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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`In the matter of service mark application Serial No. 76,418,941
`Published in the Official Gazette on January 14, 2003
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`Sandler Systems, Inc.,
`Opposer.
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`Ari Galper, .
`Applicant.
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`BOX TTAB FEE
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`Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks
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`2900 Crystal Drive
`Arlington, VA 22202-3513
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`Opposition No.
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`NOTICE OF OPPOSITION
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`Sandler Systems, Inc. (“Opposer”), a corporation Organizecland existing under the laws
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`of the State of Maryland, on behalf of itself and its 144 franchisees
`the United States, believes
`that it and its franchisees will be damaged by registration of the mark REVERSE SELLING.
`IT'S NOT FOR EVERYONE, shown in the application havingi Serial No. 76,418,941 in
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`International Class 41 (education and entertainment), and hereby opposes the same.
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`As grounds of opposition, it is alleged that:
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`Applicant seeks to register the word mark REVER.SE;SELLlNG.
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`IT’S NOT FOR
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`EVERYONE as a service mark for “educational services, namely conducting training sessions,
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`classes and seminars in the field of sales improvement” in International Class 41, as evidenced
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`by the publication of said mark in the Official Gazette at page TM 563 of the January 14, 2003
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`issue.
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`2.
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`Opposer was incorporated in the State of Maryland on November 15, 1983.
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`Opposer’s principal business address is 10411 Stevenson Road, Stevenson, Maryland 21153.
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`Opposer grants franchises providing the right to operate a SANDLER SALES lNSTlTUTE®
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`business devoted to a distinctive style of training persons in the fields of sales and sales
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`management, which includes management consulting, goal setting and achievement, self-
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`awareness, motivation, personal development,
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`relationship rrifaéaiagenient
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`and leadership
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`development as it relates to the fields of sales and sales rnanagement; and also methods of
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`teaching such subjects through seminars and workshops.
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`3.
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`Opposer and its licensed franchisees have, since January, 1988, extensively used
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`the mark NEGATIVE REVERSE SELLING to identify and distinguish Opposer’s distinctive
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`style of training persons in the fields of sales and sales rnanagernenfzt, in their seminars, training
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`sessions, meetings, workshops and other programs, as well as the educational materials owned
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`by Opposer, provided to the public by both Opposer and its licensed franchisees as part of their
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`ongoing business. The mark NEGATIVE REVERSE SELLING is?-t-ised in many of Opposer’s
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`copyrighted training materials, as exemplified in Exhibit A atfé:a<:hed to this Notice and
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`incorporated herein by reference.
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`4.
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`Opposer and its licensed franchisees have sold their services, and Opposer’s
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`goods listed in Exhibit A, under the mark NEGATIVE REVERSEiE‘lELLlNG in the sales and
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`sales management field channel throughout the United States and Canada (as well as worldwide).
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`Opposer has developed an exceedingly valuable goodwill in respect to such marks by virtue of
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`its efforts in developing and producing the services and goods identizlied and distinguished by its
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`mark NEGATIVE REVERSE SELLING, and the franchise system of franchisees that market
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`such services and goods, and by virtue of the excellence of such services and goods of Opposer
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`and its licensed franchisees, Opposer has gained for such marks a most valuable reputation.
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`Applicant, as an employee or independent contra=c§.:or of WebSideStory, Inc,
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`\iVé1S trained in the Opposer’s
`10182 Telesis Court, San Diego, CA 92121, during 2000-2001,
`Sandler Selling System, which includes the mark NEGATIVE REVERSE SELLING and the
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`services exemplified by such mark, by Patrick Cahill, an associate of one of Opposer’s licensed
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`franchisees, Greg Nanigian and Associates, Inc., once a month for a period of at least six months,
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`and received Opposer’s training materials, including the book, You (Tar; 't Teach"/z A Kid To Ride A
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`Bike At A Seminar, selected materials from The Presidenfs Club prdggram and a set of the Best of
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`Sandler audiocassettes. Copies of the Packing Lists (for the Best of Scmdler audiocassettes and
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`the invoice for the You Can ’i‘ Teach A Kid T0 Ride A Bike At A Seminar book) are attached
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`hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit B. A copy
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`the sixty—seven page book
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`published by Opposer’s “Sandler Sales Institute,” titled President}; Club: Negative Reverse
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`sag, is attached hereto and incoiporated herein by reference as E%'x*hibit C. As a result of all
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`of the above, Applicant had direct access to and knowledge of Opposer’s mark NEGATIVE
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`REVERSE SELLING prior to the date of filing his application and priior to the date of first use of
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`his mark anywhere.
