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Category: Time Management

For Sale: Time

This column first appeared in Printing Impressions February 2017 © Bill Farquharson No one answers their phone anymore. And yet, there’s a message in that. Did you get it? Calls are not returned. That, too, should tell you something. Does it? What does it say when the customer doesn’t say anything; when you hear nothing […]

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7 Sales Secrets You Wish You Knew About DigitalVDP

This column first appeared in Printing Impressions May 2017 © Bill Farquharson No one ever tells you the truth about high school and the fact that there is no Permanent Record that follows you. No one told you that the Apple stock your grandparents bought you would grow 5000% in 15 years. While it’s too […]

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Because It Matters

This column first appeared in Printing Impressions July 2017 © Bill Farquharson Hi, Al. It’s me. How are you? Hey, I’ve got a problem rep and I’m thinking about letting her go. Since you were my sales manager and mentor all those years ago, I thought you might be able to provide some clarity. Do […]

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The Good, Struggling Rep

This column first appeared in Printing Impressions April 2016 © Bill Farquharson Hi, Al. It’s me. How are you? Hey, I’ve got a problem rep and I’m thinking about letting her go. Since you were my sales manager and mentor all those years ago, I thought you might be able to provide some clarity. Do […]

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The Top Gun of Sales

This column first appeared in Printing Impressions June 2015 © Bill Farquharson Welcome to Top Gun. I’m Bill Farquharson. Call-sign, um, “Bill.”People, you are the top 1% of all sales people. The elite. The best of the best. We’ll make you better. Many of you are probably wondering who the best sales rep here is. […]

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A Chicken, a Pig, and Success in Print

This column first appeared in Printing Impressions July 2015 © Bill Farquharson As the business fable goes, in a breakfast of ham and eggs, the chicken is involved but the pig is committed.Ask an older couple, such as my parents, the secret to a successful marriage and you are sure to hear the word, “Committed,” […]

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A Customer/Sales Rep Translation Guide

This column first appeared in Printing Impressions June 2014 © Bill Farquharson As salespeople, we would all like to believe that we mean what we say, that we are impeccable with our word and live by the highest standards of character and integrity. In addition, it is hoped that the meaning of our words are […]

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How to Go on Vacation

This column first appeared in Printing Impressions May 2014 © Bill Farquharson Wait. What? A column about how to go on vacation? Why’s that? Oh, that’s right, because we typically suck at it.  Americans are crazy. We work crazy hard and we are crazy devoted to our crazy customers. We have crazy fears that whisper […]

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Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda: 2013 Deathbed Regrets

This column first appeared in Printing Impressions November 2013 © Bill Farquharson Good morning, everyone. On behalf of the entire Calendar family, thank you for coming to this remembrance service as we bid 2013 farewell. It was good of you to take the time as we look back on a year that ended much too […]

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“Essentialism” by Greg McKeown

This was a game-changer for me. The subtitle of the book—The disciplined pursuit of less—says it all. This is not a business book and definitely not a sales book, but it will help you with both. The author provides a fascinating way to filter through new opportunities (see page 110).

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