Anatomy of a good sales introduction - part I

Industrial and Commercial Training

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 255-262

  Decormier, Ray A ^a   Jackson, Anita ^a  

^a CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84986139395     PISSN: 00197858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00197859810242879     Document Type: Article

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