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Richard WhiteHi my name is Richard White and welcome to the Accidental Salesman®. Most business owners would not dream of a career in sales and yet by virtue of going into business for themselves they discover that they are in sales anyway! This site is designed for business owners just like you who need more sales but aren't trained sales professionals.

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Featured Article

How to increase your personal effectivess

I am a big fan of Frank Furness. He is an international speaker and trainer in sales and is currently working in over 48 countries. Frank specialises in new business generation and the use of technology in generating leads. I regularly quote Frank’s saying that cold calling is the price you pay for not doing enough lead generation activity in other areas. In this recording Frank reveals 17 strategies for lead generation including some of the things you can do with online technology.

Frank puts the reason why people struggle to generate enough leads down to the fact that they typically only follow one or two strategies. They are also more focused on sales than lead generation. According to Frank, you can have the best sales technique in the world but if you do not get in front of enough of the right prospects then you will struggle. Conversely, you can be an amateur at sales and yet if you do enough prospecting then someone is likely to buy from you. Sure, work on your technique but once you have got leads coming in.

If you only listen to one audio on this site then make it this one! Frank provides a wealth of information and lots of references to free resources. I have to say that it is one of my favourite recordings and I will be listening to it myself several times to make sure that I am doing all 17 strategies.

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