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Top 10 Effective Connection-Building Strategies

Top 10 Effecctive Connection Building Strategies
September 5, 2023 by Elizabeth H. Cottrell

Don’t miss my Top-10 Countdown: Effective Connection-Building Strategies in my monthly LinkedIn newsletter “The HEARTSPOKEN Connection:”

  • August newsletter: Part 1: Countdown #10 to #6
  • September newsletter: Part 2: Countdown #5 to #1

I’d love to know what your favorite is and whether you have others you’d add to my list. Remember my mantra for sales professionals (and whether you believe it or not, we’re ALL selling SOMETHING (an idea, a ministry, a product, a service, or even ourselves):

“Before you can sell, you have to connect.”

Top five connection building strategies

 

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