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Apple’s Secrets To Customer Service

Posted in Customer Service Training by Fred

March 15th, 2012

Here’s an article I found in the paper which outlines why amid the retail doom and gloom Apple is growing their retail presence, opening a store a month. Here are a few insights from an article The Age Newspaper in Melbourne.

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10 things customers want + 1

Posted in Customer Service Training, Sales Skills by Fred

December 2nd, 2011

What do customers want? Here Fred lays out his top ten (plus 1)

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Treat Every Sale Like An Olympic Bid (PART 2)

Posted in Sales Skills by Fred

March 10th, 2011

In this second part excerpt from our FREE E-book “Heat” you’ll learn why to treat every sale like an Olympic Bid!

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Treat Every Sale Like An Olympic Bid! (PART 1)

Posted in Sales Skills by Fred

March 9th, 2011

In this excerpt from our fantastic FREE E-book called HEAT you’ll learn how to treat every sale like a city trying to win the Olympic Games.

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Remove Price From Your Negotiations

Posted in Negotiation Skills, Sales Skills by Fred

August 19th, 2010

Fred Robson is our resident negotiation skills trainer and he has picked up a nice little article on how to remove price from your negotiations, leading to a more satisfying outcome.

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Dealing With Procurement: Negotiation & Sales Training

Posted in Negotiation Skills, Sales Skills by Fred

July 14th, 2010

Here are three simple strategies to help you deal with Procurement Departments from our sales and negotiation skills specialist Fred Robson.

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Winning Your Next Argument: Negotiation Skills

Posted in Negotiation Skills, Sales Skills by Fred

September 9th, 2009

Winning an argument is more than forcefully putting forward your points. You need to be empathetic to win! Our negotiation skills trainer Fred Robson shows you the ropes.

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Would you hire your current sales team?

Posted in Sales Skills by Fred

July 1st, 2009

Lead sales trainer Fred Robson gives his views on the sales recruitment process and shares some insights as to a special profiling system called KASH.

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Michael O’Leary – Sharp & Entertaining Communication Style

Posted in Presentation skills, Sales Skills by Fred

June 15th, 2006

The way Michael O’Leary, head of Ryanair, communicates is frustrating for his competition – but entertaining and insightful when you analyse the structure behind the content.

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Effective Leadership Communication: Carrots or Sticks?

Posted in Leadership by Fred

March 15th, 2006

Success and fear of failure can be used in equal measure to inspire individuals and teams. In this blog Fred examines how you can use both to your leadership advantage.

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