Pick Your Customers … And Your Battles
March 22nd, 2024 | Duration 00:07:07 | Posted in Miked Up Marchev by Mike Marchev
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Today’s episode, I’m going to share with you my thoughts as they relate to two recent Facebook posts I happen to stumble across while working with a large travel group.
The first agent one was asking advice on how to deal with an ornery client. The second agent in a seperate post was seeking input on how to compete with an entity far larger than herself.
Contrary to any competitive advice you might think I will soon be sharing, you may be surprised, about how I approached each of these common situations.
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Mike Marchev chose to take a circuitous route through the first 71-years of his life. His experiences, successes, failures and unwavering sense of humor qualify him as a guy worth listening to. Perhaps of more importance, he is a practicing practitioner you can actually learn something from.…
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