The art of Sales...
The cold calls, the hot leads, your current clients, your sexy prospects and people who just want to talk business.
The daily ongoings of the Hallway are simple, pound out as many calls and emails as possible while fostering professional relationships. Monotonous at times, there never proves to be a dull moment coming from our boisterous Hero.
There are the main topics of conversation that seem to reapeat themselves seemingly every touch point that is experieced. Most notedly the cross-country trip from Vancouver to where he now resides, in the Nation's Capital. From the detailed map of the Trans-Canada highway, to his every stop and sight seeing adventures, to our beloved girlfriend misplacing her purse and re-routing the trip, I have come to know his every move and can mindlessly finish his sentences before he can even consider finishing them himself.
From the palm trees outside his Vancouver abode, to golfing on the ocean... in February?? to skiing in the Alpes of Banff, I live my life vicariously through our Hero and wish I could have shared such touching experiences with him. Nevertheless one conversation stands out...
A call to Narnia...
I understand making the necessary touch points with prospects in outlying areas. These far-flung locations are, in essence, a necessity and can turn into very positive buisness to business relationships in the future. But what I fail to understand is how a partnership can be fostered from our Nation's Capital and... Sweden?!?!?
This telegraphic conversation lasted approximately 33 minutes and was aimed at nothing less than simply building a relationship with such an individual that if our Hero happened to backpack the Swedish moutain terrain he would have a cot to sleep on and a comrade to explore the breathtaking Gothenburgh Botanical Gardens with.
I am happy to report that Lars and our Hero are in constant communication and a face to face meeting is imminent in the near to distant future... Livestrong Lars... Livestrong
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