LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (15 May 2011) — MrInsideSales announced today that AA-ISP recognized Mike Brooks as part of American Association of Inside Sales Professionals Leadership Summit 2011 at an awards banquet held on May 11th at the Hilton Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Mike started his career in the financial and securities industry as an investment [...]

-    By Mike Brooks, www.MrInsideSales.com (Taken from my new book, “The Ultimate Book of Phone Scripts”)
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?When was the last time you did take off on a real vacation?" I once asked [...]

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?Why [...]

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