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Drive Sales and Increase Profits: Construction Contractors and Materials Suppliers Must Understand Clients to Improve Sales

These days, selling is harder than ever, not just because the buyer has more choices but because the once-simple act of buying has become such a fraught process. Salespeople have to understand everything their prospects are up against—and use every tool available to help make the task of purchasing as easy as possible.
By Patrick Quigley
May 3, 2017
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by Patrick Quigley
Patrick Quigley is Senior Vice-President and General Manager of Nearmap’s North America division. He specializes in international sales, marketing and delivering disruptive content and analytic solutions across a wide variety of industries. In his 25 years of experience, Patrick has held senior executive positions at both early stage and established leaders in software, content and technology such as SPSS, IRI and MarkLogic. For more information, visit go.nearmap.com.

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