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Article: THE W.C. FIELDS APPROACH.
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- Music Trades
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- September 1, 2000
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"If at first you don't succeed; try, try, again. And then if you don't succeed, quit. No use being a damn fool about it."
IF YOU'VE READ ANY books at all on selling, or have been to seminars on closing sales, you've probably heard that you need to ask at least 7 times to get a person to buy. And then if he doesn't buy, you follow up with him afterward and ask again. Then, if he still doesn't buy, you put him in your database, send him letters, call him on the phone, and basically beat your head against a wall. Ouch! I personally take another approach. Life is too short. W.C. Fields was right. "If at first you don't succeed; try, try, again. And then if you don't ...
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