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# Some Valuable Stats on Successful Salespeople

[ Doug Davidoff ](https://www.liftenablement.com/blog/author/doug-davidoff)  Dec 6, 2010 9:54:00 AM

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Here are some interesting observations:

FINDINGS:

I'll share my thoughts on this study in a future post.

 

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