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TAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO “NO”
Benefit: Move a person rapidly through every phase of the Persuasion Cycle from resistance to “doing,” by creating agreement where none exists.
Life is a series of sales situations, and the answer is “no” if you don’t ask.
—PATRICIA FRIPP, EXECUTIVE SPEECH COACH
Walter Dunn was one of the top people at Coca-Cola for four decades. Dunn was responsible for getting Coke many major accounts, including Disney and several professional sports organizations.
Walter told me how years ago he tried to get Coke into one of the main movie theater chains. After speaking with the theater representative for a while, he got this response: “Sorry, Walter, the answer is ‘No.’ We’ve decided to go with Pepsi.”
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