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11/11/2025

New to Sales? Here's Good News!

Source: Bill Farquharson, October 10, 2025

New To Sales Sales Tip

If you’re just starting out in sales, you might be thinking, ‘I haven’t closed anything… am I failing?’

I’ve got good news for you — sales isn’t your job yet. Your job is sales activity.

At this stage, you’re building a foundation. You’re making the calls, leaving the voicemails, sending the emails, and showing up.

The results come later.

Right now, your focus should be on process — not panic.

Are you reaching out with diligence? Are you calling the right target market? Are you applying the system?

If yes, you are doing your job — and the sales will follow.

Watch Bill present this week's sales tip


The Sales Vault, created by Bill Farquharson, is a subscription-based resource and sales community featuring a calendar packed with live workshops, on-demand sales courses, peer-to-peer discussion groups, and 35+ years of sales training content all searchable by sales challenge. Think of it as a sales conference where the seminars and workshops, full of instantly applicable ideas, are ongoing and more programs are added constantly.

The Sales Vault is available on a monthly subscription basis, normally at a no-brainer monthly price of $45/participant, but… GMA members can take advantage of an exclusive offer: FREE membership for 30 days followed by a discounted monthly subscription price of just $40/participant. 

Bill has been a friend of GMA for many years and is, no doubt, known to our members as a top sales trainer and content creator for the graphic arts.

Other Vault resources:

  • NEW: Replays—Insider exclusive recordings of Office Hours sales discussions
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Check out the Sales Vault!

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