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Walker McKay

Shorten Your Sales Cycle… Follow These Nine Simple Steps

by Walker McKay on May 23, 2021

The reason your sales cycle is so long is because you make it long. Some of your prospects can and would buy from you at the first meeting. Even if your solution is custom and costs multiple millions of dollars. If they trusted you completely, they could tell you “yes” or “no” today. People pick…

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