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Enter FOCIS® Contest: Cash Prizes!

Phil Krone • Jan 09, 2015

We’re looking for the best FOCIS®  consultative selling stories of 2014 for our Ninth Annual FOCIS® Contest. The deadline for submitting entries is Friday, February 20.

If at any time you completed our four-session FOCIS® Consultative Selling course, you’re eligible to complete the official FOCIS®  Contest Entry Form. Your story, however, must be from the 2014 calendar year.

The best entries,  as judged by a panel of our senior consultants, will earn a cash prize and public recognition in our “Productive Insights” column. The cash prizes for this year are $500 for first place, $300 for second, and $200 for third.

“Productive Insights” is a monthly column on marketing and selling that’s distributed to several thousand business leaders, including presidents, owners, and CEOs of middle market companies. It’s great publicity for you and your company.

Any use of FOCIS®, large or small, qualifies.  Your entry might be for a big sale, an advance, a longer meeting attributable to your FOCIS® skills, an important persuasion between you and your co-workers, or even among you and your family or friends.  The principles and practices of FOCIS® training offer valuable ways to move just about any conversation forward.

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