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Andy Preston is the UK’s leading authority in sales training and business sales techniques. Not only has Andy worked with some top brands in the UK helping them to negotiate better deals and even close on a higher price, his impressive client portfolio encompasses brands such as HSBC, Nissan, Siemens, McAfee and FedEx – to name just a few!

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Marketing

How to ruin your chances of referrals

During a discussion with a group of networking contacts recently, I realised that we all knew at least one person who was ruining their chances of…

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Marketing

First Impressions Are Vital In Sales

How often have we heard sayings like “you never get a second chance to make a first impression” and how often do we put that into…

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Marketing

Sales Advice: Call Me Back After Easter….

Now we’re heading into the Easter Holiday season, many business owners and salespeople will get the call me back after the Bank Holiday objection, yet fail…

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Marketing

A LinkedIn Selling Fail

This week I ran a seminar on the ways businesses can use Linked In as a sales tool to generate leads. It made me think of…

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Advice

Snow Days & Fridays are Prime Time for Selling!

Don’t let the snowy weather and prospect of lazy Friday afternoons distract you from bringing in the sales, as this could be the prime time to…

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Marketing

The Holiday Is Over – Get Back To Your Sales Work!

The Christmas holiday period can be a frustrating time for salespeople. Buyers and decision-makers are on holiday or are busy covering for colleagues who are. Your…

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Advice

Can You Ever Be ‘Too Expensive?’

I recently noticed a fellow professional speaker post on his Facebook page that a potential client had told him that the fee he wanted to charge…

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Advice

Sales Lessons From The Mercedes Benz Factory

On a recent trip over to the Mercedes Benz factory in Bremen, Germany to collect my new Mercedes, I noticed a number of things that would…