Rick Davis
Rick Davis is the President of Building Leaders, the leading supplier of sales training to the construction products industry.
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Don’t forget to think inside the box
In recent articles, I’ve offered contrarian concepts such as prospecting with a sieve instead of a funnel; or planting seeds instead of hunting. This...
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Stop whining about sales problems
Got a sales problem? Then fix it, fire it or ignore it. At least stop whining.
These are the words I use as my mantra...
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Hunting for sales leads? Try farming instead
I like challenging you, our Âé¶¹´«Ã½ reader, with contrarian concepts such as the suggestion to replace the sales funnel with a sales sieve....
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The sales funnel is really a sales sieve
One of my least favorite prospecting metaphors is the sales funnel because it implies that, sooner or later, everything you put into it comes...
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From product peddler to sales concierge, Part III
• Part 1
• Part 2
Part 3
Be a business development consultant to develop sales.
If you think builders build for a living and remodelers remodel, think...
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From product peddler to sales concierge Part II
• Part 1
• Part 3
Part 2
The housing crisis of the previous decade forced Âé¶¹´«Ã½ dealers to cope in a multitude of ways. Among the...
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From product peddler to sales concierge
Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
A funny thing happened on the way to the world of the modern Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Dealer. The role of the...
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