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Dont Let Rattlesnakes Scare You


Recently I was out trail running along the South Fork of the Yuba River. The Yuba River is in a beautiful canyon running east-west through the middle of Sierra Nevada Mountains of California.

Now Is A Great Time To Sell!


Its official. The news just came out.

Why Executives Wont Take Your Call


Do you hang up on telemarketers? 9 times out of 10 I do. Why do we do this? I hang-up because I am afraid that they are going to waste my time.

Peddlers, Hucksters, & Empty Suits


Ever feel like you were "just a salesperson"? I think anyone who has been in sales for awhile has thought or felt this at sometime in their career. In some fields, sales is such a dirty word that they've created euphemisms to try and reclaim some dignity.

Cold Calling Reluctance


Most salespeople I know consider cold calling a dreadful, but essential activity in our profession. Even those who are good at it rarely like it.

Build & Protect Your Confidence


I can remember the first time that I had to get new customers from a cold start. I was a sales rep at IBM.

Cold Calling Pressure Reduction


Who likes cold calling? Most salespeople don't like cold calling, and do as little of it as possible. There are a number of reasons why most of us don't like it.

The Risk of Being A Yes-Man


Sales is all about negotiating. You are negotiating from the first word out of your lips on a cold call, to the moment that you touch the contract with your customer's wet signature on it.

Improve Your Sales Closing Ratio


Occasionally EGOPOWER readers send me questions or topic suggestions that I feel would be of interest to you. In this issue I give some tips to improve your sales closing ratio in response to a question Rob Smith wrote me from the UK: "I sell IT equipment to schools in the UK over the phone.

Lock, Stock, and Barrel!


The other night I was watching a classic western from 1969, Sergio Leone's "Once Upon A Time In The West". There's a scene in this movie where an auction is being held for the widow Jill's land holdings.

Why I Hate (Most) Benefit Statements


Benefits are what motivate people to purchase from you, right? Not exactly. Just last week I was reviewing a rundown of product benefits with a client who is putting a new prospecting program together.

Dr. Seuss's 3-Step Selling Process


Hello Everyone:  Here's a unique look at learning how tosell: "I am Sam. Sam I am.

How To Get Rich Giving Away Something Free


The best of all worlds is to have a product you can give away free and still make money. That world exists.

In Sales Service Means Business


Some businesses flourish while others slowly fade away. There's usually a good reason.

The Best Day In The Week


The best day of the week is TODAY, of course.  Yesterday's are lost forever, and we know only too well that tomorrow isn't promised to anyone.

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Washington Post

Brown-Forman 3Q Profit Drops 13% On Write-Down; Sales Up
Wall Street Journal
Excluding the excise taxes, sales climbed 7.6% to $637.4 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had most recently forecast earnings of 70 cents on $817 ...
Brown-Forman Reports Strong SalesZacks.com
Brown-Forman Grows Reported and Underlying(1) Operating Income 10% and ...MarketWatch (press release)
Brown-Forman 3Q profit falls on higher expensesThe Associated Press
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Plain Dealer

Toyota sales rebounding
The Detroit News
s sales are picking up after the Japanese automaker boosted incentives to contain the damage from two big recalls and continuous reports of Toyota vehicles ...
Toyota sales rebound 50 percent in early MarchBizjournals.com
Toyota Executive Says Sales Are Up 50% Thanks to New IncentivesAutoLoanDaily.com
Toyota sales up 50 percent from March 2009The Associated Press
TheStreet.com -Cincinnati.com
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RTT News

Jo-Ann Stores 4Q Profit Up 82% On Higher Margins, Sales
Wall Street Journal
Jo-Ann Stores Inc.'s (JAS) fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 82%, again on improved sales in the company's sewing and craft businesses and higher margins. ...
Jo-Ann Stores posts 4Q profit surge as sales gainThe Associated Press
Jo-Ann Stores Announces Record Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal ...MarketWatch (press release)
Jo-Ann Stores Q4 Profit Rises, Beats EstimateRTT News
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Kroger's Sales Rise, but Profit Declines 27%
New York Times
Sales in the period, which ended Jan. 30, rose 7.2 percent, to $18.6 billion, from $17.3 billion, the company said. Operating, general and administrative ...
Kroger Can't Keep It UpForbes
Kroger's full-year profit forecast may miss viewsMarketWatch
Kroger Sales Up, Profits DownWIBW
The Associated Press -FoodBizDaily.com (press release) -B2Bnewz
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The New Mexico Independent

Amazon Pushes Back as States Attempt to Tax Online Shopping
AuctionBytes Blog (blog)
Hungry for revenue, states around the country would like to collect sales tax from residents who shop online, including from sites such as Amazon.com and ...
Battle brewing over online sales taxThe New Mexico Independent
Colorado's feud with Amazon puts focus on national online tax effortsDenver Post
Battle Lines Redrawn in Web Sales Tax WarCBS News
The Aurora Sentinel -WBUR -Authorlink
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RTT News

Hot Topic 4Q Drops 44% On Lower Margins, Sales
Wall Street Journal
Hot Topic Inc.'s (HOTT) fiscal fourth-quarter profit slid 44% because of continued sales weakness and falling margins. The teen retailer also projected a ...
Hot Topic quarterly profit down on weak salesMarketWatch
Hot Topic Q4 profit in line; shrs fall on weak Q1 viewReuters
Hot Topic, Inc. Reports 4th Quarter EPS of $0.18MarketWatch (press release)
FOXBusiness -Trading Markets (press release)
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RTT News

Sales and Profits Rise as American Eagle Outfitters Limits Markdowns
New York Times
By REUTERS American Eagle Outfitters, a retailer that specializes in clothes for teenagers, posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday on better sales ...
American Eagle Q4 Profit Jumps On Sales GrowthAHN | All Headline News
American Eagle shares rise 6.1 percentPittsburgh Post Gazette
American Eagle Is a Work in ProgressTheStreet.com (subscription)

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Reuters

McDonald's Winning the QSR Battle
NACS Online
Promotions and international sales are wowing McDonald's investors while high unemployment at home keeps shares of Wendy's and Burger King languishing. by ...
Restaurants shift blame to weather for sinking salesNation's Restaurant News
Burger King Holdings Inc (NYSE:BKC) Releases January and February Comparable SalesTransWorldNews (press release)
Burger King's Sales DipZacks.com
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BigPond News

Myer Earnings Slump 74% on Initial Share Sale Costs
BusinessWeek
Myer cut its annual revenue forecast while affirming earnings as growing sales of clothing labels exclusive to its outlets bolster profit margins and limit ...
Myer Posts 38% Net Profit RiseWall Street Journal
Cost savings to offset sales slowdown at Myer, says Bernie BrookesThe Australian
Myer IPO premature says CEO, downgrades FY10 salesTrading Room
Sydney Morning Herald -The Australian
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