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Pest Control Sales: Perseverance, Accountability, and Mindset

Aug 20, 2024

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Pest Control Sales: Perseverance, Accountability, and Mindset

Episode Overview

As an avid outdoorsman, Sam Taggart compares door-to-door sales to his love for snowboarding.

That’s because the founder and CEO of D2D Experts believes that while most people will certainly fail in the beginning, it’s those who overcome their fear of rejection and persevere who will become master salespeople.

He highlights the importance of perseverance through adversity, a reasonable recruitment model, and robust training programs for sales success in this Pest in Class episode with host Amanda Salvatore.

Listen or watch as they discuss:

[8:02] Why you need to have faith in your product
[16:49] Recruiting tips for door-to-door salespeople
[28:30] How to help struggling employees
[37:55] Healthy ways of dealing with success

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The Pest In Class podcast from FieldRoutes is your destination for hearing insight, inspiration, and stories from fellow pest control industry leaders and entrepreneurs. Pest In Class host Amanda Salvatore will interview a new leader each episode as FieldRoutes celebrates the success of its customers while delivering software solutions to help them along their growth journey.

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