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            <p class="">… put a process in place that ensures that the GM sees every review and personally calls every customer that has had a negative experience. The conversation would start with an apology (“I am very sorry for your experience …”) and gratitude (“Thank you for letting us know …”).</p>
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            <p class="">I have gone through two economic downturns, the burst of the dot-com bubble in 2000 and the financial crisis in 2008. So, what are my top tips or hacks for managing your sales pipeline in an uncertain&nbsp;economic environment?</p>
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            <p class="">I never spent any time in D2C sales. As a consumer, though, I have experience, and I find some aspects appalling, others irritating, and a few fascinating. Since direct-to-consumer sales is a business model based on the sale of products to the end customer <strong>without intermediaries</strong>, I get to interact directly with the producer or manufacturer, either in person or through their own eCommerce channel.</p>
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