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- Immigrant from Beirut
- MBA and Ph.D. "nerd."
- Had bills to pay, so she got into sales
- Sales requires a lot of disciplines
- You need to be humble, have common sense, etc. No degree needed.
- Started in marketing, which helped her learn about her audience and influencing behavior.
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- She loves to prepare, but you must also be flexible.
- Customers have deadlines.
- She would record the top performers and transcribe their calls and memorize them.
- She was a content developer.
- She started learning from the sellers and liked it and liked the money.
- As an immigrant, she grew up with entrepreneurs.
- It was not easy.
- But it was empowering and rewarding.
- She has been in sales and marketing for over 20 years.
- You can get a lot of research done quickly, i.e., 5-10 minutes.
- Your work will expand to the time allotted.
- You just need the hook.
- You can learn to improvise.
- You don't have to know it all.
You have to add value."
- You have to provide insight.
- You need to execute.
- You need to be consistent.
- You're accountable for your own destiny.
- Put yourself in your buyer's shoes.
- Plan your day to get in front of them.
- Build your pipeline always.
- Network, cold call, social media, etc.
- Fill the pipeline.
- Do non-revenue-generating activities after hours.
- Be intentional with everything.
- Deliver on your promise.
- Speed is a competitive differentiator.
- Collaborate with your customers.
- Be disruptive inside your own organization.
- Be an advocate for your customers.
- Take care of your people internally.
- There is more noise today.
- Expand your existing accounts.
- Be strategic with your expansion.
- Leverage your networks.
- Ask but also give.
- Givers gain.
- Leverage social media.
- Go to past customers and reengage.
- Look at lost deals. Maybe you clicked with the prospect, but it just wasn't the right time.
- A bad attitude toward marketing will hurt you.
- Always be prospecting.
- Always be listening.
- Appreciate and leverage the silence.
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