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#ifwomendidntexist i wouldn't have had to go out to the woods last year with a shovel and some rock salt. 7:55 AM Apr 23rd via web
I put the #Ale in #Sales 7:40 AM Apr 20th via web
@Fionabloom exit strategy definitely necessary, i tend to go with a boat loaded with explosives and an unidentifiable corpse 6:48 AM Apr 20th via web in reply to Fionabloom
@charlesarthur on first read it looked like you said "Tranny of Choice" 6:47 AM Apr 20th via web in reply to charlesarthur
@SellingPowerMag i'll tell you how to impact a revenue cycle, shut the fuck up and get on the phone. 6:44 AM Apr 20th via web in reply to SellingPowerMag
looking at ms dynamics crm, just to keep tabs on my customers. any useful data entry addons i can try in my dynamics trial? 6:42 AM Mar 7th via HootSuite
don't worry twitter i'm not dead, i thought i was having a heart attack but it turned out to be wind.... 4:15 AM Oct 5th, 2011 via web
Anyway back to the #salestips if you fail to prepare make sure you steal someone elses ideas 4:33 PM Aug 13th, 2011 via web
Sorry i've been away for a while, some little fuckers broke into my house and stole my laptop. damned midgets 4:30 PM Aug 13th, 2011 via web
#salestips kidnap, murder, blackmail. These are all tools that will not work on Dragon's Den 9:19 AM Aug 2nd, 2011 via web
#salestips Think your customer might negotiate? add 50% to your starting position to prevent cutting into precious margins 7:26 AM Aug 1st, 2011 via web
#salestip want to get back into the music charts? Kill yourself! 3:05 AM Aug 1st, 2011 via web
if your phone rings more than once and you don't pick it up, you've already lost the sale #salestips 5:50 AM Jul 28th, 2011 via web
Having problems with the latest release of your product? "It's not a bug, it's a feature!" #salestips 3:46 AM Jul 27th, 2011 via web
they tried to make me go to rehab, i said "SPIDERS, SPIDERS EVERYWHERE THEY'RE ON MY SKIN IN MY MOUTH" #winehouse 1:03 AM Jul 27th, 2011 via web
@jillkonrath @keenan personally i dont think you need to incentivise sales people at all, you dont pay a developer for every line of code 8:40 AM Jul 26th, 2011 via web in reply to jillkonrath
@chadfowler this is exactly why i dont deal with foreigners, can't understand a word of that heathen gibberish 5:39 AM Jul 26th, 2011 via web in reply to chadfowler
@SalesDiva not typing in CAPITAL LETTERS is generally a good start 5:39 AM Jul 26th, 2011 via web in reply to SalesDiva
#salestips muttering to yourself and yelling "oh crap" is a sure fire way to convince people you are busy 2:11 AM Jul 25th, 2011 via web
All day training session today, this idiot company bring me in once a month to teach the exact same stuff. Easy money 1:16 AM Jul 25th, 2011 via web

Name Derek S. Ales
Location Up in the Salesosphere
Bio Offering Sales advice and opinions to the twitterverse. Also available for Corporate events and children's birthday parties.