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A Commercial Sales Strategy You Can’t Live With Or Without

It was the beginning of a new new month in the dead of winter and my first day as a commercial representative. I sat in my same desk as I always had but today I wore an suit tie. The ‘boys’ were a bit perplexed and were wondering what I was up to, they cracked [...]

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Sand Bags, Shell Games And Successful Pest Control Sales

Pest control sales can be a pretty sweet gig when things are rolling. Nobody questions you about your daily activity, the boss is fairly happy to see you and as long as numbers are adding up in the positive realm you can just about come and go as you please. Have a day or two [...]

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Two Winters Too Cold For a Jacket-Winter # 2

In an earlier article I wrote about the cold realities of the working world of pest control and two of the worst winters in my career. Actually I delivered #1 and only promised the 2nd. This is that story. Starting a new job is usually a good thing-fresh beginning, new start and a chance to [...]

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Simple Principles For The New Exterminator

Principles are a foundation in life, whether you apply good and solid ones or lax and half hearted, you will build upon the cornerstone based on the principles you choose. Your career in pest control is no different. Too many times I’ve seen good people who want to learn and make pest control a career [...]

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To Hustle Takes No Skill At All (Keeping And Advancing In Your Pest Control Job)

I played football as a youngster and had dreams of being a Green Bay Packer running the ball like my favorite running back # 42 John Brockington. He wasn’t the greatest back who ever lived but he was the first NFL back to gain 1000 yards in each of his first 3 years as a [...]

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