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Searching For Answers

Written by: Jim Meisenheimer

Article Overview: Keeping up with your competition isn't enough today. You have to develop a personal selling edge. You can now do this easily by using a special link to Google.

Searching For Answers

Doing your homework before you make a sales call has never been easier.

And the good news is, the bigger the account, the more information you
can uncover.

Making assumptions is second only to procrastination in undermining your
effort to win more business and make more money.

Why make assumptions, when you can get answers to specific questions.
For example:

=> The company - what business are they in?

=> What are their sales and profits?

=> What are their strategies?

=> Who are their competitors?

=> What's being said and written about them?

=> Who are their key players?

Plus so much more . . .

Sure you can go to Google.com, Yahoo.com, and even Ask.com and do
searches on these things. But there's something else you can do, that will
provide you a steady stream of information without having to lift a finger. It
also creates a competitive advantage for you.

Google has a program that will e-mail you updates of the latest relevant
Google results (web and news stories) based on your query, topic,
company name, or a person's name.

Imagine getting an e-mail every time something is written about your
customers, prospects, and YES - even your competitors.

It's your way of keeping tabs on what's important. Just set up a Google Alert.

This sales tip is a sales tip that will keep on giving. You can set up Google
Alerts for the following:


>>>> Your biggest customers

>>>> Your biggest Prospects

>>>> Your biggest competitors

>>>> Your smallest competitors

>>>> Your own company

>>>> Your own name


Use this link to get the ball rolling - google.com/alerts

Don't be too busy to be smart. This is a clever way to become well-informed
and stay well-informed.

This sales tip, using Google Alerts, enables you to focus on what's
important and what's new and changing.

You won't have to spend a penny to have Google put this on autopilot for
you.

Doing your homework isn't optional and has never been easier!

You now have a system in place to give you an edge over your
competitors.

If you enjoy looking at your competitors from your car's rearview mirror, you
can double the distance between you and your competition after you read
my Sales Manual - "Are You Complete To Compete."

You'll get 10 mini-systems to drive your competitors bananas - and I bet
you like the sound of that!

Cut and paste this into your browser.

http://www.kickstartcart.com/app/javanof.asp?MerchantID=39581
&ProductID=2573535


Start selling more . . .

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Article Tags: competitors, Google, Google Alert, Google Alerts, sales tip, Yahoo



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