“I would go in there, spend a little time with the ad director ... pick up 15, 20, 50 salespeople ... margins were exceptional”

Jim Fitzgerald · Built to Sell Radio · Ep 567 Rejected at 4x, Sold for 8 Figures: The Growth Mistake That Nearly Cost Jim Fitzgerald Half His Exit

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Partnered with newspaper ad directors, ran in-house seminars for their salespeople, and recruited 15-50 salespeople per newspaper to sell the flyer service

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