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`6.
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`On December 12, 2002, Opposer filed its application to register the mark
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`NEGATIVE REVERSE SELLING on the Federal Principal Register of the U.S. Patent and
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`Trademark Office in mterhational Classes 041 and 016, and Serial No. 78193954 was assigned
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`to the application.
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`CLAIM ONE (CONFUSING SIMILARITYT-)F MARK)
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`7.
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`Opposer restates the allegations of paragraphs one (fili) through five (5) of this
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`Notice as if fully restated here.
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`The service mark proposed for registration by the Applicant, namely, REVERSE
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`SELLING.
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`IT’S NOT FOR EVERYONE, and the dominant,: non-descriptive element of
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`“REVERSE SELLING” contained in such mark, is substantially intzc-orporated in Opposer’s mark
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`NEGATIVE REVERSE SELLING, and is used to identify the substantially identical services as
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`those sold by Opposer. The Applicant’s mark is applied to services traveling in the same
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`channel of trade as those sold by the Opposer (i.e., sales educatifocial services) and so nearly
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`resembles Opposer’s marks as to be likely to be confused. with ‘and mistaken for Opposer’s
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`marks. Applicant’s mark is deceptively similar to Opposer’s marksis-o as to cause confusion and
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`lead to deception as to the origin of Applicant’s services identified Applicant’s mark.
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`9.
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`Opposer’s mark NEGATIVE REVERSE SZELLING identifies “educational
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`services, namely, providing training through seminars, meetings anci workshops in the field of
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`training sales people in selling skills and techniques,” just as Arppl.icant’s mark REVERSE
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`SELLING.
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`IT’S NOT FOR EVERYONE provides “educational services, namely conducting
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`training sessions, classes and seminars in the field of sales i_mp_rovein.ent.” Opposer, through its
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`provision of services directly and through its licensed franchisees, ‘recognized as a worldwide
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`leader in the field of training sales people in selling skills and techniques in order to be a more
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`effective sales person. If Applicant was permitted to use and register the REVERSE SELLING.
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`lT’S NOT FOR EVERYONE for it’s “educational services, namely conducting training sessions,
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`classes and seminars in the field of sales improvement,” corifusituti in the trade resulting in
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`damage and injury to Opposer is inevitable, because Applicant’s mark is virtually identical to
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`Opposer‘s mark. Persons familiar with Opposer’s marks and reputation in the field of sales and
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`sales management training, and in general, would be likely to buy Applicant's services as and for
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`services made and sold by the Opposer and its licensed franchisees. if:-iny such confusion in trade
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`inevitably would result in loss of sales and goodwill to the Opposer anid its licensed franchisees.
`Furthermore, any defect, objection or fault found with Applicant’s products or services marketed
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`the NEGATIVE REVERSE
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`Opposer has established for its services and goods sold under
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`SELLING marks.
`10.
`If the Applicant
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`is granted the registration herein iopposed, Applicant would
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`thereby obtain a prima facie exclusive right to the use of his mark.
`source of damage and injury to the Opposer and its licensed franchiseeis.
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`Such registration would be 21
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`WHEREFORE, the Opposer prays that the application Serial?;No. 76,418,941 be rejected,
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`and that the mark therein sought for the services therein specified in International Class 41 be
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`denied and refused.
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`CLAIM rwo (PRIOR USES);
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`ll.
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`Opposer restates the allegations of paragraphs one (1) through five (5) of this
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`Notice as if fully restated here.
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`1?
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`Opposer and its licensed franchisees have used the
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`NEGATIVE REVERSE
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`SELLING since at
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`least January 1, 1988,
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`to identify and distiinguish certain of its sales
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`educational services and goods, in interstate commerce. A chart of the uses of such mark in
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`Opposer’s various copyrighted materials used with it’s training services is attached hereto and
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`incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit A.
