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How to Write a Great Sales Letter

The Fearless Marketer

Directing your prospect to online information about your services (what I call a Sales Letter). But the most neglected part of this process is that durn* sales letter. Why a sales letter is absolutely essential. Why a sales letter is absolutely essential. However… What should go into your sales letter?

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Want To Be On The Leading Edge? Forget About It.

Markovitz Consulting

All too often, companies that strive for first mover advantage bleed their products—or their entire organization—to death. Peter Golder and Gerard Tellis’s seminal study of 500 brands in 50 product categories reveals that almost half of market pioneers fail. Good luck finding any of those products today.

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How to get a return offer from your internship

Tom Spencer

Some topics to discuss are: your intern project, big picture questions about the product, company or industry, career advice, and feedback. When writing the email, follow the general guidelines in my cold-email template. Learn your manager’s preferred communication style. Unfortunately, everyone’s communication style is different.

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3 Keys to Achieving a Win-Win Outcome

Peter Stark

The first two were clearly only interested in making a sale that benefitted them, so I moved on. To achieve this favorable reputation for yourself, keep the following guidelines in mind. The most common example is arguing over the price of a product or service. Avoid narrowing the negotiation down to one issue.

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Even a 14-Cent Food Tax Could Lead to Healthier Choices

Harvard Business

Estimates of the annual medical costs of obesity range from $147–$210 billion , approximately 40% of which is financed by Medicare and Medicaid. One of the most contentious policy tools is a tax on unhealthy products — a sugar or fat tax — to make them more expensive. We studied milk consumption for two reasons.

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Is Your Company Ready for the Rise of Smart Cities?

Harvard Business

Companies that want to serve them directly often have to think outside the box when it comes to financing. It used to be that “serving a city” meant selling a product or service directly to city governments. Getting this right involves an often-painful process of enforcing guidelines about mandates and responsibilities.

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