{"id":1536,"date":"2018-09-17T15:31:43","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T20:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rephunter.net\/blog\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T10:19:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T15:19:20","slug":"expert-sales-rep-advice-outsource-your-selling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rephunter.net\/blog\/expert-sales-rep-advice-outsource-your-selling\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert Sales Rep Advice: Outsource Your Selling!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rephunter.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/bobreiss-About1.jpg\" alt=\"Bob Reiss author and retired successful sales rep\" width=\"180\" height=\"250\" \/>Bob Reiss, a great source of sales rep advice, is a retired successful sales rep. He now enjoys a career of \u201cpreaching the gospel\u201d of using independent sales reps.<\/p>\n<p>Bob is more than just a veteran sales rep. His work is featured in a Harvard Business Review case study. He taught in MBA programs and given many talks to business entrepreneurs. Now Bob is making a free ebook offer to all who are interested in hiring or being independent sales reps.<\/p>\n<h2>Bob\u2019s perspective on sales rep<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIn my talks over the last 30 years to Entrepreneurship MBA classes, my 14 years as a national Sales Rep and my 16 start-ups, I\u2019ve been struck by the almost total lack of teaching of selling, without which there would be no customers. Also, the lack of emphasis in existing businesses on this vital function.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStart-ups and many small businesses cannot afford a quality Sales force. The solution is simple: Outsource the selling function with Sales Reps. My free e-book titled <i>Sales Reps<\/i> goes into detail of what they do, their value, how to find and work with them, etc. with only a variable cost to you.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Get Your Free Copy of Sales Reps Ebook by Bob Reiss<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rephunter.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/sales_rep_ecover_bob-reiss.jpg\" alt=\"Sales rep ebook by Bob Reiss\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/>This short e-book, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bootstrapping-101-business-Limited-Outside\/dp\/0578024136\" target=\"_blank\">sold on Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pass this on to those you feel can benefit from it. While on Bob\u2019s website, check out the wealth of information in his 125+ articles about issues confronting entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob Reiss<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 11px;\">Bob Reiss was a national manufacturers\u2019 representative for 14 years. Then he changed his business model and becoming a manufacturer who sold through manufacturers\u2019 reps. A serial entrepreneur, he was involved in 16 start-ups. One of his companies was named to the Inc. 500 list of America\u2019s fastest-growing companies for three years in a row.<\/p>\n<p>A native of Brooklyn, New York and an army veteran, he is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Business School. He is the author of\u00a0<i>Bootstrapping 101 \u2014 Tips to Build Your Business With Limited Cash and Free Outside Help<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<i>Sales Reps<\/i>. Both books are available now on <a title=\"Bootstrapping 101 at Amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bootstrapping-101-business-Limited-Outside\/dp\/0578024136\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His\u00a0website contains a large free blog archive of issues\u00a0that confront entrepreneurs, including working with sales reps and key factors for entrepreneurial success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob Reiss, a great source of sales rep advice, is a retired successful sales rep. He now enjoys a career of \u201cpreaching the gospel\u201d of using independent sales reps. Bob is more than just a veteran sales rep. His work is featured in a Harvard Business Review case study. 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