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From Student to Shoe Salesman: The Early Years of Zappos’ Tony Hsieh
When Tony Hsieh’s parents emigrated from Taiwan, they were in search of a better life, what many call the American Dream. They might not have found it themselves, but their son most definitely did. A millionaire by the time he was 26 years old, Hsieh sold his first company to Microsoft and would go on to build an even greater one in the hugely successful Zappos.com.

Descriptive Stories Sell on More than One Level
Perhaps you've heard or been taught that sharing Features, Advantages and Benefits (FAB) is a more effective approach than just feature dumping on our prospective customers. But do we effectively do that in our sales conversations? Let me share a simple experience where a young shoe salesman (Joseph) did this very well.

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Overcoming Objections
Overcoming objections is one of the greatest challenges, if not the greatest challenge, a salesman faces. Many salesmen would rather let a customer walk away, and lose the sale, than have to go past the point where the prospect has told him "No". And what makes overcoming objections doubly difficult is that the objection the prospect has iven the salesman is very often only a "cover-up" for the prospect's real objection. SALESMAN: "So, would you like to sit down and fill out the purchase agreement?" PROSPECT: (thinking the same product is available down the street for less money, but not feeling comfortable saying so) "Not now. I'll need to think about it... (thinking he'll just drive down the block and buy it from the competitor).
Sales Prospecting
Sales prospecting is very often a salesman's least favorite part of his work as a salesman. I have found this to be the case about the same number of times I have found that the salesman hasn't had sufficient training in how to prospect effectively, and so hasn't been having a lot of prospecting successes. To the degree that the salesman doesn't know how to go about prospecting, and ends up with losses instead of successes, sales prospecting can be a mighty discouraging activity. I have conversely discovered that the more one's ability and successful experiences in sales prospecting grow, the more enjoyable an activity it becomes, and the more willing a salesman is to do it.

"The Future . . ." is 'Sole' Sista Tosin Dekalu, Lawyer Turned Shoe Cobbler
As part of our pre-event coverage for "The Future Awards . . ." 2008, we selected some nominees we thought you would find interesting and will feature them until the event date scheduled for January 13th, 2008. We begin with a beautiful woman we think you will find quite interesting! Former Lawyer turned Shoe Cobbler,Tosin Dekalu, is one of "The Future Awards . . ." 2008 nominee. A graduate of the University of Westminster, London, Dekalu relocated to Nigeria in 2001 and shocked most when she quit the practice of law to open a shoe repair company! Today, her reputable shoe company provides shoe repairs for individuals and has expanded its services to include repairs of other accesories such as bags, suitcases and more; gaining clientele from numerous organizations including hotels. Shall we meet Ms. Dekalu?

Descriptive Stories Sell on More than One Level
Perhaps you've heard or been taught that sharing Features, Advantages and Benefits (FAB) is a more effective approach than just feature dumping on our prospective customers. But do we effectively do that in our sales conversations? Let me share a simple experience where a young shoe salesman (Joseph) did this very well.

Christopher Columbus Was a Salesman
Many people do not realize the important role that sales people have played in America. America was discovered by a salesman. Christopher Columbus was looking for India and missed it by about 10,000 miles. Fortunately, he was a better salesman than he was a navigator!
CASE STUDY: BIG KEV
Another crazy, was an old mentor, employer and friend of mine, Kevin McQuay (AKA) BIG KEV! Big Kev was a naked salesman and one of the best I have ever seen. He was bold, most certainly unique, memorable and very real! Big Kev was a larger than life character and Australia’s most famous celebrity television salesman. I spent many years with Kev and he taught me a hell of a lot about sales and business. It would be remiss of me not to add, Kev has been the most influential person in my business life to date. He believed in me when no one else did, and for that I will always be eternally grateful.

The mysterious case of the gun shy salesman...
People can become gun shy as well as dogs. This article explored the idea of a gun shy salesman as well as what can be done to repair the condition.
Home-based Business Idea: Shoe Repair
Shoe repair as a home-based business is especially rewarding. It allows sentimental shoe owners the chance to preserve their favorite shoes. Having their shoes repaired instead of thrashing them at a slightest instance enables them to have more savings.

A Philosophy To Live By
Wisdom goes back a long way and comes in the form of examples, illustrations, stories, cliches, parables, etc. One of the oldest bits of philosophy says that “for want of a nail a shoe was lost, for want of a shoe a horse was lost, for want of a horse a rider was lost, for want of a rider a leader was lost, for want of a leader a battle was lost, for want of a victory a war was lost, for want of a plan a nation was lost.”
Robert Tucker and Shoe Show, Inc.
Mazon Associates, Inc. featured Robert Tucker, founder of Shoe Show, Inc., in its September 2009 issue of Building Bridges.
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