"Eric" <reply.to.newsgroup RemoveThis @nospam.no> wrote in message
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> Most of my career (30+ years), I have depended on job shops and
> agencies to keep me busy, and I have been happy to pay them their cut
> to do it (this was back when their cut was a little more reasonable
> than the cut they think they're entitled to today).
>
> Now, though, both I and the marketplace have reached the point where I
> MUST learn how to do sales and marketing of software development
> services, and generate my own clients.
>
> That means I need to learn how to identify possible new clients AND
> how to get past the HR departments AND how to do cold-calling in a
> way that doesn't make me sound like an idiot over the phone.
>
> Pure networking only takes me so far, in that most of the networking
> contacts I have cultivated over the years have either moved on to
> other things (my very BEST contact quit the business and opened a
> security alarm installation company, and another one opened a
> restaurant) or have dropped off the face of the earth.
>
> I'm willing to pay money to take a course (preferred) or buy a book
> (if no course is available) that will teach me this stuff.
>
> Any ideas or suggestions for courses (online or in person) or books?
>
> Thanks...
>
Eric,
Why not take a job with a Recruiting/Head Hunting firm? For a short time,
of course. You would probably pick up most if not all of the specifics you
need to know. For the general information -- get a couple of College Notes
on Sales and Marketing. Oh, yeah -- make friends with the sales forces, buy
a few rounds at the local pub and ask, ask ask ...
Dilbert Envy ..
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