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How A Career In Umpiring Helped Me Develop My Sales Strike Zone

Sales and Marketing Management

Here are nine sales and business development lessons I learned from a 22-year career in umpiring. In baseball, everything is on film. A lot of variables impact the sales cycle. John spent the last four years of his professional umpiring career at AAA and was invited to the MLB Arizona Fall League in 2003.

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