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Taking a Book to Scale | Nick Gray

Peter Winick

And I am very I’ve been focused for the last seven months on more of a B2C audience trying to get my Amazon sales, my Amazon reviews, trying to share people about my book and things like that. So tell me, I don’t know, maybe what was it about that that was interesting to you were resonating with you most?

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Use Big Data to Find New Micromarkets

Harvard Business Review

Sophisticated sales organizations now have the ability to combine, sift, and sort vast troves of data to develop highly efficient strategies for selling into micromarkets. A lower-growth market where the company has significant share would require "defensive farming" — that is, fewer reps, but with strong skills in account management.

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How Sales Reps Can Succeed in the Social Era

Harvard Business Review

The personal connection is equally important in B2B as B2C sales — so long as you are not just competing on price and there is risk in the purchase decision, prospects will always be inclined to buy from someone they feel they know, like, and trust.

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Building a Business from Book to Exit | Michael Bungay Stanier

Peter Winick

As the Founder of Box of Crayons, Michael ensured the company benefitted from his best-selling books and reputation, but also ensured the sales training could stand without him. He shares both the B2B and B2C strategy that is allowing him to work 1 hour a month for Box of Crayons without the company falling apart in his absence.

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