There’s tons of training that addresses diligent follow-up and frequent outreach. What’s far more critical in building your business than a speedy reply or dropping someone into a system that will pound out messages to a contact database? Answering the phone.
Source: Inman News
My top Back to Basics tip? Answer the damn phone
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