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[Dave Kotecki Company: Life Force International Contribution Level: 5]

That's something to be proud of, in my book.

Where can we get your book Dave?

Hey, did you just ask for a link?

I haven't actually written a book yet, but I've read lots.

Tom Hopkins,

Zig Ziglar (I wonder if all the people that use
his most famous quote realize he was actually talking about
selling things to people (what they want) to get what you want (money)? )
Funny thing is, I think that quote is in his famous book about Closing The Sale?!

Too many more to list here.

I actually love selling, and I'm teaching it.
To me that's the best way to have a good sales team.
Train them to sell, and you'll have a team that sells lots of stuff.

If all they learn is "Attraction Marketing", they'll spend all their time
on Twitter and Facebook, etc., thinking that they're "working" the whole
time and wondering why they're not making any money.

Those ain't Profit Producing Activities.
But that's a topic for another thread.

[Joyce Penner Company: Life Force International Contribution Level: 8]

The Rest of us do not need to use those Tactics and won't. WE are the crowd that learns the Art of Understanding People and how they make a Desicion. Then you can INFLUENCE them. We are in the Influencing Business and are building Long Term relationships so that we never have to close a person again and again every month.

Juanita....
Would you be so kind as to explain, in explicit detail, the difference between "those Tactics" vs. "Influencing," how they differ, and how one (e.g. closing a sale) is "selling" and the other is not?

Personally I don't see the distinction you've made. Influencing is still selling in the context by which you've inserted it. I can influence someone to do many different things, but this conversation was specifically about selling. So "influencing" people to purchase something, in my mind at least, is no different than "compelling" them with good sales copy or whatever other medium you may use as a method of delivering the message.

I'm curious to hear your thoughts on this in more detail if you would please.
Thank you.

~Richard

Did you get an answer Richard? I would love to see the answer in print for all to read.
To your success,
Joyce Penner

[Richard Bravo Company: Life Force International Contribution Level: 9]

Did you get an answer Richard? I would love to see the answer in print for all to read.
To your success,
Joyce Penner

Not yet....
Maybe a bump in the post will get her attention... we'll see.