our 12-month online/offline sales development program that includes attendance at our annual Sales Fundamentals Workshop in Fort Worth, each student submits their Weekly Game Plan to us every week. Why such accountability?…
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