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`Opposer has superior rights in and to the mark NEGvAT1"VE REVERSE SELLING
`because its usage of the mark predates App1icant’s stated first use date and first use in commence
`date of January 1, 2002 of the mark REVERSE SELLING.
`IT’S NOT FOR. EVERYONE.
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`SELLING services throughout the United States and Canada (as well as worldwide). Opposer
`has developed extremely valuable goodwill in respect of its rnarksi by virtue of its efforts in
`developing and producing the services and goods that are ideritifted. by the marks and for, the
`expenditure of considerable sums for promotional activities, and the excellence of its services
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`and goods.
`WHEREFORE, Opposer prays that the application Serial No.i”/6,418,941 be rejected, and
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`that the mark therein sought for the services therein specified in International Class 41 be denied
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`and refused.
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`A duplicate copy of this Notice of Opposition and the feegzrequired in §2.6(a)(l7) are
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`enclosed herewith.
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`Respectfully submitted,l
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`(410) 332-8542
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`tion is being deposiitccd with the United States
`I hereby certify that this Notice of Opposi
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`Postal Service as first class mail, postage prepai
`Crystal Drive-, South Tower, Arlington,
`Commissioner of Trademarks, BOX TTAB/FEE, 2900
`VA 22202-3513 on this MW day ofFebruary, 2003.
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`SANDLER SYSTEMS INC. COPYRIGHTED MATERIALSEIHAT INCLUDE THE
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`MARKS REVERSE SELLING OR NEGATIVE REV_1;RSE SELLING
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`EXHIBIT A
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`Registration
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`SR-239-255
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`TX-4-413-559
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`SR-288-478
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`SR-23 8-909
`SR~183 —925
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`TX-4-240-203
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`SR-201-577
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`Title of Work
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`Best of Sandler
`Close the Deal
`Heavy I-litter’s Training
`Program
`Ne ative Reverse Sellin
`Not For Saleseole Only
`President’s Club Quic1<Start
`President’s Club QuickStart—
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`Leader’s Guide
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`President’s Club, Fuel to
`Run Your Sandler
`Submarine
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`Publication
`Date
`1/23/97
`1998
`3/1/93
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`6/21/01
`1/15/88
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`9/ 1/93
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` TX-5-3 82-749
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`TX-5-271-419
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`SR—193—279
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`jfiumber of Times Mark Used
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`Negative Reverse Selling-1
`Negative Reverse Selling-5
`Negative Reverse Selling-1
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`Negative Reverse Selling-6
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`Negative Reverse Sel1ing—1
`Neggative Reverse Selling-2
`Negative Reverse Selling-S
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`Negative Reverse Selling~1
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`Neg-gative Reverse Se1ling—21
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`Negjative Reverse Selling-6
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`N§g_g_ative Reverse Sel1ir1g—56
`Negative Reverse Selling-10
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`President‘s Club, Negative
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`Professional Development . -Program (trainer edition)
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`5/3 1/00
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`1/19/95
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`Reverse Sellin
`President’s Club,
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`Pro Summit: A Selling
`System To Lead You To The
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`Pro Summit Advanced
`Leader’s Guide
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`Selling Professionals
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`Selling Professiona1s-
`Leader’s Guide
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`Ni:—gative Reverse Selling-1
`8/1/96
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`TX—4—45 1 -211
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`3/30/95
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`N§e::;;§itive Reverse Selling-6
`Pro Summit Answer Key
`N£jEltlVC Reverse Selling-6
`SR-208377
`Pro Summit Manaer
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`Néegative Reverse Selling-2
`SR-195~584
`Sales Strategies for Non~
`Negative Reverse Se1ling~6
`TX-3-897-661
`Sales Strategies forNoni‘
`Re-veirse SeIling—1
`TX-2-729-285
`The Sandler Selling Report
`Ride a Bike At a Seminar - (Chapter 8 is devoted exclusively to
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`Reverse Selling Psycholo y
`You Can’t Teach a Kid To
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`3/4/96
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`TX~4—276-191
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`Inv Date:O3.02.01
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`Jim Taylor
`Webside Story
`10182 Telesis Court
`San Diego, CA
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`Jim Taylor
`Webslde Stoyy
`10182 Telesls Court
`San Diego, CA
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`92121
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