Archive for Tag: #saleslessons

Campaigns, Customers & Conviction: What Kenyan politics teaches us about sales

Kenyan politics right now offers a surprising number of sales lessons—not because politics and selling are the same, but because campaigns are essentially large-scale exercises in persuasion, trust-building, messaging, and mobilization. Whether you’re seeking votes or closing sales, the principles that move people remain remarkably consistent. Here’s what every sales person can learn from the

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Sales lessons from a hawker: 3 tips to sell like a pro

Something interesting happened to me as I was fueling recently. A hawker walked up to my car and politely asked if he could tell me something about the wipers. Intrigued, and not being much of a car enthusiast, I agreed. And the ensuing sale inspired these three lessons in selling from a hawker But first,

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