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  • Creating a list of benefits for your book can aid your campaign in a number of ways: first, it'll help you get away from a more "salesy" type of approach, and second, it will help you create the tip sheets that can add substance to your press kit.

    Penny C. Sansevieri: Marketing 101: Never (Ever) Sell Your Book 2009

  • I try not to be that 'salesy' huckster who won't go away, but sadly sometimes it's the only thing that works.

    blog: This email box is full, please try again later. 2008

  • It just isn't in me to follow some of the "salesy" ways of doing business.

    ActiveRain Real Estate Network Broker 2010

  • It doesn't want to come across as "salesy," though, so it also posts pet photos, plus event information for comic-book readers and vegetable gardeners.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • It doesn't want to come across as "salesy," though, so it also posts pet photos, plus event information for comic-book readers and vegetable gardeners.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • It just isn't in me to follow some of the "salesy" ways of doing business.

    ActiveRain Real Estate Network Broker 2010

  • Ordinarily, these type of recruiters, whose efforts are focused on the candidate relationship and matching to the right job as opposed to sales; would be less recognised by the agency, but they are now doing deals and their more "salesy" but rather less knowledgeable colleagues are not doing as much.

    Onrec 2010

  • Though a bit "salesy", it did give us a glimpse into what minority life was like before the ugly head of tourism and profits invaded the area.

    TravelPod.com Recent Updates 2009

  • But I blame myself for not being more "salesy" in order to get more click throughs.

    Search Engine Roundtable 2009

  • But I blame myself for not being more "salesy" in order to get more click throughs.

    Search Engine Roundtable 2009

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  • I'll have you know salesy has been looked up over 4000 times, which makes this word adoption a complete bargain compared to other words.

    July 12, 2016