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How Do You Help People You Meet

February 19th, 2012

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You have been out mingling on behalf of the company where you work. Now you are back at the office intent on following up with several people. You have just met a young lady and you think she could have good use of a book you have read about presentation skills, How to Wow. You decide to email her a link, so she may order it from Amazon. If you feel in a more generous mood you can give people the actual book. I keep my bookshelf filled with give-away-sets of a few useful books. The other day I gave away How to Wow as you may see in the picture below.

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Tim Sanders vs. Niccolo Machiavelli

February 4th, 2012

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-Compassionate connecting versus Machiavelli`s murderous plotting

Sanders urges you to give away your wealth of knowledge, network or compassion. In Sander`s mind you gather contacts and knowledge exactly so you can share them. If people exploit your generosity you have lost nothing. Your contacts are still yours. There is only upside for you.

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Is Your Business Lucky by Design?

January 26th, 2012

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LUCKY BY DESIGN

LUCKY BY DESIGN

Beth has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs to grow. Including me. She helped us understad how our customers think and what our customers see as valuable and fun. Beth furthermore helps us use that knowledge to create targeted sales and marketing programs that drive revenue growth while increasing profitability and customer loyalty. All these years of front line experience have been packed into this book. It is very hands on.

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5 mingletriks du lærer på 5 minutter foran speilet

January 3rd, 2012

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Dette er deg. Du står sju skritt unna speilet. Strekk ut høyre hånd. Smil. Gå med bestemte skritt mot deg selv.

Se inn i venstre øye mens du går.

Si f.eks “Navnet er Bond, James Bond. Hva heter du?” Rett før du sier denne

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Books Given Away

January 1st, 2012

olavea

I keep my bookshelf filled with give-away-sets of av few useful books. I list them below:

How to Wow: Proven Strategies for Selling Your [Brilliant] Self in Any Situation

 

The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market Itself

 

Lucky By Design

 

Screw Work, Let’s Play: How to Do What You Love and Get Paid for it

 

Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends

You may email people a link, so she may order it from Amazon. If you feel in a more generous mood you can give people the actual book. Like I did the other day, below you may see two pictures of people with their new books.

 

 

Andreas Dietzel gets his PlayBook

 

 

 

CustomerCentric Selling, Second Edition

 

Great Demo!: How To Create And Execute Stunning Software Demonstrations