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What Is the Most Difficult Part About Sales and Marketing

According to Hiten Shah, the most difficult part of sales and marketing is getting used to the grind.

Doing the same set of things over and over and over again.

Sometimes with such mediocre results that you think about giving up right before striking gold.

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The Sales & Marketing Grind ·

The Startup Chat with Steli and Hiten

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  1. Why Are Sales and Marketing Such a GrindAs you try to sell your product, you do many things most of which don't work, and you have to keep trying many different things until something actually works.
  2. How Do You Get Through the Grind of SalesMake it personally meaningful. Instead of focusing on the results of the sales process, fall in love with the work and the people you meet along the way.
  3. How Do You Stay Motivated Doing MarketingMarketing feedback loop is pretty quick. You can post something on the internet and see the results pretty soon.

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