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“Hard Knocks Café”
ISSUES & THREADED DISCUSSIONS

Feeling Alone?

Getting knocked around by surly prospects, unhappy customers, or a sales manager who won’t share, or just doesn’t care?

There is a place for you to go.

You can talk to your peers. Whine, argue, or just wax philosophically about “what needs to happen” in your industry, your company, or the user base.

It’s called the Hard Knocks Café, and you’ll being conversing with experts, top producers, or plateaued performers who want to go to the next level.

Hey – if the spirit moves you, maybe you could even help someone.

Hard Knockers specialize in the following 9 lines of business:

1. Insurance
2. Health Care
3. Financial Services [banking, investments]
4. Manufacturing
5. Technology
6. Professional Services
7. Recruiting – military and corporate
8. Real Estate
9. Small Business Owners

Recently Active Forum Threads

Technology

• Artificial Intelligence
• Marketing in the Government Sector

Health Care

• Controlling Rising Costs
• Caring for the Aged
• Alternative Medicine

Manufacturing

• Increasing Sales @ Retail Outlets
• Increasing Sales thru Dealer Networks
• Increasing Sales thru Wholesalers & Distributors
• Bidding
• Negotiation

Professional Services

• Ethical Advertising
• Ethical Lead Generation
• Recruiting Professionals

Recruiting

• Military
• Corporate
• Talent Management

Real Estate

• Handling the Down Market
• Making the Most of a Hot Market

Financial Services

• Going after the Affluent
• Compliance

Investments

• Stock Brokers vs. Internet

Small Business Owners

• Sales strategies
• Marketing

Direct Mail

Telemarketing

Person-to-Person Selling